Now and then, I get quite broody. It hits me suddenly and usually without any discernible reason. This morning, when I was taking photos of this Banksia blanket, it hit me again. The blanket lay spread out on the bed and I had taken a step back to see if it was straight and neat. Something is not right, I thought, and then, like a clip from a movie, my mind supplied an imaginary baby sleeping under the blanket – dark hair, fat little hands balled into fists, soft sighing breaths…
Alas, I don’t have a baby model to help showcase this blanket, so you are just going to have to use your imagination :)
I am in love with the teal fade of the yarn. I can’t get over the fact that the blanket came out looking exactly as I had hoped it would. As you well know, projects don’t always do that. Sometimes they are sneaky and end up looking nothing like what they did in your imaginings.
I started from the outside of the whirl so that the fade would go from light to dark.
I wanted a stark contrast between the body of the blanket and the border, and I think it works really well. If you prefer blankets where the border melts into the blanket, you can always choose a border colour that matches the last few rounds of the blanket.
The banksia stitch is a 3-round repeat, so once you get past the first few rounds, you can make the blanket without the pattern (or much thinking). Until you get to the border, that is. You’ll need the pattern for that bit :) The blanket itself is lacy and without surface texture. As you have probably already noticed, I like texture! So I decided to add Popcorns to the Border.
Another happy decision as they add the perfect amount of texture without overwhelming the simplicity of the banksia stitch.
And there you have it: The Banksia Baby Blanket (insert imaginary baby here). Doesn’t it remind you of the sea and surf?
Next week, I will share the pattern with you. I can’t wait :)
Want to see more of our Banksia Blanket journey?
- Banksia Blanket Yarn Arrival
- Banksia Blanket WIP
- Banksia Blanket Reveal (This Post)
- Banksia Blanket Pattern (Coming 19/9/2019)
More Whirl Patterns
More Banksia Stitch Patterns
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Gail says
I love this blanket and its design and especially the edging design.!!! Thank you for sharing.
Dedri Uys says
Thank you, Gail. I am quite fond of that edging too :)
D
Meagan says
Hi Dedri,
I’m going to fan girl here for a sec and say you are the rock star to some of us crochet ladies and gents ,i’m Sure.
What you do with a hook is amazing to me and Thank you for all the wonderful patterns you put out.
I’m a little in love with the Banksia baby blanket at the moment and was wondering if you have put the pattern out yet?
Thank you so much, I have learnt a lot from you.
Regards
Meagan
Dedri Uys says
Hi Meagan
Thank you for your lovely comment. It make me feel like I was doing the smiling/blushing emoji. Did you manage to find the pattern? You must have commented right before I shared it. Speaking of… I don’t think I have updated all the links in all 4 posts. Off to do that now.
Dedri
Meme says
I have tried to see the patterns listed but a message come up and no patterns all I can do is go back to your blog. I tried several times with same.
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I did click allow and it said thank you to my getting newsletters or something. Not happy. M
Dedri Uys says
Hi Meme. I think that you might be clicking on the automatic ads that get displayed on my website? You can find a list of my patterns HERE.
Julie Bradshaw says
Hi Dedri,
Thanks for another beautiful addition to the pattern world. After reading your newletter and catching up on the WIP for this entry, once again I was blown away by your generosity. Not only do you share your creativity, but also your life story. I have now been crocheting for about 2 years, and my journey is filled with you and Esther. I feel like a groupie! (1 Garden, 1 Universe, 2 Ubuntus, Charlotte WIP and Dream WIP). Right now I am playing yarn chicken with the 3rd square for my Dream blanket. I have 3 rounds left and it will be close! I decided if I don’t make it, I’ll just buy 3 more matching whirls and somehow live with more yarn stash (LOL). I’m going to do the new Rozeta CAL, confident I’ll be able to pull it off because of all the help you and Esther have given me along the way. Thanks Again! Julie Bradshaw
Dedri Uys says
Hi Julie.
Wow, you have been busy! Sometimes we have to meet gauge, and sometimes we have to concede that we might not (and live with the ‘burden’ of extra pretty yarn). I have seen many of the Rozeta blankets in person and they are stunning!! I hope you enjoy every moment of the journey with Tatsiana and Esther. I would love to see how you progress, so please tag me somewhere so that I can see your blanket.
Dedri
Soffity says
This is stunning Dedri, I’ve made your banksia shawl and gave it as a gift. And Sophie’s universe showed me that there is more to crochet than the granny stitch. Everyone who sees my Sophie says it’s the most beautiful crochet they have even seen Love your blog, well done, love from Rural Australia,
Dedri Uys says
Hi!
I don’t know if you know, but I visited Australia for the first time this year in February. I was only there for two days, but they were amazing. I visited: Kineton, Bendigo, Sydney, and Melbourne. I want to move there!!! Also, I might or might not want to permanently live on a cruise ship…
Dedri
Deirdre Cunningham says
The colour fade is so beautiful, works wonderful with the blanket stitch…and the paler border makes the stitches jump out…love it.
Another beauty.
Dedri Uys says
Thank you Dee. I am very happy with how this little blanket turned out :)
Debra says
That is so pretty dear!!!
RoyG says
Lovely Blanket in that colour and the contrast between the Bankisa stitch and the border works so well. I really wnat to try that border on a differnet blanket I am working on which is also a fairly uniform plain stitch and needs something defining at the edge.
Dedri Uys says
Hi!
Sorry I missed this comment. I’ve released the border as a stand-alone pattern, so you should have no problem adapting it. I hope that you are happy and doing well. It’s been a while since we’ve communicated. I’m sorry :(
Dedri
Peg Malecki says
Fabulous!! I love it !!!
Brenda Innerarity says
This is beautiful. I think it would be beautiful bigger for a bed
Dedri Uys says
I think it would be too! With this pattern, you could just keep going until a) it was big enough or b) you got fed up with the pattern. There is nothing to stop you making it as big or as small as you wanted to.
D