A few months after I had my own Little O, I realised that I had made so many things for other people's children that I hadn't really made anything for him. And yes it's taken me almost a year and a half but I have finally made something for him... a nice warm winter blanket. I have made quite a few of this style of blanket for friends babies (thank you Lucy from Attic 24 for a wonderful pattern. See here for more details http://attic24.typepad.com), and I always meant to make him one it was just me getting around to it that was the problem. I had purchased the wool several months back and I finally decided in March that I was going to make it and that it had to be done before winter. So I started and when ever I had time I would whip it out and crochet. I just loved the repetitiveness of the pattern. It was almost like going into a meditative state, instead of repeating a small mantra, I would repeat the stitch over and over again.
My favorite moment in making this blanket would have to have been about half an hour after I took this photo. Little O climbed up onto the couch next to me, put a pillow up one end of the couch, laid down, putting his feet over my lap and pulled the part of the blanket that I had made up over him. So while one end was keeping him warm, I was still making the blanket from the other. I am still new to this whole Mummy business but I must admit that this moment really melted my heart. I hope to get many more moments like these.
Anna
XO
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| The final product |
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| I really like how this edging turned out. I ended up doing three rows of double crochet or single crochet (depending on what side of the world you are from), but working into the back loop only. |
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| A closer look at that edging. |
