I'm in a new city! A city surrounded by mountains and ocean! A city with a rich history! And so I present to you - more pictures of my knitting! Huzzah!
Sorry guys - it's raining sheets outside and my trip to Gastown's been put off until my shoes stop making that squishing noise.
As some of you may recall, my childhood best friend Chma got married last fall and I was elated to send her a giant polyester poinsetta as a wedding gift. Clearly, the poinsetta was an aphrodisiac, for Chma was soon in the family way! And she's due around now! So, as I type, she and the hubs (Jode) may already be cradling their little bundle of joy. And if my package got there in time, they may have wrapped their offspring in:
Chma's Baby Blanket
I was totally gonna do the Big Bad Baby Blanket from Stitch n' Bitch, but Chma casually mentioned that she was knitting herself a sweater from that book. FOILED! So I searched for another blanket to make and found this free pattern over at Major Knitter. This is what the blanket's supposed to look like:
I wanted to make mine out of cotton in case the kid takes after me and is allergic to everything. And I wanted the colours to not bore the pants off the kid - 'cause bad things happen when babies run around without pants. So here's what my blanket looks like:
It's a good thing I ignored the "knit with two strands held together" note, because then this blanket would be more like a restraining device than a lustrous, snuggly treat. As it is, this blanket, she's heavy, like the lead apron they make you wear at the dentist when they take an x-ray. Not that that's a bad thing. The heavy apron is my favourite thing about the dentist. Will my blanket help make Chma's baby less frightened when he has his first dental visit? Or will Chma and Jode's dog Lola claim the blanket before the baby even has a chance to spit up on it?? History will decide.
Now if only we could see the blanket wrapped around an actual baby . . .
