I’m not sure what this yarn is made of -- possibly wool? Cotton? Whatever it is, it is really annoying! In a case of “you get what you pay for”, every row or so of this pattern I get a spot in the yarn where a ply or two is broken and I need to cut it out and reattach with a magic knot before going on.

I started this blanket because I wanted a simple “palette cleanser” project after doing the Grandma Nora blanket with all those different colors and ends to weave in.

There are many versions of this pattern (which was featured on the Call the Midwife BBC show), though the original was a vintage Patons booklet. I looked through several and decided I liked Rebecca’s interpretation the best.

This is a good Netflix-watching project since it is very easy to memorize, so I plan to do one repeat per day (the blanket is 7x11 “blocks”).