Blankie

I can finally write about a secret project.  Not one of the ones on my list over on the side.  This is a different one.  I gave it away just before Christmas to baby Wade.  It is my first knitted afghan and it turned out a little bigger than baby size, but that's o.k. because babies grow.   I just kept knitting until I ran out of yarn, I just couldn't stop.   Perhaps I overestimated on the yarn a bit, but I'm new at this.  And running out of yarn in the middle of a project is really bad. 

I used Frog Tree 100% alpaca wool in this lovely blue color on size 5 knitting needles.  It was wonderful to knit, so soft and cuddly.  It washed really well too.  I just put it in the washer on a hand wash setting and laid it out flat to dry.  I love this yarn.

I started at the end of June and finished it in December.  It was my "watching T.V." project.  This is a close up of the stitch pattern.  It's called basketweave and is really easy to do as long as you remember where to switch from knits to purls.  I couldn't, so I had to have a stitch marker every 8 stitches to remind me.   Who would have thought counting to 8 was so difficult?

Stay tuned, another secret project is being delivered soon.