Another Item Crossed Off the To Do List!

The baby blanket is DONE!  It took a bit longer than I expected, life got in the way.  Who would have thought, right? 

I always try to do too much (as I stated in an earlier post).  I really wanted to give a handmade gift for the baby shower I'm going to this Saturday.  Originally I kept making myself stay small and came up with ideas like little stuffed animals, but then I got the best of myself.  I went big.  I figured, how long could a baby blanket take?  Longer than I thought, but it still got done in time!

So, here it is!

The details:

The blanket ended up 25"x30"
3.25 skeins of Lion Brand Cotton Ease color Lake
J hook used (6.0 mm I believe)

In the end, I had to buy twice the amount of yarn the pattern called for.  Somehow, the pattern said you only needed 2 skeins of Cotton Ease.  I did use a smaller hook, but I didn't realize it would affect the amount of yarn used that much.  I didn't really see on http://www.ravelry.com/ anybody who could finish it with only 2 skeins.

The pattern, Little V-Stitch Blanket, was very easy and did work up pretty quick.

What do you think?  Not bad for the time frame available....
The shower is this Saturday, I'll let you know if she likes it!

-Sam

Feeling a bit overwhelmed....

I realize that in the month of May I have committed to a lot of projects.  Even after completing all 4 Mother's Day presents and most recently Super Secret Afghan (a post to come on that soon, I promise!!) I still feel like I have SO MUCH to do.

-I started a quick baby blanket for a soccer teammate of mine.  The pattern (Little V-stitch Blanket) works up really quick, but it will still take me a few days to finish.

-I have to make something for my swap partner on http://www.ravelry.com/ (more to come on this later).  I have some ideas, but haven't started anything.

-I offered to make some items for an event that is coming up (I can't explain on here too much).  For this I am making hot cup cosies, coffee cup cosies, and maybe a teapot cosy if I can find a basic teapot at a good price.

-My mom asked me if I could make one more kitchen hanging towel for a friend of hers that has helped her a lot recently.  My mom had foot surgery recently and this friend has been great.  Plus, my mom rarely asks for anything, so I want to help her out.

Its a lot right?  Sorry for a wordy post without pictures.  Let me see if I can just end with a picture.....

My dog Georgie, not liking the scarf and sweater I bought for him one Christmas.  This was also the year we had to shave off his beard because he got stuff stuck in it.  He seemed embarassed.  Teehehehe

-Sam :-)