New babies are very special and their first blankets should be too. I know I still have several blankets that my kids used when they were tiny but none of them are like this. Back then I didn’t knit with alpaca, I didn’t use double point or circular needles and I certainly didn’t know you could knit a square by going in a circle. Starting in the center with double point needles and just 12 stitches you’ll go round and round and in the end you’ll have a blanket worthy of the name Baby Shawl.

Price: $6.00


Designed by Marie Grace of Marie Grace Designs.

Marie Grace, a home-schooling mom of 4, spends most of her time surrounded by her family, books, and yarn balls. She learned to crochet when she was very young but didn’t start knitting until she had kids of her own. Nobody warned her that the desire to knit up a few baby sweaters could quite possibly turn into a full blown obsession with fiber.

Years later she’s still knitting and now designing. Kids-wear and natural fibers are still her favorites and her designs reflect a classic calm that is totally absent from her real life.

You can see what Marie Grace is up to by stopping by her Marie Grace - Yarn Slayer blog