Please help me choose unisex colours for handknit blanket

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DH's cousin is having a baby next year - I want to knit her a blanket similar to the one I did for my DD but am struggling to choose colours - she doesn't know/is keeping to herself sex of baby...

I have spent weeks procrastinating & really need to get started but can't decide so please help me decide what colours to use. design means I need 2 contrasting colours - or 3 at a push

Shades to choose from are here

Why not do the lovely blue shades but decorate with hearts or stars, which are pretty unisex?

Vanilla cream and pure white.

Definitely white ...nothing cuter than white for a newborn

Ooops sorry, just realised you need 2 colours

I like the pale green to go with the white, very pretty ...

Great suggestions thank-you all - now torn between white & vanilla & adding a gender specific border after the baby is born & white & green....

Can I just say, I have used that Sirdar cotton and it's a pure bugger to knit with - it splits terribly.
Could you use another DK cotton and get different shades?

I was about to add that prunie - have just knitted a cotton blanket and used some of that yarn - never again!! Debbie Bliss cotton is a much better construction and about the same price.

I would go for white and calico or white and green myself

(which one are you doing - can you share the pattern?)

I would do indigo with lilac and raspberry, but I've never knitted with this cotton,

Hi dutchoma

Indigo and Sage

Mmm yes that indigo is a lovely colour - I overlooked that one before! Makes a lovely statement.

Hi Astrophe How are you? Has your mum sent any knitting over?

No, not yet! I shall hint for Chrissy

Thanks - I haven't used the sirdar cotton before either so maybe I need to re-evaluate... As an alternative has anyone used rowan handknit cotton?

Blanket is going to be single colour afgan squares then sewn together with a crocheted border.

I crocheted the whole of D's & haven't finally decided on knitting or crocheting of the squares for this one.

I have this for the blanket I'm planning & used this for the one for dd - both are fantastic

I'll try to add a photo of dd's blanket tomy profile later

Added photo's of dd's blanket if anyone's interested

It's beautiful! Do you think that book would be good for a novice knitter as I'd love to try something similar?

It's lovely! I like the green especialy.
I have used Rowan Handknit DK to make a jumper for ds - it's good. It machine washes well. The Sirdar hasn't got much of a twist to it and the fibres seem silkier, hence the splitting. Both Rowan and Debbie Bliss are a different experience. I like Debbie Bliss too. And tbh the Rowan and DB colours are nicer but that's entirely a matter of taste!

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Norksdrift - book should be fine for a novice - I'm not much up from that & managed fine - I use the net for any stitches I'm not familiar with - the beauty of squares is that you can practise - with all of them I think I made the first one then pulled it apart once I knew what I was doing iyswim.

Pruni - I feel another trip to the yarn shop coming on & you're right they both have nicer colours it's just I can get the Sirdar for 2.15 - but it's no saving if it's a beast to work with!!

Thanks both for admiring blanket - it was a labour of love - I finished it in hospital 3 hours before going into labour - good timing eh ;)

Blanket is beautiful - well done! I ahve used Jan eaton's book to augment my block repertoire when making my dd's blanket (see profile) but not come across that particular book - looks great! I think the instructions in her books are fab - really concise and easy to follow.

I've been using that book, Norskdrift and I'm a novice. It does explain the knitting basics and it's very good for trying out new techniques.