So, the dress hasn't budged. I haven't even frogged it. Something in me--maybe it's the warmer weather?--said that we need a blanket for our family room. Of course this makes no sense at all. I should be working on the Summer Toddler Dress (made from Schaefer Laurel yarn, by the way). But I have been wanting to try a Log Cabin blanket for awhile now and since it's the kind of thing you can knit for a week, put down for a month, and have no problem picking back up, I thought I'd take a stab at it. As a diversion, it scores high points.
First I created a layout based on this lovely blanket.
Then, just started knitting it, referring to the Mason-Dixon Knitting book. The center patch is Rowan Denim, but the rest is Elann Naturelle 8/8 on cones. I bought heaploads of it a few years ago and I'm happy to say that I love it (I have a Wallaby made from it, too). I washed that center patch before I picked up stitches because the Rowan Denim fades so much in the first wash and I was worried about the dye coming off on the other yarns. The Naturelle 8/8 shrinks the same amount as Denim, so I should be OK.
It's M's second birthday today. We're celebrating with a family party this weekend. She helped me make her cake this morning, so now all she's been saying all morning is "Want CAAAKE!" Two. Sigh.
4 comments:
Happy Birthday to your two year old! What fun.
It's absolutely okay to not think about the dress for a while. You'll get back to it if it's meant to be. If not, you'll have a lovely log cabin blanket!
I love the blankety thing, it looks lovely and cosy, keep it up!
Happy birthday to your baby girl. My baby girl is going to be 13 in September ~ (mixed feelings about that ...ha). I hope she had a lovely day!
Two- what fun! Happy Birthday to her! And isn't 2 better than 3???
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