Praise Jesus, or praise something, just praise that this thing is finally finished! If I had to knit one more row of intolerable garter stitch, I would have had to go to my friends, the Messrs J. Walker and J. Daniels, to make it through. After a few months of seemingly interminable garter stitch, the Log Cabin Baby Blanket is complete. Melissa better love it, and the soon-to-arrive Leo better appreciate a lovingly hand-knit, slaved-over blanket the only a way a baby can: by drooling over it.
Pattern: Log Cabin Blanket, by the folks at Mason-Dixon Knitting
Yarn: Koigu KPPPM in P127 (greens and blues) and P612 (reds and purples)
Koigu KPM in 2169 (deep purple)
Needles: Inox 3.00 mm circular needles
Notes: Since the pattern is more a general guideline than a strict pattern, I can hardly take credit for any changes. The blanket's about 33" roughly square, but I would have liked to have added another ring of blocks- but by that point I was running on scraps of the two multicoloured yarns, so nice. I must have woven in about fifty ends, so next time: Russian join everywhere. And I will try to bind off more loosely. Also: I will not knit a garter stitch blanket with fingering-weight yarn on 3.00 mm needles, because hopefully I've learned not to be a complete dumbass. Next time: Lion Brand Jiffy held doubled, on 20 mm needles, knit by Fred the robot.
I'm just glad this project is finally DEAD. Now where are those friends? I think a celebration is in order.
1 comment:
I just found your site through the sockapalooza "take me to a random blog" link. and can I just say... WOW! That blanket is fantastic. You have amazing patience to knit it in Koigu AND to weave in all the ends. Hurray!
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