Crafty Kitty

I did indeed finish the Pinwheel Baby Blanket last weekend, however it was not at Stitch 'n Bitch that I was able to get it done.  I was still feeling kind of icky and down on Wednesday so I just decided to stay in for the night instead and relax, instead of forcing myself to go out in a bad mood. 

Pattern: Pinwheel Baby Blanket
Date began: Sunday, January 15, 2006
Date finished: Wednesday, March 8, 2006 (I got distracted by other projects)
Yarn: Cheap, acrylic, washable TLC - my friend whose baby this is for is allergic to wool, plus a baby tends to make things dirty so it needed to be washable
Needles: Size 8s
Modifications: I crocheted 3 rounds of a shell border onto the blanket.  I think I had 440 stitches on when I cast off.

The start of the pinwheel:

I would probably make this blanket again.  However I think crocheting is the way to go for future baby blankets.  It is just so much quicker.  I got kind of bored with this pattern - not too terribly, but enough to make me procrastinate on it and worry that I wasn't going to finish it on time.  I did, however, with time to spare - the baby was born today and I'm pretty sure I will be visiting the proud parents plus baby in the hospital on Thursday.  I'm trying to whip out an Umblical Cord Hat right now, so hopefully I'll be able to give them that as well as the blanket.

Other than that, not much else is going on.  I finished the first sock for the boy.  And, ahem, maybe started on a pair for myself with some Knit Picks yarn.  Gotta love the knitting ADD.