My Weekend - Giving Away the Baby Blanket

I finished the Little Square Baby Blanket just in time.  The baby shower was this past Sunday.  This shower was very elegant.

Me, my mom, my sister Missy

Look at all of the presents!

Ben was there the whole time helping open presents and such.  He jokingly said other husbands are going to hate him.

Here's Ashlee opening my blanket:

They really liked it!  I really liked that one and it was hard to give away! :-)

Did you ever have a hard time giving away a present?

Sam :-)

FO Friday - Little Square Baby Blanket

I'm so excited that I finally have one of my big projects finished!  The Little Square Baby Blanket is finally done.  I've showed it to you in progress, so many times (here, here, here, here, here, and here)

I had a few difficulties with this blanket.  The soon to be mom asked me very nicely for no purple.  She knew the general idea of what I wanted to do for her and she know that I was using the left overs from my ripple.  Using my left overs meant I could use a high quality yarn without spending a ton of money and that made her happy.  She knows that purple is my favorite color, but she really just isn't a fan.

She really loves brown, that's why I chose to put the squares together with this nice brown.

So are you ready to see it?!  Here it is all complete:

The back looks just as good as the front, as you can see above.

I am so in love with this blanket and I'm sure that the mom to be will love it!!

The details:

Yarn:  Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino
Colors:  044 (green), 059 (teal), 020 (yellow), 047 (green), 031 (blue), 032 (blue), 008 (navy), 002 (green), 063 (orange), 046 (turquoise), 037 (red), 039 (dark green), 068 (orange), 072 (green). 071 (blue), and 048 (brown)
Size: 27"x32" (67cm x 81cm)
Hook: 4mm G hook (tend to go up a hook size)

I've linked up with Tami's Amis, Natural Suburbia, and Wisdom Begins in Wonder.

Sam <3

Something A Bit Different - Day 5 - 3KCBWDAY5

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WIP Wednesday - My Ripple and Little Square Baby Blanket

I'm posting twice today because I wanted to give you a final WIP on my ripple.  I have finished all of the stripes.  I just have some ends to weave in and the border.  So I think this will be the last update until it is complete.

I was doing pretty good with weaving in the ends as I went, but I was getting nervous that I wasn't going to finish the rows in time to use the left overs for the baby blanket.  The baby blanket has a due date, so I'm going to finish that first then come back to this.

After thinking about it for a while, I think I have finally decided to remove the bright orange in the lower right hand corner.  I have enough squares that I don't need those.  I just kept thinking that they would stick out way too much.  Thoughts?

I'm linking up with Tami's Amis, Small Things, Frontier Dreams, and Ambassador Crochet.

Sam :-)

WIP Wednesday - My Ripple and Little Square Baby Blanket

I'm getting very close to the end of my ripple.  I got a lot done over the weekend, due to the long hours in the hospital.  This is where I was last week:

I had just finished one row of the dark purple (on left in picture above).

Now this week, I am a lot farther along.

As you can see in the picture above, I only have 7 colors left including the rest of the pale pink.

Doesn't it just look so scrumptious and blankety?  I'm really loving my blanket and I'm so happy it is for me.

I also have a ton of the little squares completed.  I'm actually going to do more than I need because I am doing all of the leftover colors that are not pink or purple.  I wasn't going to put pink into a little baby boy blanket, but I was veto-ed on purple by multiple people including the mother to be.  I think I'll actually have enough leftover from the baby boy blanket to do a baby girl blanket.  Not sure for who, but I'll have all of the pink and purple leftovers, plus some extra squares of the blues, greens, and oranges.

I can't wait until these two are done.  The baby blanket needs to be fully completed by May 6th for the baby shower.  I made a schedule a while back and I have been sticking to it or doing better.  I gave myself a full week to put together the little squares.

I know someone told me before that I was brave for not doing join as you go, but honestly I don't think I can handle join as you go.  I need to fiddle with color placement.  I enjoy that part, when all the squares are done and you can arrange and rearrange them until they are just so.  Join as you go is so final.

So just like last week I am linking up with Tami's Amis, Small Things, Frontier Dreams, and Ambassador Crochet.

Also, I wanted to officially say it here, I am participating in Blog Week next week.  Now I have to really do it!

Sam <3

ps.  Thanks for all of the lovely comments on my previous post.  They really mean a lot to me.  I believe that I am pretty good at staying positive, but everybody has some times when they are down and your comments made me feel better.

WIP Wednesday - My Ripple and Baby Blanket

Okay, so, the last week you saw I had just started a yellow row.

I've managed to add a few sets of stripes.

Its really starting to look like a blanket.

Its so big all folded up, but earlier in the week when I was still working on the pink row, I layed it all out on my couch.

Its so big already but I'm not close to being done!  I want to be able to lay down on the couch and have my toes covered and have it come all the way up to my neck!!  On a side note, are you interested in seeing the blankets at the end of the couch in full?  I made them in college.  I did not tie dye them myself, but I'd be happy to show them to you if you want to see them.

I have made a ton of progress on the little square baby blanket!!  I have 96 squares done!  I'm over half way done.

I think this picture below is a little more clear, but it only has one red square.

I can't remember if I've already showed this to you, but this is the yarn I am using to put these squares together.

So what are you working on?  Don't forget to check out everyone else over at Tami's Amis, Small Things, Frontier Dreams, and Ambassador Crochet.

Sam :-)

ps.  Thanks again to everyone who participated in my giveaway!  I really enjoyed it.