Well, ok, that’s not strictly true – in the last 8 days I’ve had 5 people tell me their are expecting a least one baby in the February – March period.\u00a0 I am expecting another 1 to come out of the woodwork in the next few days so I have six (2 sets of 3).<\/p>\n
Those of you who know me know that I am possibly the least maternal person in the world.\u00a0 I’m a fabulous Auntie, and I love kids, on the condition I get to give them back again.\u00a0 I have no desire to have my own, though I am of the rare breed that is perfectly happy to sit and let an expectant mother talk about the impending massive change in her life all she likes.<\/p>\n
Of the five soon to be new mother there are only two who I would actually make anything for, and of those two I will see one of them on the 20th December and then won’t see again until June next year.\u00a0 So I decided to make a baby blanket for them, but my hands aren’t upto my own pattern, and I wanted to try something a bit new.<\/p>\n
I picked up some lovely 100% cotton by Vinni’s Colours in an autumnal mix, but when I started the blanket the short colour runs weren’t happy with the stitch pattern I was using. I put it time out, and a quick ravelry search let me find a much better match – but it needed more yarn!\u00a0 I placed my order for a blending but contrasting colour and started again on a Chameleon colour change blanket and am much happier with the result.\u00a0 Photos to follow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well, ok, that’s not strictly true – in the last 8 days I’ve had 5 people tell me their are expecting a least one baby in the February – March period.\u00a0 I am expecting another 1 to come out of … Continue reading