Blankie Friday Update
So some of you had some very valid questions and requests on the Blankie Friday post. I meant to answer them last night, but I was busy dyeing yarn. So here we go.
Non-gratuitous kid pic on the couch with the blankie:
Blankie all by herself on the couch - well, with the blankie my grandmother crocheted for me when I was a kid. Grandma's blankie is a bit longer, and I have to admit there have been times when I wished *that* blanket to be longer than it is. hm.
About the border in question - all along the plan has been to add a very small, subtle I-cord border all along the edges. This is non-negotiable, and it is in fact already implemented along the bottom and most of the right edge. It made me laugh hilariously that y'all got all hot and bothered (kinda) about what kind of border I was talking about when it's all right there in the tutorial! heh.
Additional thoughts and comments on whether to stop or keep going are welcome and encouraged!
Also, this week in the blog - a new project on the needles, and some crazy new hand dye to show off. My house smells like vinegar and wet sheep. I can't believe my family isn't complaining!
Oh! and Really, my husband loves me. This morning, I was headed upstairs to take a shower, a luxurious weekend shower in which I take my time and he watches the kids so that I can shave my legs in relative peace and have a tiny little break. I saw a look in Joe's eyes that was a bit - resigned. It said to me that he was putting up with my silly ritual of time to myself, but he wasn't enjoying it. So while I was showering, I was feeling kind of guilty (moms out there all know that we feel guilty at the drop of a hat, so it was nothing new).
Then, I stepped out of the shower and as I was drying off, I heard Joe talking to Julie. Julie wanted to come upstairs and see what I was doing. Joe was explaining to her that "Mommy works hard all week. She gives us almost all of her time. She needs a few minutes to herself once in a while, so let's stay down here." Ahh. So sweet, so unprompted, so perfectly what I needed to hear. Reason 5,971 why I love my husband.
Non-gratuitous kid pic on the couch with the blankie:
Blankie all by herself on the couch - well, with the blankie my grandmother crocheted for me when I was a kid. Grandma's blankie is a bit longer, and I have to admit there have been times when I wished *that* blanket to be longer than it is. hm.
About the border in question - all along the plan has been to add a very small, subtle I-cord border all along the edges. This is non-negotiable, and it is in fact already implemented along the bottom and most of the right edge. It made me laugh hilariously that y'all got all hot and bothered (kinda) about what kind of border I was talking about when it's all right there in the tutorial! heh.
Additional thoughts and comments on whether to stop or keep going are welcome and encouraged!
Also, this week in the blog - a new project on the needles, and some crazy new hand dye to show off. My house smells like vinegar and wet sheep. I can't believe my family isn't complaining!
Oh! and Really, my husband loves me. This morning, I was headed upstairs to take a shower, a luxurious weekend shower in which I take my time and he watches the kids so that I can shave my legs in relative peace and have a tiny little break. I saw a look in Joe's eyes that was a bit - resigned. It said to me that he was putting up with my silly ritual of time to myself, but he wasn't enjoying it. So while I was showering, I was feeling kind of guilty (moms out there all know that we feel guilty at the drop of a hat, so it was nothing new).
Then, I stepped out of the shower and as I was drying off, I heard Joe talking to Julie. Julie wanted to come upstairs and see what I was doing. Joe was explaining to her that "Mommy works hard all week. She gives us almost all of her time. She needs a few minutes to herself once in a while, so let's stay down here." Ahh. So sweet, so unprompted, so perfectly what I needed to hear. Reason 5,971 why I love my husband.
Labels: Blankie
posted by Shelly Kang at 11:37 AM
8 Comments:
That is fantastic!
Li
That's so wonderful. He is a good husband! :)
Great picture of you with the girls and blankie. I can't wait to see the "creation" you make this weekend in the dye pot.
I love the picture of you and the girls under the blankie. So sweet!
Wow--your blankie looks amazing. I sure hope you are proud of it. As far as length goes, I think it looks terrific-fantastic-amazing just as it is. But will you be happy with that length, or will you feel like you "settled"? Is it possible to enter it in the fair as is and then continue knitting on it after it wins tons of fabulous prizes? I realize you would have to frog the i-cord border...is that a difficult challenge on this pattern?
It definitely looks cozy with you and the girls---very cute mommy/daughters pic!
Wow--what a nice thing for your husband to say! He sounds extra fabulous.
And I'm very excited about the hat pattern! I will have to get my hands on one somehow.
I see on your sodebar you have a blankie kal? Does it have a blog? Can I join? I have started mine and loving it. I am about the add the pattern to Ravelry if thats ok?
Wow, Blankie is coming along! I agree with SB, if you stop will you be unsatisfied with the size later? I hate not fitting under a blanket on the couch, and cold toes in Minnesota are not good (on the other hand, you have lovely socks). I was also wondering if you could just quit for the fair, then resume afterwards. Of course there's the danger of never picking it up again and having to undo all of that I-cord ... -elizabeth
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