Whipperly Blanket

This clever design has been designed with easy travel in mind - it has a hole in it for baby car seat belts, making it easier to keep squirmy babies warm, safe and secure. I like the idea of baby blankets but once it’s time to pop baby in the car, the blanket always ends up anywhere but on the baby. I love the idea of a strategically placed ‘neck hole’ in the blanket to fit the fasteners of the seatbelt, keeping baby safe and secure. No cold children on frosty mornings and no more fed up mum having to pick things up every two minutes.

The yarn we chose for this blanket is machine washable, dries super-fast, wears like steel and will last for years. Make it in a bright colour or go for neutrals for a classic look. We chose orange and grey which would suit a boy or a girl, but we also liked navy with white or yellow and grey. We went with a darker ‘body’ to the blanket as it’s practical for little fingers, but it would look just as good with a lighter main colour and darker border.

Yarn used  716 meters = 8 skeins
Yarn  Schoeller+Stahl Pantino
How much?   5 skeins = 448.1 meters (490.0 yards), 250 grams
Colorway  elephant grey 
Purchased at  Woolly Madly Deeply
Yarn  Schoeller+Stahl Pantino
How much?  3 skeins = 268.8 meters (294.0 yards), 150 grams

Yarn weight  Worsted / 10 ply (9 wpi) ?
Gauge  13 stitches and 24 rows = 10 cm in lace pattern
Needle size  US 8 - 5.0 mm
Yardage  787 yards (720 m)
Sizes available   One size