As some of you may know I am not much of a seamstress or knitting expertise, but my best friend Ashley loves to knit! She surprises me with some of the things she makes! For my birthday back in September she made me a dish cloth which is perfect for washing vegetables and drying off wet dishes.

Well Ashley’s friend who is also named Ashley just had her first baby girl last week! So my Ashley’s project for the past 9 months has been to knit a beautiful baby blanket for her friend’s girl!

Ashley chose to use “Vanna’s Choice” yarn made by Lion Brand because of their uniquely brightly pigmented colors, their exceptional quality, and on the Vanna’s Choice website they provide FREE patterns which is just what Ashley did!

Ashley chose to make the quilt like pattern Heirloom Baby Blanket as seen on the Vanna’s Choice website. She downloaded and printed it right from the site at home, and bought the coordinating colors used to make the blanket. Vanna’s Choice has 70 different colors to choose from, but Ashley already loved the pinks in the Heirloom blanket shown below.

The printable pattern shows what materials are needed, which colors of yarn is needed to copy the one shown on the site, and intricate directions to knit your way through to the end.

Here is the pattern/picture shown on the website:

Heirloom Baby Blanket Pattern found {HERE}

Here is Ashley’s finished blanket:

Pretty darn similar if I must say! Her friend LOVED the blanket and it’s definitely a cherished item that will be in her friend’s daughter’s room for years to come!

For more info or pattern choices visit vannaschoice.com or click {HERE}