I've been working on this baby blanket for almost a full month. That is actually a long time for me. Generally I choose projects that will not take more then two weeks. However, I absolutely fell in love with this yarn. I swear it was whispering to me from across the store. Since we don't know the gender of the baby, (keep in mind I'm in my 50's, so it's definitely not for me), I've had to do a lot of neutral colors. This looked so fresh and springlike, I just had to have it. I had a pattern in mind, and then I saw the pattern on the skein wrapper, and all sense left me.
Once I got started, I realized this was not going to be a "watch TV and knit mindlessly" project. It was a lot of counting, and bobbles, and then the cables. Hence the one month time period.
Last night I finished weaving in all the ends, and was so thrilled by the results. It was well worth the extra time.
And here it is:
