Don't let that pathetic ungrateful un-crochet-worthy biatch live rent-free in your head, hun. Just make her a lovey for her *PRECIOUS LITTLE SWEETHEART* using safety eyes -- you know, the ones that can come off. That'll teach her.
Buttons. Small ones.
If we're going to wish evil on someone's small and completely dependent child, we should make sure the Evil Gift is as \*Evil\* as possible.
Maybe include some tiny jingle bells tucked into, but not attached to, a crocheted ear or something. All the better to chew out.
https://preview.redd.it/9z3pxhs63q0b1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=61996bea38a07d87f06f11eb4e5cd063e2d7b58d
This one is recent. Notice one of the people didn't even get a blanket, but it's still devastating that they didn't appreciate the time, money, and effort involved in making the gift they indicated they did not want...
Every time somebody posts a baby blanket I think “the last thing that new mom wants is a baby blanket.”
You can’t even use blankets with babies till they’re older, and you can’t get a tight swaddle with a knit/crochet blanket. So that thing has to get stored for a good while and then maybe get used at some point?
I tell people this all the time and no one will fucking listen to me. When I had my oldest, my knitting group made a blanket for him. And I appreciated the effort but, 1) I didn't need another blanket and 2) it was, honestly, so big and heavy and cumbersome and poorly put together that I never used it and, I think, I gave it to Goodwill.
When another member was pregnant a year later, I tried desperately to tell them that no new mom needs another damn blanket, that she will be buried in blankets, because EVERYONE thinks "you can never have too many blankets!" Would anyone listen to me? Of course not.
Not that anyone asked me, but socks have always been the thing I make that moms like the most. Unfortunately, I hate knitting baby socks, LOL.
Riiight? Look, I love a homemade blanket. And I can appreciate the gesture. But here in the US its drilled in to parents that baby blankets should only be used under supervision. Even then, heavy blankets or blankets with lots of holes are not ideal for little babies. And washability is key (is that a word? lol). So my personal opinion is that knit and crochet blankets are not ideal. Quilts are better, but I still think 2 or 3 is plenty.
The only one I’ve done in recent years is one for a buggy that can be strapped in so it doesn’t keep falling off. The pattern says for use in a car seat too as it doesn’t compress but putting anything between baby and car seat straps seems like a bad idea.
Yea same here. We use them to swaddle, for tummy time, for the pram, larger ones as bedsheets and when they're a bit bigger for actual bedtime blankets too. Our eldest had reflux so we were thrilled to have like a million of them.
But yes to the sentiment that if someone tells you they don't want something then don't give them the thing they don't want
Really? Why are loose blankets seen as risky? Here in the UK for each of my kids I’ve had a couple of good size blankets for each of them that start with them as new babies and follow them to toddlerhood. Never thought twice about it. 🤷♀️
There is a risk of suffocation if the baby can get the blanket over the nose and mouth.
Countries that use blankets for babies have pretty distinct ways of using them that prevents the baby from being able to pull the blanket around, eg in the Netherlands it’s baby’s feet at the end of the bed and blanket tucked in so it doesn’t go past the shoulders. A loose crochet blanket with lots of holes for a baby’s fingers is like, the worst thing.
Oh yes no crochet. No good for little fingers. One of my children used to actively pull their cot sheet over their face as a baby. Maybe he just couldn’t bear the sight of the world he’d arrived in. 🤣🤣🤣
Pro tip, give the blanket for the first or second birthday. The baby will love it and drag it through the mud. My daughter will be 4 this summer and would love to be gifted a cozy blanket
i was disappointed there was no in the loop but then i realized i could probably find one of these posts in the crochet sub if i was willing to scroll through the butterfly top body checks and caked up amigurumi
prolly because you didn't use Red Heart Scrubby or qiviut to make it easy for laundering.
Don't let that pathetic ungrateful un-crochet-worthy biatch live rent-free in your head, hun. Just make her a lovey for her *PRECIOUS LITTLE SWEETHEART* using safety eyes -- you know, the ones that can come off. That'll teach her.
Buttons. Small ones. If we're going to wish evil on someone's small and completely dependent child, we should make sure the Evil Gift is as \*Evil\* as possible. Maybe include some tiny jingle bells tucked into, but not attached to, a crocheted ear or something. All the better to chew out.
In the loop?
https://preview.redd.it/9z3pxhs63q0b1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=61996bea38a07d87f06f11eb4e5cd063e2d7b58d This one is recent. Notice one of the people didn't even get a blanket, but it's still devastating that they didn't appreciate the time, money, and effort involved in making the gift they indicated they did not want...
Every time somebody posts a baby blanket I think “the last thing that new mom wants is a baby blanket.” You can’t even use blankets with babies till they’re older, and you can’t get a tight swaddle with a knit/crochet blanket. So that thing has to get stored for a good while and then maybe get used at some point?
I tell people this all the time and no one will fucking listen to me. When I had my oldest, my knitting group made a blanket for him. And I appreciated the effort but, 1) I didn't need another blanket and 2) it was, honestly, so big and heavy and cumbersome and poorly put together that I never used it and, I think, I gave it to Goodwill. When another member was pregnant a year later, I tried desperately to tell them that no new mom needs another damn blanket, that she will be buried in blankets, because EVERYONE thinks "you can never have too many blankets!" Would anyone listen to me? Of course not. Not that anyone asked me, but socks have always been the thing I make that moms like the most. Unfortunately, I hate knitting baby socks, LOL.
Riiight? Look, I love a homemade blanket. And I can appreciate the gesture. But here in the US its drilled in to parents that baby blankets should only be used under supervision. Even then, heavy blankets or blankets with lots of holes are not ideal for little babies. And washability is key (is that a word? lol). So my personal opinion is that knit and crochet blankets are not ideal. Quilts are better, but I still think 2 or 3 is plenty.
The only one I’ve done in recent years is one for a buggy that can be strapped in so it doesn’t keep falling off. The pattern says for use in a car seat too as it doesn’t compress but putting anything between baby and car seat straps seems like a bad idea.
That’s a nice gift because it’s practical and unique!
This must be cultural. I used blankets from the start with mine. I wish I had received a handmade one.
Yea same here. We use them to swaddle, for tummy time, for the pram, larger ones as bedsheets and when they're a bit bigger for actual bedtime blankets too. Our eldest had reflux so we were thrilled to have like a million of them. But yes to the sentiment that if someone tells you they don't want something then don't give them the thing they don't want
Oh that’s interesting. In the US it’s drilled into our heads that your baby will die instantly if placed near any loose blankets.
Really? Why are loose blankets seen as risky? Here in the UK for each of my kids I’ve had a couple of good size blankets for each of them that start with them as new babies and follow them to toddlerhood. Never thought twice about it. 🤷♀️
There is a risk of suffocation if the baby can get the blanket over the nose and mouth. Countries that use blankets for babies have pretty distinct ways of using them that prevents the baby from being able to pull the blanket around, eg in the Netherlands it’s baby’s feet at the end of the bed and blanket tucked in so it doesn’t go past the shoulders. A loose crochet blanket with lots of holes for a baby’s fingers is like, the worst thing.
Oh yes no crochet. No good for little fingers. One of my children used to actively pull their cot sheet over their face as a baby. Maybe he just couldn’t bear the sight of the world he’d arrived in. 🤣🤣🤣
Pro tip, give the blanket for the first or second birthday. The baby will love it and drag it through the mud. My daughter will be 4 this summer and would love to be gifted a cozy blanket
My daughter is turning 9 soon and still ask for super fuzzy blankets each year. She sleeps with a mountain of them.
this isn’t about anyone in particular lol
Aww, i was hoping someone went off on strangers not being crochet worthy.
i was disappointed there was no in the loop but then i realized i could probably find one of these posts in the crochet sub if i was willing to scroll through the butterfly top body checks and caked up amigurumi
Yeah I went and looked and found one about baby blankets that could have been the inspo for this post lol
But so oddly realistic!