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Ribbony Love
A few days ago, I cast off this fun project, the Ribbons Baby Blanket from Evelyn Clark and Fiber Trends. I started it a few weeks ago for the store, and despite barely knitting for a week of that time, it worked up really quickly.
I love projects like this. Even though the rounds get longer and longer, by switching colors and stitch patterns every 8 rounds, it seems to be speedy and interesting enough to keep my interest.
The pattern comes with the flower-lace center as shown above, but also with an easy modification, making it great for newer knitters.
This is one of those projects that makes me appreciate the simplicity of knitting. I love how it flips from knit to purl, making it completely reversible, but different on each side. And I love the garter stitch edging; firm, flat, gorgeous.
If you saw the blanket off the needles before blocking, you already know that it looked a bit floppy, and definitely misshapen. After a good pass with my steam iron, it went from being a weird smushed rectangle into a perfect, flat, drapey square.
I love this blanket.
It’s too bad it’s destined to be a shop model.
But one mustn’t jinx things, right?
Cooper’s had a bit of a hard time since we got back last week. While he had so much fun staying at his daycare that he barely missed us, he did eat something a few nights ago that kept him – and us – up all night being sick. I took this photo on Wednesday during my afternoon home with him. He was so tired he slept most of the day and all through that night. He was better by mealtime, of course.
Cooper has this retriever thing going on. It’s not so much that he runs for things and returns them as that when he’s really happy, he just has to have something – anything – in his mouth. He does this first when he sees us in the morning. He wiggles his bum a bit, then runs away to find something really great to show us.
And he does it in the park, too. Of course, the park folks think he wants them to throw the toy. But no, he just wants to show it off a little.
It amazes me sometimes how much personality this dog has. I know this is true with all dogs; I’ve lived with a yorkie (Basil) for two years. And I grew up with a black mixed breed, Jenny. And my parents have Maggie, the Elvis-lipped Lhasa Apso. But when it’s your dog, it seems to be a different thing all together.
Watching Cooper grow, and learn (and forget what he learned) over the past year has been so much fun. I love this guy so much it hurts sometimes. This makes me so excited to be (hopefully) starting a family.
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April 4th, 2008 at 7:04 am
I love it is that Tahki cotton?
April 4th, 2008 at 7:24 am
blanket = YUM!!! I love it!
April 4th, 2008 at 8:02 am
I love how happy pets are to see us in the morning. One of my cats concentrates on food and the other just seems to think that it is time to run around the apartment, only slowing down to be pet.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:39 am
I know what you mean about your love for Cooper… it’s works the same way for my dog and i… sometimes i think about how much i love her, and i can’t imagine the love i’ll have when i finally have a baby of my own… will i even be able to handle all the love that will take over me?
another amazing thing about the dog is watching my partner with her… sometimes i see her with our pets, and it reiterates to me how good of a mom she’s going to be.
thanks for sharing all of this with all of us. you inspire me!
oh.. and as for the blanket… simply gorgeous.. i had forgotten that i bought that pattern over a year ago… now i’m itching to finally make it.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:55 am
That blanket is SO cute!
I just found out I’m gonna be Grandma again, so I’m looking at baby stuff very differently now!
April 4th, 2008 at 11:27 am
That blanket is too cute! I love the alternating bands.
Regarding Cooper and carrying stuff around: Our dog did that (even slept with something in her mouth) for years, and now she has gum issues. (inflamed, infected, etcetera) After an expensive trip to the dog dentist, she no longer has stuffed toys, she has special dental dogfood, and we are supposed to brush her teeth every day. Just keep an eye on Cooper’s mouth- I’d hate for him (and you ) to have to go through what we did.
That being said, Attie greeted me at the door yesterday with a visitor’s mukluk in her mouth. She thought she had died and gone to heaven.
April 4th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
LOL @ Cooper! Haley is the same way…she greets everyone by offering them a mouth-carried goodie…socks are faves when her stuffed squirrel isn’t handy.
And your suspicions about Cooper and your future family are correct…kids are even more fun to watch grow up than puppies…although even more work to housebreak