Here's a sneak peak:
The border takes a surprising amount of yarn - the balls of white and plum were partial balls when I started the border but I think I used a full ball of white, 0.8 balls of plum approximately, and it will be around 1.1 balls of mocha by the time I finish. That means that, at normal prices, the border has added an extra £10 to the cost of an already fairly pricey baby blanket. Still, it is pure merino - you could make it in acrylic for much less, or use something like King Cole Comfort which is half acrylic and half nylon and very soft and is about £3.50 per 100g I think, whereas this merino is usually £3.10 for 50g (which is still cheap for merino). This is another baby blanket I knitted last year using King Cole Comfort Chunky (I decided to go with crochet on this one, but I suspect knitting is more economical in these patterns, as this one took less than 700g):
As you can see, I'm a bit crazy about chevrons...
When I've finished the border and weaving in my ends / washing, I'll do a full post on the new baby blanket, with costs, quantities etc. I think it's going to grow a fair bit when wet so it may be the biggest baby blanket ever!
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