Knitted Blanket Update

With one month left of school I feel like I am crawling out of my skin with craft fever. I have been attempting to finish Avynlea's knitted blanket for the past 2 months and this week I have finally made it about 1/3 of the way. I am now halfway through color number 3 which means I get to start over and finally have a pattern! Although the process is slow it feels so good to see progress.
So, here are some pictures of said progress. Maybe it will inspire those of you who also have half-finished projects lying around. You CAN do it! Perhaps slowly, like me, but slow and steady wins the race... at least that's what I hear.

Here is a link to the original knitted blanket post complete with instructions.
Best of luck as you finish those pesky projects that never seem to end. I'll be sure to keep you apprised on Avy's blankie.

Knitted Blanket for Avynlea

I've been working on this blanket for my soon-to-be niece, Avynlea. Her mommy asked for pink to match the room. I ended up with 2 shades of pink that are girly but not necessarily little girl, girly. I like to think these colors are a bit sophisticated as well.

I chose Loops & Threads brand Country Loom thread. I love this thread because it is a little fluffy so it hides mistakes well. My colors are (from right to left below), Rodeo, Warm Cream, and Snapdragon. Snapdragon is my favorite!


I like to knit while doing other things (watching Biggest Loser)so I decided not to count rows because I know I'll get distracted. Instead I am knitting one whole ball of yarn (104 yards/95m) for each pink color (ends up being 16 whole rows-32 single rows) and separating them with 8 whole (whole="down and back") rows of cream. Another great striped blanket pattern can be found here.

Blanket:

Stitch: garter (knit every row)
Yarn: 4 snapdragon, 2 rodeo, 2 cream
# of Stitches: 115
Needle Size: 9-10mm (mine is 9 wish I would have done a 10)