As it usually goes when the weather gets cold, I yearn to knit. And I’ve actually been knitting up a storm recently. Baby blankets, to be exact. I’m planning on doing two of them, and am about, oh, 40% through the first.
I really love the checkerboard pattern I chose for this first blanket, though I’m not sure if the suggested yarn really is the best option for knitting it up. Perhaps next time I’ll use one that’s less nubbly. It may be soft and organic and lovely but its unique ply does distort the pattern a bit. Maybe for the second one I’ll use something with a more standard ply. And I’m thinking I should probably switch to metal needles as well, rather than the bamboo ones I’ve been using. Bamboo+cotton seems to cause too much friction to gain any knitting speed or momentum.
I’ll have to see what they have when I make another run to the yarn store today. I’m hoping to have both blankets ready to go by the beginning of March, since both new arrivals are expected in April and I do have a bit of a due date to stick to. (Some pun intended.)
Details for the first blanket are ravelled here.
