Wool Leaves as a Wedding Present

Jared Flood's Wool Leaves pattern is a lovely, lovely pattern.   My first go at it was for Lucia

Rocksusto's blanket.   That was an audition for the pattern for my nephew Eddie and his fiancee Megan's wedding present.   The wedding present had to be sized up.    My first try was going along nicely.  I stopped to take a picture.   The blanket looked a bit narrow.  It was.   It was fourteen inches narrower than I wanted it to be.    Oh well!   Now I am back on track and using my time off to make some good progress.   Dolly liked checking the blanket out but feels that the knitting of the blanket rudely interferes with the time she should be being held.

Over the next few days, I hope to make quite a bit of progress.   The pattern looks complicated, but really isn't.    It moves along quickly and I have hopes of finishing the project before I get sick of doing it.

Burrow Bulky is becoming one of my favorite yarn for blankets.   The yarn washes up beautifully and can go into the dryer.  The price point is attractive and the colors are glorious.    I have a secret stash of it already.

IT WAS A RAT

A Rat on a Mouse

Things ran a little behind for me, but I finished up the knit a long this morning.    At the end of the second clue....the end of the tail...it was pretty clear that it was a rodent.    I pressed on as I knew who the rodent would be good for...for an excellent use.

This morning, with the help of my faithful companion Dolly, I finished up by sewing on the legs.   Was this fun?  Yes.   Would I have done this if I had known it was a rat?  UMMMMMMM.  No.

The pattern was well written and showed me a few places in which I need to really up my skills.

Next adventure?   The wedding afghan...rip out...refigure...and madly knit to the finish.

My First Mystery Knit A Long!

Rabbit Hole Knits designs really, really cute knitting patterns for huggable animals.   She put a Mystery Knit A Long up on Ravelry.    Despite feeling a little overwhelmed these days, I was intrigued.   I have looked at other MKL's, was tempted, but drifted off.   This time, I signed on up and have knit the first clue.

Whatever can I be???????

My cell phone did not take the greatest picture this morning, but the day one clue is there and visible.  There are so many things this could be.   Three more clues ....... three more days ..... excitement builds.

A few years ago I went on an animal knitting binge.  The critters all went to happy homes.   As I have odds and ends that would be happier in little hats or little animals, it might be time again.

Shall I admit that I still have my faithful stuffed companion?  While she rests in a drawer, she is still present.

Animals can be comforting to those who receive them and for me, were oddly comforting to make.