A month or so ago, I stumbled upon these beautiful bundles of yarn called Bernat's Baby Bundle at Walmart. The mix of textures caught my attention and the colors within each bundle complemented each other so well.
There were so many colors to choose from and I just couldn't decide. I knew I would need about 3 balls to complete a baby blanket, so I figured I would choose 3 different colors.
In the end, I came home with 3 balls of Bernat's Baby Bundle (one of each) in Yellow, Coral, and Aqua. These colors were so fitting for welcoming spring! When you put them together, they look like giant Easter eggs!
For some reason, even while picking out the colors at Walmart, I kept thinking that these colors reminded me of some ice cream flavor. I love Neapolitan ice cream, but obviously, that wasn't it.
Then while writing up this post, I decided to google different cream flavors, and it turns out that the ice cream flavor I was thinking of was Rainbow Sherbet! Now it just makes me love this blanket even more!
The colors were gorgeous, but what caught my attention was the change in textures throughout the ball of yarn.
If you are familiar with Bernat yarns, you would quickly be able to pick out that Bernat Baby Bundle is a mix of 4 different Bernat yarns put together: Bernat Blanket, Bernat Pipsqueak, Bernat Soft Boucle, and Bernat Chunky yarn.
But instead of changing the yarn throughout your blanket and having to weave in all the loose ends afterward, this ball of yarn does all the hard work for you!
As you can see, in the areas where the yarn texture changes, there is a small white thread that is used to secure the join so it won't come loose.
I chose to use Yarnspirations' Simple Baby Blanket pattern that came on the paper label but with a few slight changes:
- Instead of doing the granite/moss stitch for the first row, I made a row of single crochet so it had a sturdier foundation edge.
- Also, because I chose to use 3 different colors for yarn, I decided not to make a border for the blanket.
- I used an 8mm crochet hook for the foundation chain and first row of single crochets, and a 10mm crochet hook for the rest of the blanket because I found that this helped me keep the blanket more rectangular.
The blanket turned out beautiful and I am in love with the colors! Put a bow on it and it's ready to be gifted!
It probably took longer for me to write this blog post than it was for me to make this blanket. Maybe it is just that difficult for me to find my words so late at night...
Have you used Bernat Baby Bundle yarn before? What kind of projects have you made with it?
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