Updates

Well!  It's been a little while.  I've been busy... too busy to update.

I finished Josh & Arden's blanket and named it "Harmony".  I didn't get a photo of it before I wrapped it up, and Arden sent me one -- but already printed!  Maybe someday I'll get it scanned and posted, who knows.  I've been really encouraged lately by both Arden and my friend Beth who both have mentioned recently that they just love the blankets I made them for their respective weddings.  So, I'm happy.

I also finished a blanket for my friends Neil and Kristine for their wedding in October.  The only bummer to the whole project is that I noticed as I was taking the final photo that I had not sewn it together according to my pattern.  It was way too late to fix it, but I think it turned out okay after all.  Here's a photo:

The main stitch was:
      Row 1: *k2, p2* to end
      Row 2: *k2, p2* to end
      Row 3: k
      Row 4: k
Super simple, and I love the way it turned out.  Even with the squares sewn on wrong.

I did a big hat project for Christmas, but I think that will be the subject of another post.

I'm currently working on the beautiful "Diamonds and Pearls for Sophie" by Katie Benedict -- my goddaughter Emily is turning 1 in just a few weeks!  That project is pretty much consuming my time right now.  It's definitely a good thing that school is a bit slow.

I'm about to finish a pair of socks as a semi-belated Christmas present for my friend Kayre - she opened one of the socks for Christmas, but I had barely started the other at the time.  Those should be finished tomorrow.  I found a neat stitch to use for the cuff: it's called a "twisted rib":
      Row 1: *p1, sl1p wyb, yo (from back to front), k1, psso two stitches*; repeat to end
      Row 2: *p1, k2* to end.
The stitch is nice and thick and stretchy - pretty perfect for the cuff of a sock if it wasn't so irritating to do the psso with such small yarn.  Oh well.  The socks are turning out well.  I'll have a photo later.

Finally, I've been working on a blanket off and on for Gloria and Jimmy.  I haven't fully decided on the pattern yet - some kind of alternating lace and garter deal - so I'll hopefully update again when I've settled my mind on that one.