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.