Ice Cream Sundae Blanket

The smallest humans can still get a little cold during warmer months, especially at night, and this blanket’s lace work style caters perfectly to summer weather. It’s warm and cosy for chilly evenings, but the lace pattern allows for plenty of air flow so it’s not too stifling. This is also good, throughout the year, for regulating little one’s temperature in fluctuating weather or centrally heated homes.
The pattern looks, to me at least, just like those tall glass ice cream glasses that knickerbocker glories are served in, and the blanket is hand knit in snugly acrylic yarn in a variety of frozen treat inspired colours.

While acrylic fibres can release microplastics into the environment, wool and cotton yarns aren’t always the best choice for items meant for babies and toddlers. Wool fibres are brittle and easily broken. These wool fibres can then be inhaled and settle in the lungs causing breathing problems for very young children. Cotton is great for light weight clothing made for warmer weather, but it is quite rough against sensitive skin compared to acrylic and blended yarns designed for babies. To help combat the problem of microfibres I would suggest washing clothes made with acrylic yarn in a laundry bag to catch the fibres. If in doubt please consult your doctor or child healthcare professional.