knitting!

Back in October, my friend Jen had Q’d a baby blanket on Ravelry and I (amongst others) all fell in love with it. I instantly knew that this was the blanket that I wanted my (almost here) nephew to have. I went out to The Yarn Shop (with my parents), I picked out 4 colors that I loved and that I knew Sarah would love too. I started knitting. They are mitered squared, casting on 150 and each row gets shorter and shorter, they go quick. I knitted all the way up to Rhinebeck and back and then I ran out of yarn. The squares were supposed to be 1 skein each, but for the blue & the brown – I needed a wee bit from a new skein. So annoying, but not a big deal. This blanket was knit during a time span of a couple of weeks. During a couple of weeks that I needed to block other things out of my mind and just concentrate on something else. The border annoyed me. I couldn’t pick up the 150 stitches for some strange reason, so I got as close as I could and just went with it. It did however, make the blanket – for a lack of a better term, Wonky. But, my awesome friend took my blankie home and put the flannel backing in for me, since she is master seamstress. This is the second blanket she’s done for me, and I am oh so thankful!

Yesterday, I gave it to Sarah at the baby shower that I have been planning for the last month. It went off without a hitch, her and my brother in law are off to a great start and our nephew will be arriving in a few short weeks.

So, now I’m finishing up SEEKRIT MITTENZ and cannot wait to show you!

Enjoy your Sunday.