I am so excited because I can finally share some projects I’ve been working on for the last three months!
First, the back story.
My friend, Maegan, who I teach with, found out she was expecting a baby last August. She’d been wanting a baby ever since she got married.
In January, I began knitting for the little boy she found out she is carrying.
First off the needles was a Baby Cabled Hat, knit with the Martha Steward Wool Blend…
This was a super-fast knit, and the yarn was very soft and easy to work with.
The next pattern, Sneaker Booties, was made was with the same yarn…so she’d have a matching set…
These were deceptively easy to knit. I think I made both booties in one evening’s sitting.
The next thing I knit was the Tail a Wagging baby bib. I used Lily Sugar’n Cream. It, too, was a quick knit!
The last item, and the one I’m probably most proud of, is the Soothing Ripples blanket. I began knitting it in January and probably could have finished it that month. However, I paced myself, knit whenever I could, and finished last weekend.
The fringe added the perfect finishing touch!
I loved knitting this blanket. It was, basically, the same two rows…over, and over, and over.
I used Caron Simply Soft for the blanket. The drape is beautiful!
I’ll share one funny story before I end this post.
During her shower, I sat beside her, writing down the names of the people who had brought gifts so she could write thank you notes later.
When she got to my present, she unwrapped the smaller box.
Here’s the box she saw (not the bottles)…
She smiled and started to set the box down…
WITHOUT OPENING IT.
I casually asked, “Aren’t you going to open it?”
“Oh,” she said. “I figured you gave me a juicer for the baby.”
HA HA HA HA HA!
My vegan reputation precedes me, I fear!
I’m glad she opened everything, and I’m thrilled that I could do something nice for her. She’s become a good friend…listened to me cry my first year I worked at the school I’m at (it was my second year of teaching…first year teaching reading…and I was overwhelmed)…gone on escapades with me.
I love her to bits and cannot wait to welcome her little guy into the world when he makes his appearance next month.
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Fantastic knits! Your friend is going to treasure them.