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Gabi Fventes Fiber Artist’s 100 Dolls and More

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Gabi lives in monterrey, mexico where she created her stunning 100 dolls series which is her final thesis for her major in art.  I discovered Gabi on Flickr CarftGossip.com Crafty Reviews.  I instantly fell in love with all her fascinating dolls and all her art.  We became friends on Facebook and she is a charming young lady.  The expressions on her dolls faces are captivating.  Gabi creates her doll’s faces from polymer clay and all the clothing is created from recycled fabrics and odds and ends of vintage jewelry.  She not only makes her dolls but does amazing paintings and drawings, t-shirts, photography and creates fabulous purses out of old vinyl records.   She has a clothes brand, mostly t-shirts and handmade toys she  calls them Botargas and the brands name is Sintantosmodales.  Let’s all welcome Gab art to the US and go to Flickr and leave some comments or join her on Facebook.  She also has a MySpace blog if you would like to visit and see her art.

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Textured Baby Blanket Knitting Patterns

There are so many baby blanket knitting patterns out there I could probably do a post a month full of them and not run out for a very long time. This time I thought I’d look specifically at single color baby blankets that are interesting because of the inclusion of textured stitching. This makes them easy enough for new knitters but engaging for knitters of all skill levels. 

Take the Textured Checks Baby Blanket from Janet Dubbelman for example. This project is mostly stockinette stitch, with some what looks like reverse stockinette and garter stitch thrown in to make the ridges. You can use whatever yarn weight you like to make blankets of different sizes. Find the pattern on Ravelry. 

The Seedling from Modern Made Shop is just about as easy as it comes, combining seed stitch with a garter stitch border. It calls for worsted weight yarn and is perfect for beginners. 

The Julie Baby Blanket by Elisabeth Kristiansen is another one with an easy allover stitch pattern that you can knit up in a flash in whatever size you want. (The pattern notes say any gauge but it also says 28 stitches per 4 inches, which would be a superfine or fine weight yarn. Learn more on Ravelry. 

The Oscar Baby Blanket from Snufflebean is another one with an easy repeating stitch pattern that has a really fun, graphic effect. This is also great worked in a bright color, reminding us that babies don’t have to be in pastels! This one uses DK weight yarn. 

If you want to get a little fancier, check out Sammy Bristow’s Georges Blanket. This one alternates blocks of stockinette stitch with boats and anchors made by purling on the right side of the blanket. It calls for DK weight yarn and has multiple sizes for dolls through toddlers. Check it out on Ravelry.

Another cute texture is this heart blanket with diamonds that are a little reminiscent of argyle. Yarn Sonata Patterns has this one, which is worked in DK weight yarn and comes in four sizes. It includes a chart and row by row instructions. 

Or try the pretty Seton Portage baby blanket from Knitted Wishes, which has a border of trees and textured stitches that look like snow falling. The pattern includes different options for snowflakes and doing a mirror image of the trees on each end of the blanket. It’s worked in worsted weight yarn. This one includes charts, written instructions and video tutorials for special stitches.