This is the blanket I made for my girl for her 27th birthday. It showcases the things in her life for which she has a passion. I designed each block using the Stitchboard software and used various techniques to recreate the design. Around the nine theme blocks are squares with various stripes and shapes.

I used Lamb’s Pride because I think it is an excellent and very versatile yarn. I love the bit of halo it gets from the mohair. It comes in tons of colors. I sourced the yarn from about six different vendors to find the colors I wanted.

The 9 theme blocks showcase Ellie’s favorite book, our dog, Dakota, the Grecourt Gates at Smith College, the Golden Gate Bridge, her initial, a heart representing all who love her and who she loves, Bitcoin, good scotch and bourbon and the Smith College logo.

I am very pleased with how this turned out and I hope she will know how much I love her with every stitch.

•Begun January 4th
•Finished May 6th
•Yarn was sourced from six different vendors to get specific colors
•Software used for designing was Stitchboard
•Dakota participated in designing blanket (see photos)
•Blanket is well traveled. It has visited MA, CT, NY, PA, OH and MI
•Blanket consists of approximately 240,736 stitches
•Knitting techniques used include intarsia, Fair Isle, duplicate stitch, three needle bind-off and attached I-Cord