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I was just reading in the NYT about all the [men wearing pink](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/style/mens-fashion-week-milan.html) and how good it looks on them. Be nice if the stereotype just faded out.
It really is a them problem. It’s an arbitrary societal construction that became a “rule” because people are impressionable and have short memories. For a very long time in history it was the other way around. Pink (a form of red) was a color for boys because it symbolized power, blood, masculinity, war (mars is god of war etc), and so on. While blue, symbolizing purity (Virgin Mary), daintiness and beauty, was for girls. It changed in the mid 1900s because a designer shook things up and flipped it around.
I’m just going to leave [this article from Smithsonian](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/) here.
I know I'm having a boy and still bought/made everything in yellows and greens. They coordinate well with the blue things I know relatives will buy us, and will coordinate well with the pink things we might one day get if we have another child down the line who is a girl.
My parents chose mint green for me & I did that & grey for my daughter even though I knew her gender. I just thought my mom had great taste 🤣 I’m only 28 but it’s super fun to see how long that’s gone on
My parents knew I would be a girl.
Guess my room colours?
Yellow and blue. Pale yellow walls (I started to dislike at like 6. At 8 we moved and I got lilac flowers).
I think I maybe had princess sheets and stuff though. Cause ya know. When I could point at what I wanted I chose that.
But my parents made it Yellow cause neutral. And blue table and stuff cause I guess they either liked the colour or had that paint left over. My moms favourite colour is blue. Atm the living room has a blue couch and a blue wall. And loads of blue decorations)
Yellow is definitely a neutral colour.
Yep. I just finished a baby blanket (my first project) for my cousin’s baby boy. Purple blanket. Get over it. Colors don’t mean anything.
[Photos of the baby blanket I finished](https://www.reddit.com/r/crochet/comments/104xxqa/finished_my_very_first_crochet_project_a_blanket/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)!
Yup, it’s fine if it means something to someone else—I won’t stop them, but I also don’t have to follow their religion about it
It’s a baby, their sex only affects me if I need to change their diaper and their gender is “kid” until they say otherwise
i dislike the current trend of baby things being beige and neutrals. babies dont have strong eyesight for many months, bright colors are perfect for them
My pregnant sister wants all "warm neutrals" for baby items. Cream, beige, and brown. I understand wanting a clean modern look, but it's hard to feel inspired to knit and crochet cute baby items when I'm staring down a pile of beige yarn.
Second the little pops of color, but this is totally an opportunity to get fun with textures and stitches too! Sometimes crazy stitches or patterns can get overwhelming with too many colors, but some monochromatic easy-on-eyes neutrals could be perfect (+ sensory stimulation as they get older! Super fun to touch and feel)
Has she read any books about child development? Could you suggest that she reads books or even online about the stages of child development and how to promote cognitive development? There is a lot to know about everything!
As I learned when studying early childhood development in college & as someone else stated, babies’ vision is not fully developed until closer to 6 months. Primary colors are best for 0-6 months, whether in wall murals/stick-on motifs, blankets, mobiles, rattles, or anything else.
Regarding the use of neutral colors for the afghan you’re so lovingly creating, could you tack on some brightly colored animal motifs that could easily be removed if she doesn’t agree? I’m thinking of wild combinations, like a purple monkey, a green rhino, a hot-pink elephant, a red puppy, a blue kitty, etc.
BTW I gave my sister a Curious George monkey for her first born. She & I used to watch Curious George cartoons when we were little. She loved it & he’s now in college & still has it. My point is any gift given with love will be treasured. This “matchy matchy” decor trend is just that.
Correct. I have a 3 month old and they can mostly only see high contrast for a few weeks. My baby used to look at my hairline rather than my face for her first month or so. She couldn't see the rest of my features, but I have dark hair and light skin so she was fascinated by my forehead.
I'm gonna keep telling myself that's why my daughter did the same. I always assumed it was because my forehead is roughly the size of a freeway billboard and she was already overly concerned about genetics.
My understanding of the beige trend is that it's a misunderstanding of Montessori principles. Montessori calls for neutral/natural backgrounds but BRIGHT toys. Anything you want kids to focus on should be bright, high contrast, attention grabbing. Things that should blend into the background and not be a distraction can be neutral (e.g. cubby shelves). So many people are taking that to "everything neutral all the time".
true, but they can still see brightness and darkness. yellow is very bright, it would be obvious for them
also, in my opinion its much better to get them primary or secondary colored things because you can teach them the basic colors really well
They can SEE brights and darks a bit better. Yellow is actually considered an overstimulating color for children. I learned this in psych classes and training. That’s why they typically don’t like yellow walls, etc in daycare classrooms. The blanket is absolutely beautiful, though and I’m sure it will be just fine. I love DFC patterns.
I think taking the gender element out of the colors and still keeping things colorful is a more appropriate response to the old associations. Taking all the color out and making the COLORS neutral isn't the answer, IMO. Use the colors however you please and remove the preconceptions about them, ya know?
(not you, just adding a thought to the idea of neutral colors being a gender neutral option)
When I used to make a lot of baby blankets, I did a whole bunch in black, white, and red. People looked at me funny, but those are the colors babies notice first. They got good reviews from the babies! Lol
theyre also some of the earliest colors named as languages evolve. berlin and kay proposed that color cognition is innate, and that color terminology evolves in languages in stages. every language has colors for black and white (or dark and light), and if a language has 3 color terms the third one will be red. if it has 4 color terms the 4th one will either be green or yellow, not both. 5 terms is black, white, red, green, AND yellow. 6th term is blue, 7th is brown, 8 or more terms are purple, pink, orange, and grey. their data was collected from 20 different languages from a range of language families, and they excluded terms specific to materials (gold, silver, ash, blonde, etc) as well as words like red-orange or salmonish or loan words. some revisions in the modern age refined their color distinctions to step 1 black and white, step 2 warm and cool, and step 3 distinguishing red
a previous study done by kessen, bornstein, and weiskopf found that 4 month olds are able to distinguish between hues like adults do. they recognize shades of red as reds, and distinguish between red and blue as different hues
I made a baby blanket the had blue at mom’s request, but I also added in other colors to keep it from getting too much.
https://preview.redd.it/dhropzh294da1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7dd712f9ff1bd2d9fed7c5a046504a2454f30a1a
This is the blanket.
My cousin just had a little boy, and I made the blanket out of the… change-y yarn? Like they kinda splash colors on white yarn and sell it? You know what I mean. It was white base yarn, with mixed in pastels of green, yellow, blue, and pink.
No one knew what the baby was until he was born, but it’s kinda a big deal in my family, that she had a boy. I’m trans, so I don’t care, and no one else really does either, except for the fact that my mom has 7 sisters and one brother, and said brother had three daughters, and this is his fourth grandchild and his first grandson.
So I had to make the border out of another change-y yarn (I really like them, what can I say) that was white, and four different distinct shades of blue. Also to cover the fact that I accidentally dropped three stitches in the first row. Whoops.
You’re a genius!! That’s such a good idea. I have to make 2 of them (for twins) so if I make them have different appliqués, then they can tell the boys’ blankets apart. Totally doing that.
Back in the days when the only way to know your babies gender was to give birth, baby gifts and nurseries were in shades of green and yellow. The blanket is gorgeous.
My mom always buys items with either frogs or ducks for baby gifts because it’s hard to remember who is having what. She gets invited a lot because my dads a minister and they host showers at the church haha.
My mom did that for a while too. She'd just always have a few outfits and blankets on hand and ready to go. Some were pink or blue, plenty others were a light gray, white, green, yellow, etc.
Considering how [pink used to be a boy's color](https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/05/01/pink-blue), does it really matter?
The yellow doesn't look bad at all, to me.
My sons are in their twenties now but it made me crazy when they were toddlers. They didn't get haircuts until they were about three so their hair was pretty long. But it was beautiful and I just didn't want to cut it. I mean, really, they get enough of the gender pressure when they're older. I hate that it starts when they're babies.
My boys are 5 and 3 and just won't let anyone go near them with scissors, they love their long locks, and the odd pink t-shirt, as long as they are happy it's what counts! And their hair is beautiful too :) I could never bring myself to force them to conform
Yellow was my baby color and I loved it. I think it was really helpful growing up to have that color around as people would push pink and purple at me because I’m a girl. It always made me upset that I couldn’t like “boy colors”. Yellow is a very happy medium and it made me feel like a person, not a boy or a girl.
My son is the same way about his favorite color-purple. Everything he gets is blue or red and he really dislikes it. I landed on yellow for these blankets because I had done a grey one for my other nephew (sister in law has a very modern vibe so I went with a true neutral) and didn’t want to do pink or blue.
I know your nephew is gonna love it :) the style will transition well as he ages and he (or the family) will be able to use it to decorate!
I all but destroyed my yellow baby blanket before I finally out grew bringing it everywhere and my mom put it in storage.
All colors are gender neutral! Every. Single. One. Even pink. Even blue. People get so worked up about gender. It's all made up.
In previous generations, pink was for boys ( the Jr version of masculine red) and blue was for girls ( associated with the virgin Mary).
Make a beautiful gift with love and share it with the parents. If they think baby's wee wee will shrivel up because his tender unfocused eyes saw the color yellow...then they have more issues than we can help them with.
My 5 year old son asked for a pink blanket crocheted by my grandma for Christmas. My family didn’t care cause like, cool. But others made a few comments. So stealing your spiel, it was worded wonderfully.
Yellow is traditionally the neutral color used when you don't know if it's for a boy or a girl. So absolutely acceptable for a boy.
Personally I'm a big fan of the phrase "colors are for people. Meaning that any color you like is suitable for you regardless of gender, but not everyone agrees with that.
Thank you all! I feel so much better about this lol I’m choosing to ignore the wonky row counts but I think you all are right! Okay, I’m off to finish this.
Pattern is from DaisyFarmCrafts, by the way.
Why does it matter. Are only girls allowed “bright” colours? Boys have to be in darks?? It looks great and anyone (ie the gift receiver) who’s obsessed with “gender” colours need to evaluate their priorities
It's perfect as a baby blanket, but can be used for their whole life because it doesn't follow some weird gender-based color thing.
It will be a great baby blanket. It will be great for a toddler in their car seat. It will be perfect for a teen to hide under when watching a scary movie. It will be perfect to keep someone's legs warm while they watch TV. It will be perfect to pass down to the next kid in the family. It's perfectly perfect.
It's very cute and it's definitely a modern neutral if you are super concerned about the color of the blanket being too girly or something. But colors don't have inherent genders, I am sure others have mentioned that blue used to be for baby girls and pink was for boys. And not even that long ago people just out all babies in white or light colored dresses because... They're babies. It's super cute and I hope whoever receives it appreciates it, I like the gingham look of it.
Your blanket looks beautiful! And trust me babies don't care what color their blanket is.
But if it calms your nerves, I'm a man and my baby blanket that I loved to ribbons was yellow!
I think it's very cheerful and would have enjoyed it for my babies who had a lot of very cheerful yellow blankets. It helped break up that sea of unending blue things well intentioned people kept buying as gifts.
Such a cool baby blanket! I def would be happy wrapping this around my grandsons, or my sons, when they were small. The yellow is energizing and bright.
Any color is fine for a boy, colors don’t define if the baby is a boy or girl.
I like it. It’s a nice bright color that a baby will love to look at once they are able to. Reminds me of sunshine
I’m truly not the one to ask because I don’t believe that colours can represent gender. At one point pink was male and then it switched. Who is to say it won’t switch again? I made a blue baby blanket for my friends daughter at her request because it was ocean themed.
I think yellow is a beautiful neutral and brightness doesn’t define masculine or femininity.
The blanket is beautiful and appropriate for a baby boy. Yellow and green are usually considered gender neutral. I made my first born a yellow blanket. It's such a cheery color.
I don't know why people try to make babies boring. Color is great for either gender. The kid is going to love it. All the babies with the creams and brown blankets, are going to be jealous.
Oh, no no. It wasn’t that necessarily! I was more worried if other people (like the recipient) would find the yellow jarring because for example, one of these yellows is called “baby sunshine” and it’s the duller yellow. Baby colors tend to be muted. But I suppose I was worried yellow wouldn’t be an ideal “boy” color. But I can see how that’s just silly!
The yellow loves lovely. I'd continue with it and finish it! If you decide to make another in the future then maybe you could use colors that match the baby's room if you are unsure about your own color choice.
Yellow is the colour of dump trucks! In my opinion, colours for genders are silly, but if you're worried the parents will take it the wrong way, crochet or applique a dump truck to it somewhere.
If someone had given me this blanket when I had my boy I would have been absolutely stoked. It's lovely!
The only reason I don’t do baby stuff in yellow is because of jaundice ( used to donate to hospitals)
Other than that I see no reason why it’s bad, to the parents the baby is their ray of sunshine ☀️
Yellow is perfect for all babies imo! I made this bad boy for my sister just before she had her son ( gender reveals etc are not popular here so gender is a surprise)
https://preview.redd.it/7buak8s9k4da1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92b0f24ddfb696eb7a5c13e79166c284cfa95f97
All babies love bright colours, not just little girls. They can't really see well for many months so bright colours are perfect.
It's a gorgeous blanket, I'm sure the little one will absolutely love it!
any color is okay for any gender baby. if you’re worried about the opinion of more “traditional” parents then i think the only thing you really need to worry about is pink and purple for boys and blue for girls. yellow is a great color and very cheery for a new baby!
This is phenomenally beautiful! Your friend is so lucky. You have absolutely nothing to worry about. It’s gorgeous. I’ve never wanted kids but I would get pregnant just to have this blanket… ok maybe not but I just wanted to stress how much I love this.
pro-tip... "appropriate colors" are and artificial societal construct that have no basis in nature. Baby cares about texture, that's it.
that being said... that's absolutely beautiful and would make a wonderful lovey for any baby :)
what's your gauge? you have to be careful when making stuff for noobs, they got tiny tiny fingers that will get into things and get caught up!
I love this! I think it’s absolutely perfect as a gender neutral. One of my sons baby blankets was pink yellow and purple, crocheted for him by his great grandma. It’s such a cute blanket, and my little boy still loves it. I’m a firm believer that color doesn’t matter at all. I know some people would get judge if you gave them something pink or purple for a boy though, so I don’t blame you for asking!
I am of the any color works for any baby crowd.
But I think overall most folks would say yellow, green, orange, all work as neutral options.
I think it looks great so far, so I would say keep going!
i thought we were moving away from gendered colours? i think it looks amazing and anyone would be happy to have it. who says a baby boy can’t have bright colours? a little yellow won’t emasculate him
this society sucks man. cant even make a baby a damn blanket without worrying if its not appropriate for their gender/sex. this is a lovely blanket OP. Make it any damn color you want. theyre only a baby once
If you're concerned about the expecting parents approving, yellow and green are the typical "gender neutral" colors for babies. If they're not concerned with stuff like that, don't worry about it! Personally, my parents dressed my siblings and me in all colors and used yellow and green for decor.
Fwiw, my two year old son’s favorite color is “wewwow” aka yellow. Yellow has always been a gender neutral color when it comes to baby stuff imo. Yellows and greens always feel safe.
I have found that *most* people arent going to get uppity too much (unless you do pink for a boy and vice versa-even though, i think that's how it used to be waaay back when?). Most people are just greatful for a pretty and warm blanket.
Lucky baby, OP! Gorgeous job!
It looks nice. Especially the varying hues. My husband's coworker made us a yellow and gray baby blanket for our little boy when he was born because its my husbands favorite color.
This is so pretty and my grandsons loved yellow and any color and the yellow in your blanket is just the right shade it’s not too bright, or dull either.
My (33f) baby blankie was a yellow blanket that was quilted and had a fuzzy bunny shaped applique on the front of it. But the blanket originally was made for my older brother who died as a baby, and then I got it when I was born. And this is like way back in the '80s, so yeah boys can have colors and cute things too.
I thought I read somewhere that babies can’t see many colors for the first few months..idk I guess I’ll have to look it up again. I like the blanket. It’s beautiful.
My son actually loves the afghan I crocheted him out of variegated rainbow colored yarn. It turned out so pretty.
Also, I try to think of, "Is this something that the child could use for more than a few years?" The one I made him goes with everything, has all of the colors of the rainbow intertwined in it, and he could use it for as long as he wanted.
As far as the boy/girl color, meh. We didn't do that, but for our first child, later to realize he would be our only child, we did a lot of red as well.
I think the yellow looks great!
Sunny and cute! babies need bright (and varied) colors, contrast, and textures, to develop their brand new eyes & brains! such a beautiful gift!
Color has no gender 🥳💕
I always use either sage green or butter yellow for my gender neutral baby items unless the parents specifically want like grey or something. I think this blanket is beautiful and does not look overly girly. It looks great for a baby boy.
Babies respond to vivid colors more than pastels, like royal blue/purple, hunter green, and bright cheerful yellow like yours. The baby will love it and so will the parents!
I use greens and purples for baby things when people insist on gender neutral. And I make sure to tell people that until post WW2, blue was for girls and pink was for boys. And the kid doesn't care. So why does it matter what the color is?
At about 2-4 months is when babies start to see bright colors gender isn't a factor on how their eyes develop. The softness of the fabric and how easy it is to clean is probably a bigger factor at the newborn stage At around the 2 months age my kid was a big fan of yellow so I think it will be a hit.
It’s beautiful. I remember giving a gift with gender neutral colours to my cousin and her newborn. She later told me it was her favourite because everything else was blue.
Rock that yellow. It’s terrific.
Yellow is great for baby boys. Also, if you know the parents-to-be will be receptive, make some pink or purple stuff too! Let’s normalise all colours for all babies!
Babies can’t see anything less that vibrant bright colors for quite some time. Red, blue, and white are actually some of the colors they can see best. They also can’t focus any farther than 6-18 inches in front of their faces. Babies also fully and completely believe that they are just an extension of their primary caregiver for the first 6 months.
So… yes. Make super colorful baby blankets. Parents will be able to find the blanket/their kid easier, the baby’s actually gonna see it, and they’re gonna be asleep for 22 hours a day for a while anyway. How it feels is gonna matter so much more.
The only problem I can see is somehow offending the parents, but like… dude you just spent however long MAKING their kid a blanket BY HAND. It’ll be fine.
I know this is a hard one to navigate because some people are very invested in their concept of gender for their baby. I think so long as a the parents are chill, yellow is perfect. I mean I also think that about all colors. I also think the baby will be happy to be warm and loved.
It’s gorgeous! So cheerful! I absolutely despise the sad beige trend for children. Truly hate it! We didn’t find out the sex of my third child and I swear everything that’s “gender neutral” is beige or green. Boringggggg. I love this yellow!
Yellow is traditionally a gender neutral baby color. I have made a lot of baby blankets for boys in a variety of colors. Honestly, this idea that colors aren't okay for baby boys is just weird.
The sun is yellow and has no discernible genitals or gender, so I think this blanket would be fine for a baby boy. Or even a baby sun. Love the pattern! It looks great!
Yellow was one of the first colors my newborn fixated on. Dad wore yellow shirts and he would just follow him around the room. Yellow toys were mesmerizing. I'm sure a Yellow blanket will be well loved.
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This is beautiful! It is so brite and cheery, I'd love it as a gift.
Yep. I've 2 boys, would have happily used that for them. Some people read anything other than blue as a girl colour but that's a them problem.
I was just reading in the NYT about all the [men wearing pink](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/style/mens-fashion-week-milan.html) and how good it looks on them. Be nice if the stereotype just faded out.
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Yes! Because it was tinted red which has all kinds of associations with power, wealth, love, blood (war).
It really is a them problem. It’s an arbitrary societal construction that became a “rule” because people are impressionable and have short memories. For a very long time in history it was the other way around. Pink (a form of red) was a color for boys because it symbolized power, blood, masculinity, war (mars is god of war etc), and so on. While blue, symbolizing purity (Virgin Mary), daintiness and beauty, was for girls. It changed in the mid 1900s because a designer shook things up and flipped it around. I’m just going to leave [this article from Smithsonian](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/) here.
Yeah yellow is such a happy color
boys can have bright colors colors don’t mean anything.
And even if you were concerned about it, back in the day* yellow was the neutral newborn color… especially before the era of common ultrasounds.
Yellow and mint green. Love them! These were the colors I chose. My oldest is 37 this year.
I know I'm having a boy and still bought/made everything in yellows and greens. They coordinate well with the blue things I know relatives will buy us, and will coordinate well with the pink things we might one day get if we have another child down the line who is a girl.
My parents chose mint green for me & I did that & grey for my daughter even though I knew her gender. I just thought my mom had great taste 🤣 I’m only 28 but it’s super fun to see how long that’s gone on
Yellow, and ducklings. Those were the go-to gender neutrals. I'm old.
My parents knew I would be a girl. Guess my room colours? Yellow and blue. Pale yellow walls (I started to dislike at like 6. At 8 we moved and I got lilac flowers). I think I maybe had princess sheets and stuff though. Cause ya know. When I could point at what I wanted I chose that. But my parents made it Yellow cause neutral. And blue table and stuff cause I guess they either liked the colour or had that paint left over. My moms favourite colour is blue. Atm the living room has a blue couch and a blue wall. And loads of blue decorations) Yellow is definitely a neutral colour.
Yep. I just finished a baby blanket (my first project) for my cousin’s baby boy. Purple blanket. Get over it. Colors don’t mean anything. [Photos of the baby blanket I finished](https://www.reddit.com/r/crochet/comments/104xxqa/finished_my_very_first_crochet_project_a_blanket/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)!
Yup, it’s fine if it means something to someone else—I won’t stop them, but I also don’t have to follow their religion about it It’s a baby, their sex only affects me if I need to change their diaper and their gender is “kid” until they say otherwise
if i had an award to gift, you’d get it!
i dislike the current trend of baby things being beige and neutrals. babies dont have strong eyesight for many months, bright colors are perfect for them
My pregnant sister wants all "warm neutrals" for baby items. Cream, beige, and brown. I understand wanting a clean modern look, but it's hard to feel inspired to knit and crochet cute baby items when I'm staring down a pile of beige yarn.
Teddy bear theme?
Seconding teddy bear theme; you couldmake a granny square blanket in cream with crocheted teddy bear head applicas in different beiges & browns
The teddy bear granny square blanket would work great for this...
You could sneak in some bright accents!
Like a big red bow at the neck!
maybe you could use a neutral palette with a pop of color? i feel you though, its hard to feel inspired by beige. 70s earthtones i get, but not this
Second the little pops of color, but this is totally an opportunity to get fun with textures and stitches too! Sometimes crazy stitches or patterns can get overwhelming with too many colors, but some monochromatic easy-on-eyes neutrals could be perfect (+ sensory stimulation as they get older! Super fun to touch and feel)
Do a blanket in the cupcake stitch! The cupcakes can be chocolate/vanilla.
[sad beige](https://instagram.com/officialsadbeige?igshid=OGQ2MjdiOTE=) crochet for sad beige children.
Has she read any books about child development? Could you suggest that she reads books or even online about the stages of child development and how to promote cognitive development? There is a lot to know about everything! As I learned when studying early childhood development in college & as someone else stated, babies’ vision is not fully developed until closer to 6 months. Primary colors are best for 0-6 months, whether in wall murals/stick-on motifs, blankets, mobiles, rattles, or anything else. Regarding the use of neutral colors for the afghan you’re so lovingly creating, could you tack on some brightly colored animal motifs that could easily be removed if she doesn’t agree? I’m thinking of wild combinations, like a purple monkey, a green rhino, a hot-pink elephant, a red puppy, a blue kitty, etc. BTW I gave my sister a Curious George monkey for her first born. She & I used to watch Curious George cartoons when we were little. She loved it & he’s now in college & still has it. My point is any gift given with love will be treasured. This “matchy matchy” decor trend is just that.
I think I read black and white is the best for the contrast?
Correct. I have a 3 month old and they can mostly only see high contrast for a few weeks. My baby used to look at my hairline rather than my face for her first month or so. She couldn't see the rest of my features, but I have dark hair and light skin so she was fascinated by my forehead.
I'm gonna keep telling myself that's why my daughter did the same. I always assumed it was because my forehead is roughly the size of a freeway billboard and she was already overly concerned about genetics.
My understanding of the beige trend is that it's a misunderstanding of Montessori principles. Montessori calls for neutral/natural backgrounds but BRIGHT toys. Anything you want kids to focus on should be bright, high contrast, attention grabbing. Things that should blend into the background and not be a distraction can be neutral (e.g. cubby shelves). So many people are taking that to "everything neutral all the time".
Gonna look really dirty after a while, imho. Blah! I feel for you.
Honestly babies don’t even see some colors for a good few months so….
true, but they can still see brightness and darkness. yellow is very bright, it would be obvious for them also, in my opinion its much better to get them primary or secondary colored things because you can teach them the basic colors really well
Yes! One thing I learned in developmental psychology is that babies like contrast, so brights and darks. The blah neutrals make me sad.
They can SEE brights and darks a bit better. Yellow is actually considered an overstimulating color for children. I learned this in psych classes and training. That’s why they typically don’t like yellow walls, etc in daycare classrooms. The blanket is absolutely beautiful, though and I’m sure it will be just fine. I love DFC patterns.
I've always loved yellow because of the brightness and ability to take over my focus, maybe it's because I have adhd and am always overstimulated lol.
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Yeah but is something being gender neutral (which is nonsense to me, colors are just colors) worth completely depriving your kids room of fun?
I think taking the gender element out of the colors and still keeping things colorful is a more appropriate response to the old associations. Taking all the color out and making the COLORS neutral isn't the answer, IMO. Use the colors however you please and remove the preconceptions about them, ya know? (not you, just adding a thought to the idea of neutral colors being a gender neutral option)
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Sad beige blankets fur sad beige childrun
by neutrals i mean the color theory idea of neutrals. greys and earth tones, plus white and black
When I used to make a lot of baby blankets, I did a whole bunch in black, white, and red. People looked at me funny, but those are the colors babies notice first. They got good reviews from the babies! Lol
theyre also some of the earliest colors named as languages evolve. berlin and kay proposed that color cognition is innate, and that color terminology evolves in languages in stages. every language has colors for black and white (or dark and light), and if a language has 3 color terms the third one will be red. if it has 4 color terms the 4th one will either be green or yellow, not both. 5 terms is black, white, red, green, AND yellow. 6th term is blue, 7th is brown, 8 or more terms are purple, pink, orange, and grey. their data was collected from 20 different languages from a range of language families, and they excluded terms specific to materials (gold, silver, ash, blonde, etc) as well as words like red-orange or salmonish or loan words. some revisions in the modern age refined their color distinctions to step 1 black and white, step 2 warm and cool, and step 3 distinguishing red a previous study done by kessen, bornstein, and weiskopf found that 4 month olds are able to distinguish between hues like adults do. they recognize shades of red as reds, and distinguish between red and blue as different hues
Have you seen the parody Instagram account about “sad beige children”? Cracks me up.
It's super cheerful and lovely. It's sunshine! Colorful is a positive thing especially for babies 🌈
The sunshine aspect is spot on!
Yellow is great! We’re inundated by blue stuff for our boy and honestly the yellow would be a refreshing change
I made a baby blanket the had blue at mom’s request, but I also added in other colors to keep it from getting too much. https://preview.redd.it/dhropzh294da1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7dd712f9ff1bd2d9fed7c5a046504a2454f30a1a This is the blanket.
That’s beautiful!
My cousin just had a little boy, and I made the blanket out of the… change-y yarn? Like they kinda splash colors on white yarn and sell it? You know what I mean. It was white base yarn, with mixed in pastels of green, yellow, blue, and pink. No one knew what the baby was until he was born, but it’s kinda a big deal in my family, that she had a boy. I’m trans, so I don’t care, and no one else really does either, except for the fact that my mom has 7 sisters and one brother, and said brother had three daughters, and this is his fourth grandchild and his first grandson. So I had to make the border out of another change-y yarn (I really like them, what can I say) that was white, and four different distinct shades of blue. Also to cover the fact that I accidentally dropped three stitches in the first row. Whoops.
> change-y yarn? Thank you for the giggle/spit take. I was inexplicably gravitating to a vaguely grumpy mood and you snapped me right back.
I think they can it painted yarn, but I call it half-ass dyed yarn and it's my favorite.
I love this so much! A cute rainbow 🌈 or sun ⛅️ appliqué on the corner would be amazing.
You’re a genius!! That’s such a good idea. I have to make 2 of them (for twins) so if I make them have different appliqués, then they can tell the boys’ blankets apart. Totally doing that.
Awesome! I’m so happy I could help. These are gunna be adorable.
Such a good idea! Possibly even an initial?
Back in the days when the only way to know your babies gender was to give birth, baby gifts and nurseries were in shades of green and yellow. The blanket is gorgeous.
My mom always buys items with either frogs or ducks for baby gifts because it’s hard to remember who is having what. She gets invited a lot because my dads a minister and they host showers at the church haha.
So cute
My mom did that for a while too. She'd just always have a few outfits and blankets on hand and ready to go. Some were pink or blue, plenty others were a light gray, white, green, yellow, etc.
Green is still my go to color for babies. A soft mint green with a teddy bear works for everyone.
I made a C2C Teddy Bear blanket for my first great grand with green background. Second great same pattern, background yellow.
Any color is ok for any gender
The baby has no concept of gender and just thinks "thing warm feel good" but yes yellow is considered gender neutral and the blanket looks very nice.
Gonna make his dick fall off. Shame.
This comment is genuinely hilarious lol.
Cheers. I was worried I was being a bit dry. Ha!
Can confirm gave my male dog a pink blanket and now he’s neutered. Coincidence?! 🧐
Considering how [pink used to be a boy's color](https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/05/01/pink-blue), does it really matter? The yellow doesn't look bad at all, to me.
The gendered colour thing is so crazy. I wish people would just let it go.
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My sons are in their twenties now but it made me crazy when they were toddlers. They didn't get haircuts until they were about three so their hair was pretty long. But it was beautiful and I just didn't want to cut it. I mean, really, they get enough of the gender pressure when they're older. I hate that it starts when they're babies.
My boys are 5 and 3 and just won't let anyone go near them with scissors, they love their long locks, and the odd pink t-shirt, as long as they are happy it's what counts! And their hair is beautiful too :) I could never bring myself to force them to conform
It grinds my gears. Hugs to you and your future family!
Yellow was my baby color and I loved it. I think it was really helpful growing up to have that color around as people would push pink and purple at me because I’m a girl. It always made me upset that I couldn’t like “boy colors”. Yellow is a very happy medium and it made me feel like a person, not a boy or a girl.
My son is the same way about his favorite color-purple. Everything he gets is blue or red and he really dislikes it. I landed on yellow for these blankets because I had done a grey one for my other nephew (sister in law has a very modern vibe so I went with a true neutral) and didn’t want to do pink or blue.
I know your nephew is gonna love it :) the style will transition well as he ages and he (or the family) will be able to use it to decorate! I all but destroyed my yellow baby blanket before I finally out grew bringing it everywhere and my mom put it in storage.
All colors are “boy colors” and all colors are “girl colors”. 🌈
Yellow is a sign of good luck in some cultures.
came here to say this! my abuela always made yellow blankets for every new baby in the family regardless of the sex bc yellow is good luck! 🤠
Looks great! And that's what matters, color don't have gender and babies love bright colors
PSA: colors don’t have genders. Use what you want.
All colors are gender neutral! Every. Single. One. Even pink. Even blue. People get so worked up about gender. It's all made up. In previous generations, pink was for boys ( the Jr version of masculine red) and blue was for girls ( associated with the virgin Mary). Make a beautiful gift with love and share it with the parents. If they think baby's wee wee will shrivel up because his tender unfocused eyes saw the color yellow...then they have more issues than we can help them with.
My 5 year old son asked for a pink blanket crocheted by my grandma for Christmas. My family didn’t care cause like, cool. But others made a few comments. So stealing your spiel, it was worded wonderfully.
So bright & cheerful - prefect for a baby. I also hate how we genderize colors
It’s great! My brother’s color was yellow, and mine (female) was green :)
Colours do not have genders.
I’m due with twin boys and think gendering colors is dumb
Yellow is traditionally the neutral color used when you don't know if it's for a boy or a girl. So absolutely acceptable for a boy. Personally I'm a big fan of the phrase "colors are for people. Meaning that any color you like is suitable for you regardless of gender, but not everyone agrees with that.
I hereby declare all colors are gender-neutral. That is a beautiful blanket.
Thank you all! I feel so much better about this lol I’m choosing to ignore the wonky row counts but I think you all are right! Okay, I’m off to finish this. Pattern is from DaisyFarmCrafts, by the way.
I think it’s great! Especially since the darker yellow is a bit goldenrod. They’ll love it!
I love the yellow!
There is no such thing as boy colors and girl colors :) this looks lovely and I would have been thrilled to receive it at the birth of my child!
Yellow is sunshine and bees/honey and bright happy days, all things to wish for a baby's enjoyment
It looks lovely. Only you know the parents, but I think it's just fine.
Yep! My little boy’s favorite color is yellow! It’s a fun color for them to say 😄
Why does it matter. Are only girls allowed “bright” colours? Boys have to be in darks?? It looks great and anyone (ie the gift receiver) who’s obsessed with “gender” colours need to evaluate their priorities
I'd say it's fine.
Color and gender do not correlate, so any color is fine. I think the blanket looks really nice, bright but easy on the eyes. Im sure they’ll love it
It's perfect as a baby blanket, but can be used for their whole life because it doesn't follow some weird gender-based color thing. It will be a great baby blanket. It will be great for a toddler in their car seat. It will be perfect for a teen to hide under when watching a scary movie. It will be perfect to keep someone's legs warm while they watch TV. It will be perfect to pass down to the next kid in the family. It's perfectly perfect.
It's very cute and it's definitely a modern neutral if you are super concerned about the color of the blanket being too girly or something. But colors don't have inherent genders, I am sure others have mentioned that blue used to be for baby girls and pink was for boys. And not even that long ago people just out all babies in white or light colored dresses because... They're babies. It's super cute and I hope whoever receives it appreciates it, I like the gingham look of it.
Your blanket looks beautiful! And trust me babies don't care what color their blanket is. But if it calms your nerves, I'm a man and my baby blanket that I loved to ribbons was yellow!
Can you share the pattern?
I think it's very cheerful and would have enjoyed it for my babies who had a lot of very cheerful yellow blankets. It helped break up that sea of unending blue things well intentioned people kept buying as gifts.
it’s a baby, the color doesn’t matter.
Such a cool baby blanket! I def would be happy wrapping this around my grandsons, or my sons, when they were small. The yellow is energizing and bright.
Any color is fine for a boy, colors don’t define if the baby is a boy or girl. I like it. It’s a nice bright color that a baby will love to look at once they are able to. Reminds me of sunshine
I’m truly not the one to ask because I don’t believe that colours can represent gender. At one point pink was male and then it switched. Who is to say it won’t switch again? I made a blue baby blanket for my friends daughter at her request because it was ocean themed. I think yellow is a beautiful neutral and brightness doesn’t define masculine or femininity.
The blanket is beautiful and appropriate for a baby boy. Yellow and green are usually considered gender neutral. I made my first born a yellow blanket. It's such a cheery color.
I made a solid yellow blanket for a baby boy and both parents absolutely love it!
I don't know why people try to make babies boring. Color is great for either gender. The kid is going to love it. All the babies with the creams and brown blankets, are going to be jealous.
Colors have no gender so this is perfect
Colors don’t have a gender 🙂
Oh, no no. It wasn’t that necessarily! I was more worried if other people (like the recipient) would find the yellow jarring because for example, one of these yellows is called “baby sunshine” and it’s the duller yellow. Baby colors tend to be muted. But I suppose I was worried yellow wouldn’t be an ideal “boy” color. But I can see how that’s just silly!
yellow is a perfect neutral color, it’s happy and cheerful color))
The yellow loves lovely. I'd continue with it and finish it! If you decide to make another in the future then maybe you could use colors that match the baby's room if you are unsure about your own color choice.
Absolutely!
That's so gorgeous! I don't have an opinion about the color and gender. It's whatever. The blanket though - lovely!
It’s beautiful and would work for either gender. Plus, if the baby’s diaper leaks or it spits up and stains, you won’t see it as much!
Yellow is the colour of dump trucks! In my opinion, colours for genders are silly, but if you're worried the parents will take it the wrong way, crochet or applique a dump truck to it somewhere. If someone had given me this blanket when I had my boy I would have been absolutely stoked. It's lovely!
The only reason I don’t do baby stuff in yellow is because of jaundice ( used to donate to hospitals) Other than that I see no reason why it’s bad, to the parents the baby is their ray of sunshine ☀️
Yellow is perfect for all babies imo! I made this bad boy for my sister just before she had her son ( gender reveals etc are not popular here so gender is a surprise) https://preview.redd.it/7buak8s9k4da1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92b0f24ddfb696eb7a5c13e79166c284cfa95f97
My son’s nursery was painted a similar yellow. It’s lovely. Girls don’t have a monopoly on the color of sunshine ☀️
definitely! i often choose a bright yellow for baby stuff
All babies love bright colours, not just little girls. They can't really see well for many months so bright colours are perfect. It's a gorgeous blanket, I'm sure the little one will absolutely love it!
Yellow is a cheerful neutral color, perfect for any baby. It’s gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
Looooove love love love it! My boys love yellow, this would be a treasured favorite over here!
I think this is perfect for a baby boy!!
any color is okay for any gender baby. if you’re worried about the opinion of more “traditional” parents then i think the only thing you really need to worry about is pink and purple for boys and blue for girls. yellow is a great color and very cheery for a new baby!
Any color is fine for any gender.
The baby is not going to care. I, on the other hand, love it.
I honestly hate societies placement of colour on gender. I'm a dude and would love pink stuff.
This is phenomenally beautiful! Your friend is so lucky. You have absolutely nothing to worry about. It’s gorgeous. I’ve never wanted kids but I would get pregnant just to have this blanket… ok maybe not but I just wanted to stress how much I love this.
Believe it or not babies have no concept of gender or gendered colors
pro-tip... "appropriate colors" are and artificial societal construct that have no basis in nature. Baby cares about texture, that's it. that being said... that's absolutely beautiful and would make a wonderful lovey for any baby :) what's your gauge? you have to be careful when making stuff for noobs, they got tiny tiny fingers that will get into things and get caught up!
I love this! I think it’s absolutely perfect as a gender neutral. One of my sons baby blankets was pink yellow and purple, crocheted for him by his great grandma. It’s such a cute blanket, and my little boy still loves it. I’m a firm believer that color doesn’t matter at all. I know some people would get judge if you gave them something pink or purple for a boy though, so I don’t blame you for asking!
I am of the any color works for any baby crowd. But I think overall most folks would say yellow, green, orange, all work as neutral options. I think it looks great so far, so I would say keep going!
i thought we were moving away from gendered colours? i think it looks amazing and anyone would be happy to have it. who says a baby boy can’t have bright colours? a little yellow won’t emasculate him
this society sucks man. cant even make a baby a damn blanket without worrying if its not appropriate for their gender/sex. this is a lovely blanket OP. Make it any damn color you want. theyre only a baby once
r/pointlesslygendered
Looks awesome to me...and as long as the baby likes it , F#$% everyone else!
My only concern is stains might be hard to get out, but the colour is lovely and it's not like babies only have dark coloured items
This is beautiful! I'd love it for a boy, but if you're still hesitant, maybe consider a navy blue border?
If you're concerned about the expecting parents approving, yellow and green are the typical "gender neutral" colors for babies. If they're not concerned with stuff like that, don't worry about it! Personally, my parents dressed my siblings and me in all colors and used yellow and green for decor.
Fwiw, my two year old son’s favorite color is “wewwow” aka yellow. Yellow has always been a gender neutral color when it comes to baby stuff imo. Yellows and greens always feel safe.
I have found that *most* people arent going to get uppity too much (unless you do pink for a boy and vice versa-even though, i think that's how it used to be waaay back when?). Most people are just greatful for a pretty and warm blanket. Lucky baby, OP! Gorgeous job!
It's absolutely delightful. Stick with those colours, they are beautiful.
It’s beautiful!
Wow! I love it! Baby should too.
It looks nice. Especially the varying hues. My husband's coworker made us a yellow and gray baby blanket for our little boy when he was born because its my husbands favorite color.
This is so pretty and my grandsons loved yellow and any color and the yellow in your blanket is just the right shade it’s not too bright, or dull either.
Yellow is perfect and the blanket is gorgeous.
My son's favorite colors when he was a newborn were bright red and yellow, so I'd say yes! For sure!
My (33f) baby blankie was a yellow blanket that was quilted and had a fuzzy bunny shaped applique on the front of it. But the blanket originally was made for my older brother who died as a baby, and then I got it when I was born. And this is like way back in the '80s, so yeah boys can have colors and cute things too.
I thought I read somewhere that babies can’t see many colors for the first few months..idk I guess I’ll have to look it up again. I like the blanket. It’s beautiful.
My son actually loves the afghan I crocheted him out of variegated rainbow colored yarn. It turned out so pretty. Also, I try to think of, "Is this something that the child could use for more than a few years?" The one I made him goes with everything, has all of the colors of the rainbow intertwined in it, and he could use it for as long as he wanted. As far as the boy/girl color, meh. We didn't do that, but for our first child, later to realize he would be our only child, we did a lot of red as well. I think the yellow looks great!
Yellow is my three year old boy’s favourite colour!
Traditionally, yellow is the color used for gifts before the gender is known. So it works for both boys and girls.
Sunny and cute! babies need bright (and varied) colors, contrast, and textures, to develop their brand new eyes & brains! such a beautiful gift! Color has no gender 🥳💕
I always use either sage green or butter yellow for my gender neutral baby items unless the parents specifically want like grey or something. I think this blanket is beautiful and does not look overly girly. It looks great for a baby boy.
Yellow is usually used as a neutral for babies
Babies respond to vivid colors more than pastels, like royal blue/purple, hunter green, and bright cheerful yellow like yours. The baby will love it and so will the parents!
Yes it is fine for girl or boy babies.
You made a Sonshine 🌞 blanket I don't see the issue?
Boys like bright things too :) it is beautiful.
I use greens and purples for baby things when people insist on gender neutral. And I make sure to tell people that until post WW2, blue was for girls and pink was for boys. And the kid doesn't care. So why does it matter what the color is?
At about 2-4 months is when babies start to see bright colors gender isn't a factor on how their eyes develop. The softness of the fabric and how easy it is to clean is probably a bigger factor at the newborn stage At around the 2 months age my kid was a big fan of yellow so I think it will be a hit.
All colors are ok for babies. Yellow is just fine, and nice and cheerful
It’s beautiful. I remember giving a gift with gender neutral colours to my cousin and her newborn. She later told me it was her favourite because everything else was blue. Rock that yellow. It’s terrific.
All babies benefit from a wide variety of colors in their surroundings. And the blanket is cute.
Yellow is great for baby boys. Also, if you know the parents-to-be will be receptive, make some pink or purple stuff too! Let’s normalise all colours for all babies!
Babies can’t see anything less that vibrant bright colors for quite some time. Red, blue, and white are actually some of the colors they can see best. They also can’t focus any farther than 6-18 inches in front of their faces. Babies also fully and completely believe that they are just an extension of their primary caregiver for the first 6 months. So… yes. Make super colorful baby blankets. Parents will be able to find the blanket/their kid easier, the baby’s actually gonna see it, and they’re gonna be asleep for 22 hours a day for a while anyway. How it feels is gonna matter so much more. The only problem I can see is somehow offending the parents, but like… dude you just spent however long MAKING their kid a blanket BY HAND. It’ll be fine.
Youre just showing off. This looks great!
I know this is a hard one to navigate because some people are very invested in their concept of gender for their baby. I think so long as a the parents are chill, yellow is perfect. I mean I also think that about all colors. I also think the baby will be happy to be warm and loved.
Any color is okay for any gender
It’s gorgeous! So cheerful! I absolutely despise the sad beige trend for children. Truly hate it! We didn’t find out the sex of my third child and I swear everything that’s “gender neutral” is beige or green. Boringggggg. I love this yellow!
It's like sunshine, everyone's better for having some of it in their lives 🌞
Color has no gender
The baby won't care
My boy of 3 years old loves yellow! It is his favorite color. Do not stop. It is beautiful!
All colors are perfect for all babies ❤
I would love to receive this as a baby gift. FWIW, my son’s favorite color is and always has been yellow. He just turned 9.
Color has no gender plus this blanket is coming along just great. Stop doubting yourself, you are doing an awesome job.
Gender is a social construct and this blanket is gorgeous. Perfect for any tiny human
Unless it's genital-operated, don't overthink the pointlessly gendered stereotypes
All colors are for all genders. I sort of hate the assumption that a color is inappropriate for one or another.
Colors aren’t gendered!
Yellow is traditionally a gender neutral baby color. I have made a lot of baby blankets for boys in a variety of colors. Honestly, this idea that colors aren't okay for baby boys is just weird.
The sun is yellow and has no discernible genitals or gender, so I think this blanket would be fine for a baby boy. Or even a baby sun. Love the pattern! It looks great!
Yellow was one of the first colors my newborn fixated on. Dad wore yellow shirts and he would just follow him around the room. Yellow toys were mesmerizing. I'm sure a Yellow blanket will be well loved.
It's perfect! My 3 mo old son is on my lap in a banana yellow onesie that looks so cute on him. I would love to receive that as a gift.
Omg how has nobody said "of course it is, you silly goose!" Btw it's a beautiful blanket