Stashbustin’ #15 is complete! I really kicked this into high gear Wednesday afternoon/evening and cranked out the last two color changes. It has had a bath and was mostly dry Thursday night. I just couldn’t wait to photograph it, I am so incredibly in love with my Ombré Billow Blanket!!
The pattern is Constant Baby Blanket by Tina Laiho made with Knit Picks Billow in six coordinating shades. Great yarn for a great pattern.
I made a few alterations from the written pattern:
– I knit with one color until I ran out and then changed to the next color
– I knit the entire blanket in stockinette to show off the thick/thin slubbiness of the yarn
This blanket is beautifully coordinated to our living room colors and couches. And it’s so wonderfully soft after its wash and block in some gentle wool soap. The thick thin yarn texture really gives the stockinette interest and variety.
The only downside is this yarn did shed quite a bit and pilled as the blanket grew and rubbed on my lap. Most of that I was able to solve during the wash/block. All in all a very fun project! I might save this in my hope chest for our future rug rats….how cute would a nursery in these neutral tones be!?
Happy Knitting!!!!
My Tangled Yarn Knitting Adventures 
Wow, this is beautiful!!! What are the dimensions of the final project?
In my haste to finish and block it….I didn’t measure. Can I get back to you on that, lol?
lol…take your time, I was just trying to figure out if it would be the right size for my sofa.
Well this good news about this pattern is that as long as you can fit the number of stitches on your circs…you can keep going and make it as big as you want. I simply knit till I used all my yarn and cast off.
It looks so smooshy! I just wanna hug it!
I can’t stop petting it!
Wow, that did knit up quick! It’s beautiful.
Thanks!
Wow, that’s some really gorgeous thick and thin stockinette texture! And is the shedding done now that it’s been washed? ❤
I would say its mostly done. But I think I am going to do another wash just in case
Hi! I love how your blanket turned out. I am considering billow for a blanket project and am wondering how its holding up?
To be honest, it’s folded up and sitting on a shelf. My animals shed so badly I haven’t had the heart to drag it out