A Baby Blanket for Kaitlyn

I absolutely love creating projects when given a theme! My very good friend’s daughter will be welcoming a baby boy into the family in January and it was no surprise when Lori told me that Kaitlyn was planning on decorating the nursery using a space theme. Kaitlyn has always had…

Weaving Baby Blankets with Sugarwheel Cotton

I really LOVE weaving with this cotton. Not only do I love the feel of the cotton, the colorways are just beautiful. I wove my first blanket for my daughter Kassie’s good friend Molly who welcomed her baby boy earlier this October and it turned out great. Here’s a picture…

How To Paint a Warp

I am super excited to start this project! My very good friend is going to be a grandma soon and I wanted to weave an extra special blanket for her first grandchild. For as long as I could remember, her daughter, Kaitlyn, has been fascinated with outer space. In fact,…

Handwoven Baby Blankets Part 2

My daughter, Kassie, wanted to weave a baby blanket for an upcoming baby shower for a good friend. The date of the shower was on the calendar and we chose the yarn and fiddled with a design at least a month in advance- well, then lost track of time. It…

Weaving Baby Blankets Part 1b

I’m on a mission. I’m wanting to try out different types of yarns and weave structures to come up with several go-to baby blanket patterns I can use. During this process I’m actually learning a lot about how different types of fibers work. One of the big unexpected surprises I…

Weaving Baby Blankets Part 1

I’m on a mission. I’m wanting to create beautiful handwoven baby blankets and, at the same time, find a designing style for my weaving. I’m going to be weaving baby blankets with different types of yarn and trying out different weaving structures to see which is the best match. So…