Endings

Two finished projects I'd like to share.

The first is the handwarmer set. They fit, although I think I had slightly tighter stitches in the second one, making it much snugger than the first (not bad, since I have tiny wrists).



Second, and more proudly, is my baby blanket. I cast this on in September before school started, figuring I'd finish it around the time I had children. I worked on it whenever school was not in session, and actually got about six inches done the say we had Spring quarter housing meeting at Columbae (it was over six hours long -- the knitting kept me sane). I had finished all of it but the last row a few months ago, but was too nervous to really 'finish' it. I did it yesterday, tucked in all the ends, and voila!



Skills I learned: Knitting with two strands of yarn held together.



I got this pattern from Stitch 'n' Bitch. It's incredibly simple, yet elegant. I took a variagated pastel yarn with a little shine in it, put it together with a soft white, and the colors turned out wonderfully. It's gender-neutral, which is apparently difficult to find in this day and age (I talked to my cousins about this at Julia's birthday party. Andrea said she was shopping for a friend who had decided not to find out the sex of her baby beforehand, and that it is practically impossible to find anything not in pink or blue because so many people now know ahead of time. Inspired by this post after I gave Hannah her kimono.)



This is by far the largest thing I've ever made. I'm so pleased it came out well! Since my cousins are having babies at about the rate of four every seven months ( ... ) and giving one of them a baby blanket would be a dangerous precedent, I'm going to keep this one for either my or my sister's first child.

I'm off to New York to visit my father's family this evening. More posting upon my return!