Elijah David Bunting is six weeks old now - how time has flown! In every picture I've seen of my newest nephew, he is either smiling, sleeping, or rockin' and rollin' (that would be his dad's influence!). Perhaps I am biased, but I think sweet Elijah is adorable and brilliant (that would be his mom's influence!).
I love my step brother and his wife, and wanted to make something special for their first child. By the time I had chosen the pattern (the Cotton Ease Baby Blanket) and the yarn (Spud and Chloe Sweater), I knew I probably wouldn't finish in time for Elijah's big day, and indeed I have only just woven in the last end.
As always, I learned a thing or two knitting this project. I learned how to pick up stitches for a no-seam blanket - if I had to seam sixty-four mitered squares Elijah might not have gotten his blanket until he graduated from high school!
I also learned how to do an i-cord edging, which I absolutely love. Kelly Petkun of KnitPicks helped with her video tutorials. I do wish the edging didn't roll in quite as much as it does, and wonder if knitting it more loosely would have helped. I think I'll try it again on baby blanket number one.
Apparently stockinette mitered squares aren't really squares - they turn out to be some kind of rhombus-y thing. That means they don't lay perfectly flat when they're knit together. But washing and drying the blanket seemed to help with that.
Welcome to the world, Elijah!
2 comments:
Beautiful- I love the colors and the sentiments- Elijah is a lucky little guy to have such a wonderful extended family!
That's one lucky nephew -- your blanket is beautiful. Great job!!
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