Pattern: Pinwheel Baby Blanket
Yarn: Bernat Softee Baby, Candy Baby
Akasha is going to have a daughter in the fall, an event that has fired up all the family's knitters.
The day I heard the news, I picked up the yarn beside my chair, leftovers from a grandniece's sweater, and started knitting. It was fast and satisfying.
The only problem is, Akasha doesn't like pink (the Akashlette is so far silent on the topic). This would be a minor problem, since what I know about babies is that there are never enough blankets clean at any given moment. Granted, I was doing laundry for twins, but I bet it's still true for singletons. There were many moments when I cared not what the aesthetics or provenance was - if it was clean and warmth-inducing, it would do.
Still, I think a stated preference should be taken into account. Fortunately, there is yet another grandniece on the way. (I am never going to run out of them - my children had 35 first cousins before I quit counting). So this blanket is on its way there, and the Akashlette will have to wait on a more considered offering.
1 comment:
I didn't mean to be a challenge! I swear. *grin* Honestly, some pink is just fine. I just don't care for the pink from head to toe.
The yarn I made a Wave Jumper out of has some pink though it is mostly purple with some burgundy too. (DH keeps saying it looks like the Barrayaran uniform colors! *laugh*) I am also plying some singles I spun. One of which has bits of bright pink in it. How bright? Ask J as she saw it at camp. I am plying it with a purple though to try and tone it down a little.
The blankets is beautiful. I am sure the recipient will love it.
And yes, I am aware the gal will go through that stage where everything has to be pink. It terrifies me. *laugh*
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