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

[jigglykat.livejournal.com]

I love it! It's a bit Burtonesque.

[haineux.livejournal.com]

What you can't quite tell from the picture is that the "black" color is actually a very dark purple, like an even darker version of the color of the border on this page.

Also, the feel is delightful. Very soft and stretchy.

[gritsinmisery.livejournal.com]

"You are entering a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind..."

or is it "Do not adjust your set. We control the horizontal. We control the vertical."

I never can remember which show that graphic goes with.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

If you put the baby on it does it start spinning around and around while the Vertigo theme music plays? :-D

[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.

[toonhead-npl.livejournal.com]

All I know is when I look at this blankie, I want to do whatever I am told.

[haineux.livejournal.com]

Please see http://josephcoderre.com/post/1577857264/oh-no-someone-pitched-the-baby-into-the-time for picture of this being employed.