The Rainbow Drops blanket is perhaps the softest, snuggliest blanket I have ever made! I designed this blanket using Yarnsmiths Chenille DK which is a new yarn to the Yarnsmiths range and available exclusively at Wool Warehouse (not an affiliate link) You can read my honest review of the yarn here . For this blanket pattern I selected 9 stunning pastel shades of the Chenille DK and paired them together in a colourblock style to create a beautifully eye-catching pastel rainb

A couple of weeks ago I was kindly gifted some of the new Chenille DK from Yarnsmiths. I'll admit to being a little apprehensive at trying this yarn because whilst I love Yarnsmiths as a brand and all of their yarns that I have tried before I don't have a great track record when it comes to Chenille yarn. Chenille yarns, blanket yarns, velvet yarns, plush yarns, anything like that are normally a no go for me. I'm not a fan of the texture, the shedding and how awkward they can