A new blanket for my friend Ami. I made the entire layette out of 100% cotton yarn on size 6 circular needles. I am learning the value and efficiency of circular needles and if anyone wants to get me the Boye circular needle system I will be happy to accept it.


The blanket is about 20 inches square and the booties and hat will, I hope, fit in at least a few months. Just in time for winter winds. I used a slip stitch over purl pattern from a book published in 1952 and just varied the idea into a basic bootie pattern. The yarn is soft and quite cozy and it took me about 4 days to make the whole set. I had it over my lap when I was knitting and actually had to put it down because I was getting hot.

I like this yarn (Caron baby yarn) because it is washable in cold water and won't shrink or bleed on the first wash and comes in such lovely coordinating colors.

I knit the body and the top and bottom borders of the blanket first and then picked up stitches for the other two sides after casting off. I used Elizabeth Zimmerman's method of joining yarn to eliminate waste and knots in the blanket. Knitting without tears is one of the greatest little resource books any knitter could ask for.