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Knit Video Tutorial-How to Knit the First Love You Baby Blanket

Babies, babies and more babies! All around I am seeing fellow crafters with new babies or new grandbabies looking for something special to make. Red Heart has put together a great collection of baby items for you to knit or crochet. To help you work through the First Love You Baby Blanket I have put together a video tutorial.

love you knit baby blanket sample draped over the back of a white rocking chair. marly bird

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Video Notes:

Before starting this video tutorial it is important to know that I do NOT make the whole blanket in the video. In this video you will see how to work one of the pattern repeats. To finish the pattern you will repeat the section in the video until instructed.

Red Heart Baby Hugs Light:

Baby Hugs is tested for over 300 harmful substances. It has been tested to high quality standards accepted throughout the world. Red Heart Baby Hugs has been tested and certified according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Certification. This gives you the assurance that Baby Hugs is free of harmful levels of more than 300 substances.

Baby Hugs is made in the USA to Red Heart’s high standards. You will see the “Confidence in Textiles” label on all the Baby Hugs yarns so you’ll be confident in your choice of yarn for baby and toddler.

Baby Hugs is colorfast, so busy parents can easily machine wash and dry any of your handmade garments, toys and blankets.

First Love You Baby Blanket Materials:

RED HEART® Baby Hugs Light: 1 ball each 3201 Sunny A, 3704 Happy B, 3830 Pool C, and 3410 Dolphin D
Susan Bates® Circular Knitting Needle: 4.5mm [US 7], 36″ [91cm] long
Yarn needle
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First Love You Baby Blanket Video Tutorial:

Baby Gift Ideas:

Looking for other baby gift ideas? If you are looking for other baby shower ideas or baby gifts you will want to check out the digital baby shower that Tamera of Moogly Blog and I hosted for Red Heart in April. I am sure that you will get some great ideas.

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