I've been an aunt now for over a year and I can't get enough of it. My nieces are so dang funny and the older they get, the more their personalities shine. I adore seeing what parenthood has done for my siblings too, they are just so dang happy and in love with their kids. It's cool. 

My newest niece's name is Addyson and she was born weighing 10 pounds 5 ounces! I chuckle to myself when I look at all the newborn knitting patterns I had lined up for her. Little Addyson skipped over the newborn sizes altogether. Luckily, those patterns weren't the only tricks I had up my sleeve for her!

One such "trick" is a book entitled Simple Sewing for Baby: 24 Easy Projects for Newborns to Toddlers, by Lotta Jansdotter. It's a wonder resource for cute baby gear using easy patterns and techniques. 

I chose Jotta's pattern for a ribbon tag blanket. From what my mom tells me, kids love to chew on tags, all the time. I thought I'd just save her the trouble and make a blanket with a ton of tasty ribbon tags she can gnaw on at will. Isn't this little one staring nearly crossed eyed at that blanket super adorable?! 

I chose a pink and lime green pattern to match Addyson's nursery. The polkadots spoke spring to me and I couldn't resist the coordinating bird pattern. Addyson's mom, Adriann, was "A-bird" to us growing up so I thought this blanket could initiate Addyson as the "baby A-bird."

For those interested, the fabric is a cotton print from Cloud9 Fabric's My Happy Nursery collection. 

To personalize the blanket, I embroidered Addyson's name on the lower corner of one side. Appliqué would also be nice.

Those ribbons look pretty tasty, don't they?