I finally got around to sewing together the Pram Blanket that I'd knit for my friend's new baby.
I'm so chuffed with the end result. It's turned out so well, I love all the different colour changes in the wools.
If you remember I used a pattern called Honeycomb Waves Blanket designed by Tahira Probst, which I discovered on Ravelry.
My blanket is worked in Patons UK Colour Works Aran, which is an acrylic (65%), New Wool (25%) and Polyamide (10%) mix. The colours I chose were Sunset (shade 00081), Art Deco (shade 00085), and Blue Mix (shade 00087). It would have been nice to have used the Noro Taiyo yarn, which Tahira used, but the price was just a tad on the expensive side.
I attached my panels together by picking up stitches down each side and knitting them together. This created a very neat and secure edge. It also meant that the 'half honeycombs' down the sides of each panel matched up exactly.
The final blanket measures 38 inches x 27 inches.
I'll be off to the Post Office later today to mail it off - fingers crossed both baby James and his mum like it.
Whilst I'm on the subject of knitting, I'd like to say a big thank you for all your lovely comments regarding my Babette cardie. Alas, I've decided to frog the lot and knit it again in a smaller size. A big pain in the bum, but I think necessary. I don't think I'd wear it otherwise and that would just be a waste of money, time and effort on my part. I definitely don't need yet another item of clothing in my wardrobe, which either isn't loved or worn.
Luckily my stress levels seem to be subsiding and I'm trying very hard to not let things get me down. As I'm sure you can imagine, househunting is still one of the biggest pains in my life at present, and we've recently missed out on another couple of houses. I'm also expecting a letter from the Schools Department this week advising me of Violet's nursery place.
Don't think it's all doom and gloom here though - Violet is still as comical as ever. This weekend she's been strutting her funky stuff to Katy Perry's new song, Firework, which has been very entertaining.
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