Being a Knitwear Designer: Fringe Blankets!

Yesterday I pulled out a gorgeous taupe color that I had purchased because of the way it matched this cream/gold eylelash yarn that I also liked. Until now, I hadn't come up with anything to do with it. While staring at the gorgeous ball of yarn, an idea came to me! A fringed baby blanket to sell in my shop.

I have seen some other fringe blankets on Etsy and they are really adorable, but I haven't seen any in the colors I was hoping to use. I decided mine would be in my typical mini blanket size, 21x21 inches with a dramatic 8 inch fringe. One thing I really love about knitting a crochet for newborns is that everything, next to them, is so much more dramatic. Chunky yarns seem so much chunkier, tiny blankets seem large and drapey, everything has that cute oversized quality that looks so adorable on infants.

So I chose crochet for this blanket and I did a plain 21x21inch square in a triple crochet. I did a single crochet with large bobbles border all around. Then I spent a few hours cutting the yarn for the fringe into the right lengths and attatched it all around. To the left is a picture of me attatching the fringe in the "salon" at my Senora's house here in Spain. Notice all the 70's furniture and the trinkets galore! :)

These fringe blankets are now for sale in my Etsy shop! Click here to see the listing! If you are a photographer, you've got to pick one up! They drape so nicely and look so adorable in a bowl or as a backdrop!

Here's some more pictures of fringey things to keep you thinking!