The latest seekrit knitting project

[nonelvis]

An op art baby blanket for haineux, his wife, and of course the little baby-to-be.



It may look a little misshapen here, but that's normal; this photo was taken while I was wet-blocking it to straighten it out. It looked positively amoebic when I took it off the needles!

Made in Ella Rae Amity, and my first project knitting with two circular needles. It was easy and lots of fun, though by the end the blanket was so large that each row took a good 25 minutes.

Comments

[ennirol.livejournal.com]

So so cool!

I remember when this pattern first came out on Knitty and I thought, "Oh thank goodness, this is only like the second cool baby blanket pattern I've seen" (only slightly exaggerating - the other one I really like is called "Octagonal Lace", from Vogue Knitting on the Go: Baby Blankets and is made in a zillion components knitted from the center out. I made it once, with four colors, and probably never will again). ;-)

Great job! I love reading about your knitting adventures.

[nonelvis]

I know you're not exaggerating about the baby blanket patterns, because I totally agree -- I had a really hard time finding one I liked the first time I made one. I'm glad I found this one this time around; it was perfect for the recipients.

I looked up "Octagonal Lace" online and found it was a bunch of separate octagons, each with its own pinwheel flower. Good lord, I'd never make something that complicated -- I'm impressed that you did!