Brown Basketweave Blanket

This is the blanket I knit for Rachel's second-born.
It's a basketweave pattern I found in the 365 Knitting Stitches a Year Perpetual Calendar. It's on September 3, if you own a copy.





I love the way the basketweave looks so three-dimensional.
Rachel told me she wanted green or brown. I had just finished the Green Ribbed Raglan and couldn't bear the thought of more green. So brown it was!












It worked up to be a pretty good size: 40" long by 35" wide. I used 12 balls of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran, which is buttery soft (but also prone to pill). I can tell the cast-on edge from the cast-off edge just by the shape the yarn is in. Grr.

Well, that's why I gave Rachel a sweater stone for Hanukkah. :P





Started: November 2006
Finished: March 6, 2007