The last of the baby blankets for a little while at least! This one was fun; the mom-to-be requested pink and ombre. Since I wasn’t going to knit and then dye it myself, this was the compromise I came up with. I really hope she likes it!

Instead of my go-to Brava Bulky; I went with the worsted weight on this blanket. I used the worsted weight yarn, double-stranded to give the same bulky weight as before but also so I could visually blend the two colors together. I used two strands of the rose color, then transitioned to one strand of rose with one strand of plum (Fairy Tale) and finally two strands of plum to finish it off.

It’s probably the largest baby blanket I have completed to date. I’m happy with the color progression and am thinking about doing more like this, in different colors but the same blending technique.

It’s just a simple garter stitch which means it’s super squishy and very stretchy. It’s dang cozy!

This pretty blanket is destined for another Blizzard baby who hasn’t joined us just yet but I am looking forward to meeting her!

oh yes…best freeze frame ever!

Mokey love.

Happy happy March! May warmer weather be heading your way. In the meantime, cats in animal suits! Yeah! Oh & they have calendars.

Printables
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Desktop Wallpaper
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iPhone Wallpaper
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Are you a Lion or a Lamb?
Sometimes I pretend to be a lion but I’m really more of a nervous housecat.

Like a popped-collar polo and an actual mohawk.

From our October trip to Paris. We got caught in a rainstorm just after discovering the Catacombs at Notre Dame were closed. We got soaked hunting for cover so we could figure out where the nearest metro station was. Ducked under some gothic architecture and found our way via iPhone. Spent an entire rainy day wandering around the Louvre with my favorite person taking a gazillion photos. Heaven.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Mostly the best though because chocolate is super cheap on the 15th.

The pink sparkle eyelet cowl & my awesome mirror portraiture. Scott was totally aware and very happy to be part of this composition. I made this cowl for a friend over the summer. Something light and adorable that I knew she would love & be able to use here in the balmy temperatures of Orange County.

The Vogue Stitchionary books are really quite amazing. I have Volumes 1, 2 3 & 5 currently. Hoping for the 4th even though it’s crochet (which is still very much a mystery to me, other than the chain stitch). I love going through these volumes and picking out a pattern that catches my fancy. I’m not much of a lace knitter, personally. I get frustrated with the tiny needles and tiny yarn and usually end up in weird knots but I picked out a super easy 4-row repeat pattern for this cowl— 7 Polka Dots— and went to work.

ERMERGERD. This yarn! I love it! So! Much! Gorgeous yarn from Sun Valley Fibers. I admit that it fought me when I was winding it from skein form to a workable ball but in the end I triumphed. This yarn really grabs itself (which is what made it difficult to wind) but turned into total loveliness with this particular pattern, especially after blocking.

I have a few more skeins of this yarn in a few different colorways. I am pretty excited to whip up some more delicate little cowls.