A few weeks ago, a Ravelry friend and I had a "little" swap -- some of my soaps for some of her extra Juniper Moon Farm yarn.
It turned out to be more than a little yarn!
I thought of some small projects to do with some of the colors, but I kept wondering if I could really break it all up. Even though it didn't all "match" necessarily, I loved the way it looked all together.
I stewed over it for a while and it came to me. A blanket. Something big enough to use up and showcase all of these glorious colors (and a few hanks of alpaca-y heaven that my friend Susan had sent me as part of a HUGE box of yarny goodness before Christmas).
Once I saw them all wound up together, I knew I was making a good choice.
Something about the bold colors seemed that they would really lend themselves to a free-form, very geometric plan, and I found myself thinking about some of my favorites of the Gee's Bend quilts.
So I decided on a Log Cabin style, but with a more relaxed feel (aka: I don't want to have to follow a pattern for this).
It knits up really fast and easy. And since it is totally a free-form knit, I can take it anywhere and stop and start at any point without getting messed up. Perfect project-between-projects!
I am expecting more yarn today, and some more at some point later this week. Gotta love swapping! So expect periodic blanket updates. I am thrilled with this project and can't wait to see how it progresses.
Speaking of expecting, here is last week's gratuitous belly shot. I am taking them every week now and this one was at 23 weeks. Hard to believe how far I am already. Seems like I've already been pregnant for so long, and yet not long enough at all again.
That's all for now, but I'm sure I'll come back soon with another blanket update. :)
9 comments:
OH WOW. That blanket is going to be beautiful! Well done, you!
That is a perfect way to use those yarns. I love the colors! I have made several log cabin throws and I appreciate the "mindless" knitting
Oh sure...put my pathetic knitted rug to shame with your gorgeous "oh this little thing I threw together?" blanket... ;D
You are looking great, honey! You mean biscuit update instead of blanket update, don't you? ;)
Those colors are awesome! Maybe I should do a blanket for my first knitting project now that I know the basic stitch. I have a story about a knitted blanket I think you'll appreciate...
My grandmother (before she started trying to get her dead husband to eat ice cream or insisted I was a writer for NatGeo) started a knitting project one day. This is when we lived in Maine, so we went to Boston to see them about every other weekend. We asked her what it was she was knitting, and she said a candle cozy. Next time it was bigger, and she said it was a scarf. Next time it was bigger, and she said it was a sweater. I said, "uh huh, sure it is, a sweater as big as an afghan". Next time it was bigger and she said it was a shawl. The last time she walked into the room, said "here's your damn afghan", threw it at me, and walked out. Now I keep it at the foot of my bed.
gorgeous blanket! that wool is so lovely :) swap win!
Barnicles x
Thanks Lulu!
I slowed down a bit as other projects needed some attention, but I am still loving it!
Awesome story. :D
I made out! :D
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