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Babette Inspiration

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I spent the entire weekend teaching myself to make granny squares and making square after square as practice. Photos to come, but in the meantime, how about a little Babette inspiration?

Once again, I’m fascinated with the possibilities this blanket offers. Change the colors a bit, and it takes on a whole different personality. Here are just a few of my favorites:

Babette Inspiration

Edited to Add: I forgot the credit links! Here are the original Flickr links for these amazing blankets:

1. babette - done, 2. Babette, 3. Babette, 4. Babette, 5. Fin, 6. babette with border, 7. Babette sans border, 8. finished babette on the bed, 9. babette, pre-border

3 Responses to “Babette Inspiration”

  1. Leah Says:

    I’m guessing you’ve seen these, but I am dying of laughter. http://www.knittingknonsense.com/illinoiscloth.html

    I’m actually making the dog one for D. from a different part of the site, but the Michigan one is totally up next as a present for my friend!

  2. Jessica Says:

    Lovely! Those are definitely inspirational.

  3. Julia Says:

    Thank you so much for noticing my Babette. It was a great project, and these were my first granny squares. Have fun!