January 13, 2007
Baby pink
I finished binding off the pinwheel blanket last night, and wove in the ends this afternoon. It took just about 4 1/2 skeins of vintage Bernat Berella, so it will be sturdy and machine washable, just the thing for someone with a brand new baby in the house.
Here, Rosie gives her paw of approval (hint - she's 'hiding', and also purring her fuzzy little head off because she is in one of her favorite spots - under a blanket).
This blanket is yet one more reason why I am so glad I bought the 40 inch Denise cable at Lambtown last year. By the time it was the diameter I wanted, I had 500 stitches on the needles. Doing a ruffle requires that you knit into the front and back of each stitch, two times. I did it only once, because just the thought of having to then bind off 2000 stitches made me more than just a teensy bit twitchy.
I also finished and bound off my first scarf for the Red Scarf Project, but I'm holding off on any pictures of that until I see if I can't whip out at least one or two more before we'll be shipping them off next weekend.
Posted by Jenipurr at January 13, 2007 04:33 PMSounds like that circ was a lifesaver. That blanket is adorable!
Hezekiah loves to be under blankets too. They're so cute.
Posted by: Carrie K at January 13, 2007 07:26 PMPretty! Love the variagated yarn in this pattern.
I'm at 250 of 500 planned stitches on mine. I was going to add that same ruffle but I think I'll stick with a seed stitch border. I can add one more extension to my Denises so that the three longest cables are connected but I don't think that takes me to 40". I love this pattern so I'll have to order a 40" cable asap.
Posted by: Slickery at January 17, 2007 12:20 PMWow that is beautiful! And very inspiring. I have a babyshower that i need a prezzie for. We may have to do that. Did the pattern keep your attention well, or did you get bored with it?
Posted by: Kayt at January 17, 2007 09:29 PM