Mini Hippo Lovey Blanket for a BUILD Baby!

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I made this adorable lovey blanket in our BUILD colors for a coworker who just left for maternity leave.  I wanted to knit up a little gift for her, but I didn’t have a ton of time, so this was the perfect project. The pattern is part of the Mini Lovey Blankie Menagerie collection by Lorraine Pistorio and the hardest part was picking out which animal to make! There were so many cute ones!

As usual, I knitted this up in Knit Picks Comfy yarn which is my absolute favorite yarn for baby stuff. I had enough white and grey in my stash to make the hippo and blanket. The BUILD colored stripes are just random acrylics from from the box of chaos. 

As you can see, I embroidered the eyes instead of using safety eyes. Despite the name, I’ve read that those aren’t all that safe for babies, so I just didn’t want to risk it.

yarn details

Knit Picks Comfy Worsted in White, Whisker, and Flamingo (colors look familiar? lol!)
Worsted Weight
75% Pima, 25% Acrylic
Machine Wash & Dry
109 yard / 50 gram balls
Purchased in November 2017

The hot pink stripe is Knit Picks Brava in Rouge and the Orange and Blue are Red Heart Soft in Tangerine and Turquoise

lovey blanket project details

pattern: “Mini Hippo Lovey Blankie” by Lorraine Pistorio (available as a single download or get the set with a bunch of different animals)
needles: US size 4 & 6 (3.5 and 4 mm) – I used my interchangeable circular set for the blanket part and the hippo on DPNs
yarn used: 44 yards (20 grams) of whisker, 105 yards (48 g) of white, misc bits of the rest of the colors
finished size: the lovey blanket part is 13.5” square; hippo part is about 5” tall (including ears)
duration: May 6-20, 2022