Big Bad Baby Blanket (update)

So the baby blanket is coming along.... very slowly. I suppose the reason is that I am not the fastest knitter (quite slow, actually) and I am so worried about making mistakes that I have definitely been taking my time. It just seems to take forever to get through one row! But I absolutely LOVE how it is coming along. I chose an awesome light green Bernat Baby yarn that I love! It is just so soft and I can tell that it will be a real quality blanket when it's finished. I am only like 15 rows into the seed stitch and it feels like it is taking forever. My roommate, Anne, finished the seed stitch border and says that it moves along much faster once you get past the border stage. I'm trying to decide whether to follow the pattern exactly, or whether I should modify it a bit. This is what the pattern calls for: (I didn't include the pattern for the seed stitch border because I am definitely going to continue that throughout the piece) row 1: k53, p53 row 2: k53, p53 (repeat until measures 14 ") then... row 1: p53, k53 row 2: p53, k53 (repeat until measures 25") I'm thinking that having the four "quadrant" type things might create lumpy lines in the blanket where the pattern switches that may not be so comfortable. So instead I could just do regular stockinette stitch for the whole blanket (and keep the regular seed stitch border). Anne is doing it the modified way. I'm thinking of doing it the way the pattern calls for, but I want it to be comfortable. Hmmm.... decisions, decisions, decisions. All other projects are on hold because I just found out about ANOTHER pregnant friend! Looks like I'll be making more of these blankets! :)