I'm going to try and find some appropriate material to back the blanket as I've already caught my wedding rings on some of the floats on the back (a bit of a stomach drop moment until I saw it hadn't ruined it on the front!)
In other news I made my first set of baby blanket, hat, mittens and booties (called Cherish by Sarah Hatton) with some lovely yarn: Rowan wool cotton DK. I can't believe how quick these things were to knit and so much fun too:)
I've also finally found the perfect pattern to make a long cozy cardi, and making use of the beautiful soft alpaca DK yarn my mum bought me for Christmas (though I had previously intended this yarn for something else, so had to stock up on a few more skeins for this bigger project). It's called Snow Bird by Heidi Kirrmaier (one of the few patterns I've liked enough to pay for) knit in one piece from the top down. I've done the collar, shoulders, arms and main body bit and have just started the pockets (another first for me), and it's growing quickly. I altered the pattern as the majority is done in reverse stocking stitch, which (not meaning to offend the author) I don't like the look of, so have reversed the instructions so the whole thing is in normal stocking stitch. I can't wait to be able to wear this and it's so soft and warm (benefit of knitting top down is you can try it on as you go:) ). Will post pictures as soon as I start taking them!
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