basket weave baby blanket & 5 hour sweater I like to knit, and one of the easiest things for me to work on is a baby blanket. They are a bit of a commitment (it takes me several weeks to finish one if I work every evening-which I usually don’t. Then it can take months)… Keep Reading
The $2.50 Baby Gift
I bought several skeins of variegated pastel baby yarn at the dollar store several months back, and used 2 1/2 skeins to create this blanket and baby sweater: I know this looks white, but trust me, it is pastel variegated. The blanket is a garter stitch border with a 10 stitch/10 row basket weave pattern…. Keep Reading
The Diaper Cake
I mentioned a while ago that I was helping to organize my SIL’s baby shower. One of my planned gifts/decorations was a diaper cake. Well, I finally made it yesterday and I think it turned out very cute. The “cake” portion is made from two packages of newborn diapers (WalMart brand-approx $9 each) I used… Keep Reading
