This is one in a series of posts about an emergency (of my own making) project - here's the post that started it all, the first update, the second update, the third update. There it is in all it's glory: the finished blanket, slightly squished to fit on the couch cushions. I have maybe 1/8th of each … Continue reading Emergency Project: The Conclusion
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Emergency Project Update 3
This is one in a series of posts about an emergency (of my own making) project - here's the post that started it all, the first update, the second update. Yesterday, I knit the main body until it was 36" (91cm) long and added a garter stitch border, so it's now 38" (96.5cm) long. To add some … Continue reading Emergency Project Update 3
Emergency Project Update 2
This is one in a series of posts - the first and the second. (Let's see if this instragram embedding thing will work .... the short answer: no. 😐 ) I came close to ripping the whole blanket out yesterday, which would have been madness. Why rip it out? I'm using an I-cord edging on the sides … Continue reading Emergency Project Update 2
Emergency Project Update 1
I settled on a pattern for this emergency baby blanket I need to get done by Saturday, a problem of my own making that I wrote about at the end of my post yesterday. I chose a stitch pattern - Dragon Skin from Walker's 2nd treasury - and dove right in with a garter stitch … Continue reading Emergency Project Update 1
In the Mean Time
I've been busy pulling together a project that's been in the pipeline for about 6 months now, since that fateful day in August when thermalgal (Jenni) came to a Loudoun Needleworkers meet-up and announced that she was (and still is) expecting her 2nd child in March. We had just finished a blanket for our fearless … Continue reading In the Mean Time
