First Impressions

I've already mentioned that the tiny humans are my favorite to knit for.  Every baby should have a hand knit blanket.  Mommies spend so much energy growing the wee ones, giving them something soft and warm made with love is the least we can do.

This Aran Blanket is a combination of my own design and made with something from Knit Picks that I can't remember right now.  Baby Megan, aka The Meggie Monster, is the cousin of Ava and AJ from this post.  This family produces children in rapid succession, but they're always kind enough not to be pregnant at the same time.  This blanket brought me closer to the edge than anything else I've ever made.  It left me crying on the floor in a pile of cashmere mumbling nonsense about my failed ability to count.  In the end, it was all worth it.  Maybe.  Well not really, but the blanket is quite divine...

Ava recently had a little brother, Gunnar.  Although I didn't know his name when I started making this, I had decided that he needed a strong, manly stitch to welcome him into the world.  This is the Dragon Skin blanket, and it's perfectly suited for his strong, manly name.

Ava, AJ, Meggie, and Gunnar recently had another cousin, Nicholas, who I've decided will only be known as Nickel.  Nickel's mommy is my dearest friend in the world, and her journey into motherhood was not an easy one.  I made this blanket near the start of that journey because even when she was too tired to keep hoping, I knew she'd get her wish.  Made with a wonderful Rowan that has since been discontinued, this was my first real attempt at Entrelac and I adore it.  I adore it so much, in fact, that it's the background for all of my marketing.  It's bright and happy and intriguing.  As is Nickel.

Also made with something from Knit Picks, this is a simple basket weave stitch with a garter edge.  I've never met the baby this was made for so I don't have much of a back story, just that there was a tiny human about to be born and he needed something to cuddle up in.

Also done in Entrelac and with Knit Picks, this little blanket has the title of belonging to the only baby ever to be born before his blanket was ready.  Of course, he was early and also attended his own baby shower, but that's no excuse.  I made him a Love Bunny with the leftover yarn to make up for not having a blanket to come home in.  Sorry, Matthias!

Knit with Loin Brand Nature's Choice Organic Cotton in "Macadamia", this little blanket is my own design.  The yarn is super soft and gets softer with every washing, but it sheds and sticks to my hands and gets in my eyes and generally makes me want to die.  And since I had to graph the pattern from scratch, there was a considerable amount of starting over.  It also involved a considerable amount of counting and I believe I've mentioned how I often forget how to count.  I think Baby Logan got (gets) enough wear out of it though, and that is really the only thing that matters.

The Tree of Life is a wonderful little story, and this pattern represents it perfectly.  It was a joy to make.  Baby Addison was a winter baby and that brand needs a blanket even more.  It's delicate and just the right amount of frilly for the little princess she's turning out to be.

All of these tiny humans are growing into full sized adults at a rate that leaves my head spinning.  I'm grateful to have been a part of welcoming them into our world.