A colleague asked if I would knit a baby blanket for her second child. I knit one for her first child, which she really liked. I was pleased – people don’t often ask me to knit things for them (truth be told, not many people know I knit – mostly family and a few close friends).
It took a while to find something – I wanted to replicated the first blanket, but that yarn is no longer available. I eventually landed on Caron Big Cakes in Grape Jelly color. It took two cakes to complete the blanket, and I was careful to continue the ombre pattern when switching colors.
That said, I bought the two cakes at different times and from different vendors. If you look closely you can tell, but the colors blend well, and the ombre colorway diminishes the difference between one skein (cake) and the other.
Pattern is Sunny Cables & Crowns from Our Best Knit Baby Afghans, published by Leisure Arts. I’ve had this book for a very long time, and have knit several baby blankets from the patterns. It’s available from Amazon and in Kindle format. If you like to knit baby afghans (or have a reason to knit baby afghans), this is a good book to have handy. The patterns are easy, lovely, and quick to knit.
The Wisdom of Knitting 
That is absolutely gorgous!!!