Projects in Progress Update

I didn't think I'd get a chance to blog today, but so far it's pretty quiet, so it'll be a stealth post today!  Above is my Prism Shawl I'm making with Noro Silk Garden Sock.  It looks amazing and it's stupidly easy. The only caveat is that in the pattern they tell you to use an "M1" increase, which they give you a web address for instructions. The caveat is that it is not actually an "M1" increase they want you to do - if you follow the link you'll see that they want you to make a backwards loop cast on!  Otherwise, easy peasy. 

I don't know if I've shown you this one yet. This is a Moderne Log Cabin Baby Blanket we're making for the store with Cascade 220 Superwash.  Another easy peasy project!

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Almost Finished! Crochet Log Cabin Blanket

La, la, la, la la!  It's almost finished!  My Crochet Log Cabin Blanket is almost DONE!  It is also sewn up, and now all that is left to be done is a border. I actually started the border last night, but I don't think you can see it yet, I've only accomplished one round. I'll try and take a great picture when it's done, I just need a day off when I'm at home in the afternoon when the light is good. 

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Blankie Update

I've been fumbling around a bit over the last week or two. The yarns are inspiring, but the projects have been fizzling out. So I went back to the Crochet Log Cabin Blanket I started last summer, which is need of some finishing.  I don't know why I always put it off, it always goes so fast once I'm going. Anyway, I've sewn the squares into strips, then I'll sew the strips into a blanket, then I'll pick up and crochet the edge. 


Currently, the blanket is 5 squares by 4 squares, each 14 inches, so approx 70" x 56".  Buuuuut .... now I want it larger. ;-)  I'm going to start by adding 5 more blocks, which should bring it closer to a Queen size (depending on the sizing, duvets seem to vary in size).  So lets talk math: if I add a 3" border, that gets me to 76"x76". That should be good for a bed cover, or a 2 person snuggle?

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Baby Blanket Finito!

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This one was a very satisfying finished object - the Log Cabin Baby Stoller Blanket for my new niece. I used approximately 3 balls of Mission Falls 1824 Wool in each of 6 colours, but if you want to make one I recommend you get an extra ball in each colour - just in case.  The blanket is very dense, since it is knit in garter stitch, and I expect it'll be very warm.  

I'll take a picture of her with it as soon as the three of us (me, baby, and the blanket) get together along with some good lighting.  

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Log Cabin Baby Blanket - in the home stretch!

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I'm in the home stretch baby!  My Log Cabin Baby Blanket is almost done, I only have some ends to weave in and FINITO! Which is a good thing, 'case the baby arrived 2 days ago. I'll take a better picture when the thing is all done. 

Post Script

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, I'm an autie now!  A great big baby girl arrived on Tuesday, 8lbs & 11oz. She's pretty big, chubby and long, and pretty. 

Addenda: 40 minutes later

Weaving in ends while listening to classical music is SO BORING!  I am determined to get this done today and will persevere, but OMG!  Working from the centre out is getting tedious, so I've resorted to an old childhood cleanup-game, where you put everything away that is red, then blue, then orange, etc. I'm starting by weaving in all the dark grey ends, and then see if it's a little more stimulating.

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Log Cabin Baby Blanket Update

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Update you on the Log Cabin Baby Blanket I've been making for my soon to be niece/nephew.  It`s almost done, just a few more logs and I`m done!  The deadline is looming, baby Wax-Barron (I like to call it the Wax-Bairn) is coming soon!  My spidey sense suggests that it`ll be one more week, but it is best not to rely too much on one`s spidieness.  

It`s a yarn sucker, but will be very warm, which is exactly what it needs to be - I made it to go with their stroller (uppababy in carlin), which is exactly the same colour as the lighter green in the blanket. Mission Falls, your musty colours are finally useful! It`s going to look so good! Squeeeeeeeee!  Hey, don`t roll your eyes at me. I see so many beautiful hand made garments and blankets with babies, but they`re all kinds of different, incongruous colours. It`s like having a living room with a victorian sofa across from a barcelona chair. Anyway, my sister-in-law loves the colours, so all the better.

as for the construction, I thought I was doing just fine until I saw Chelle`s Moderne Log Cabin Baby Blanket (I don`t think she`s raveled it yet). Her seams were so beautiful, so flawless!  I had no idea a log cabin could be so tidy!  After that, I started paying closer attention to the details. 

Here are a few tips for a better Log Cabin:

1. Knit the last stitch of your cast-off row with the next colour of yarn.
2. Do not weave in the ends as you go. Do it at the end.
3. Pick up your stitch with a crochet hook in a size 1mm smaller that your needles
4. When picking up stitches, do not pick up in the same space as the knitted stitch, pick up one for areas where 2 colours meet (unless there is a big gap, then pick up 2 stitches), and at the end of the row do pick up in the space on the very outer edge. 
5. After you cast off an edge, if it is ruffling then you have picked up a stitch or two too many. If it is pulling in then you have not picked up enough stitches. 

That`s about the size of where you put your eyes.   xox :-)

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