Tartan Baby Blanket

For this project you will need 3 colours of yarn. I used Bernat Premium, Red Heart Super Saver and Red Heart Comfort yarn. I know they are not baby yarns and some people don’t like to mix brands or types, but we’re in the middle of a pandemic so this is what I had accessible. If you are making this for newborn it can easily be adapted for any baby yarn of similar weight.

Now I absolutely love blue, it is just my colour and always has been. So of course I am partial to blue for this pattern, as well as for a little boy. But this design would look adorable in pinks, greys, greens, yellows…whatever! The trick to choosing colours for plaid is either a light or dark neutral, and then two different shades of the same colour. This gives the incredible woven illusion where the stripes intersect.