So here it is. The almost finished blanket I'm making for my soon-to-be new cousin.
We're big Mets fans in this family, especially my family in Florida. They go to a bunch of Spring Training games each year, so baby Vinny will be all set and ready to go this March/April!
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| Dino thinks it's his blanket |
I used a cotton-wool blend since it doesn't get that chilly in Florida and especially since he'll be an almost spring baby. This blanket doesn't seem to be coming out as big as I was hoping so he probably will only be able to use it for a year or two. I didn't gauge at all so I guess I get was I deserve :o)
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| Why does blogger insist on rotating random pictures sometimes??? |
I was so not looking forward to dealing with this! I spent all day Saturday weaving in ends. But it wasn't just weaving I had to do. I did a lot of pulling stitches. Since the wool content is minimal in this yarn, I had a hard time keeping the stitch tension at the color changes consistent. I had to go through almost every stitch inside the orange circle and tighten it all up. Then I did the weaving. It took me literally all day to get (I think) all the ends woven in.
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| Again with the random rotating pictures! |
Looks like I missed some and I purposefully didn't weave a couple in yet. I didn't cut the ends down all the way yet...not until after it's blocked. I want to rough this up a bit and make sure the ends don't undo themselves.
On the knitting front, I have a couple more rows of stockinette stitch before the 20 row seed stitch border. I might actually pick up stitches on either end to make the blanket longer. Or I can stop having OCD and just let it be. But it's really bothering me that the blanket is wider than it will be long. Must. Stop. Obsessing.
Details:
Ravelry Page
Yarn:
Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece
Needles: US 7
Pattern: My own, unpublished as of now
