Baby Blanket A' Go-Go!

Well, the pattern from the corset doesn't translate well into a baby blanket. I think it's too subtle, even across multiple repetitions. Also tried my hand at bobbles, but that would be annoying for an entire blanket :)

Unless I find something I like better, I'll do the Child's Play blanket in feather and fan, too. It is a beautiful, simple pattern.

My knitting will come with me, of course. I have to show Heidi, with whom I'm having dinner tomorrow night. Heidi is the attorney I used to work with in Seattle and she also knits so she'll appreciate the blanket's progress.

I TiVo'd the Concert for Diana and have been listening to it while I knit and putter around today. Some of the artists, I must admit, I've only known previously by name and not by voice, so it's cool to actually hear them. Joss Stone can belt out a tune, that's for sure! And I'm sorry I missed the first coming of Take That. :)

Must finish packing and cuddling with Mittens. I'm always sad to leave him for a week. He's so cute.

Whoopsie, Gryph! They're Size 6!

Now that I'm home with my knitting, I see that I had misremembered the needle size. I would have used size 7 but happened to already have the circular 6.

At 182 stitches, it's 44 inches wide and would be more when blocked (which I might not do as it's not curling up due to its border). With 2.5 skeins in, it's 15 inches. Your estimate of 5 skeins needed is great, even with size 7 needles.

I've been watching episodes of Knitty Gritty at night to keep me company as I knit. While some of it is kind of hokey-sounding, it's interesting to see different stitches and patterns explained.

One episode showed a corset top, which I might try sometime. The main thing I liked was the lace pattern on its top. It looked so cool, I may try to use that for the Child's Play baby blanket instead of the feather and fan again.