I've got three squares done. If you're a member at Lion Brand, you can see the pattern, called the Country Cousins Baby Blanket. It calls for five squares of one color, four of another. I don't have enough to do it their way, but I can get four from the pink, and four from some cream. I also have a skein of white and one of off-white. I'll figure out what I want to do as I go along. I may make some stripey squares.
The pattern calls for Homespun - a yarn I really don't like, although it does give it a nice appearance. How well it would hold up after a few washings I can't guess. I used that yarn once and it separated while knitting - I don't trust it. Not to mention the curliness of it, which gives a nice effect, but you can't even tell what kind of stitch you've been doing!
Well, enough complaining! I'm using Plymouth Encore Chunky, which is one quarter wool. We'll see how it turns out.
My reading choice is hardly something which juxtaposes very well with a baby blanket -
The Colt family story is kind of local history, and I am acquainted with the author. Otherwise, I'm not sure I'd have the stomach to read this gory tale. His Nathan Hale book was far more to my taste - history, I love!
Thanks to Ginny and her yarnalong.
beautiful blanket!! Love the color!!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had the patience to make a blanket like that. I am sure it will turn out very very pretty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful color of the blanket!! I have to agree that Homespun is not one of my favorite yarns.
ReplyDeleteI made a baby with that yarn a few years ago. I like the pattern you're using!
ReplyDeleteThe blanket is looking very cute right now. The book sounds really interesting!
ReplyDeleteI've never had trouble with Homespun separating...that's awful! But I agree it's not the best yarn for a blanket, too aggravating.
ReplyDeleteThe color is just too sweet...it'll look great!
my word, that's a jarring blog post title! Maybe it's good to balance the sweet with the awful.
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone for the kind words. Margo, I could only think of titles which would have been much worse!
ReplyDeleteYeah, pretty awful.
Ahh that pink is just yummy! It will make a splendid baby blanket, no doubt about that =)
ReplyDeleteYour yarn looks nice and soft perfect for a baby blanket.
ReplyDeletehomespun is most aggravating to knit with. i use it for hair on the cloth dolls i've made since it unravels and looks like curly locks. not for blankets. unless you want to look like curly locks hair.
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