One Baby Blanket Made 3 Different Ways!

My mother is a nurse in the neonatal department at a hospital in Boston, and is reknowned for knitting and crocheting gifts for her newborn patients. Like my mother, I have inherited her desire to craft whenever someone I know is expecting a bundle of joy. My go-to pattern is the Hooded Baby Blanket made with Pound of Love^® yarn. The popcorn stitch pattern makes it very simple to make, but still incredibly detailed.

Plus, I love using this yarn because the name sounds like you are literally infusing love into your future project. Here are three versions that I’d like to share with you today:

A charity item for a local drive that collected handmade items to send to those affected by the tsunami in Japan in 2011. To keep it simple, I removed the hood. (Plush toy was not included)
Her father is a big fan of the Superman franchise, so I chose the superhero’s iconic logo to put on the back. Trimmed with Baby’s First in Twinkle Toes, and the logo was a combination of Baby’s Wool in Sunflower and Vanna’s Choice in Scarlet.
A good friend of mine recently had a baby boy and wanted something playful he could grow into. I decided to make it look like a dragon pelt, making the blue scales out of Baby’s First in Bluebell.

What’s your favorite baby item to make? Share with us below!