I gave away a baby present today, the Tiramisu Baby Blanket that I made for Baby Rebecca.  She’s due on the 10th, but I just got a call that the mom went into labor this evening.  Great news for me – I have tomorrow in the baby pool.

This project went really fast.  I followed the pattern as written, but with a few minor tweaks.  I used a K sized hook and my gauge for the pattern was different.  I also crocheted until I ran out of the Rose color, instead of finishing after a certain length.  Because of these two changes, I had to slightly adjust the number of edging repeats I needed.

As I started adding the edging, Jim commented on how much the colors of the blanket resembled watermelon.  From that point on, this became the Watermelon Tiramisu.

I ended up loving this blanket.  It’s super cute and really girly.  The hardest part of the pattern was finding a ribbon that matched the blanket.  I ended up coming home with 5 different ribbons, and didn’t love any of them.  This one worked the best I think, so I went with it.

Pattern: Tiramisu Baby Blanket
Designer: Alicia Paulson
Source: Posie Gets Cozy
Yarn: Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice
Quantity: 5 skeins
Color: Rose (680 yards/ 400g) & Fern Green (170 yards/100g)
Hook: K (6.5mm)

Started: June 18, 2009
Completed: June 29, 2009