In an attempt to use up the last of my baby yarn I found an easy, and often used, knitting pattern. I was really happy with how it turned out and it just may stay in my own tickle trunk.

I still had a bit of a few colours left so I made a smaller version that I’ll donate to Ken’s cradles.

I still have more baby yarn left – but only the green and the multi-coloured versions. I might have enough for a small sweater but a friend borrowed my pattern book so I’ll have to wait until she gives it back.

I had three large skeins of this orange yarn and whenever I saw it in my bin I couldn’t for the life of me think of what I could do with it. I also had a skein of white so I decided to jump right in with a pattern I’ve made at least a couple of times before.

This will be a donation and I hope it brings some sunshine to somebody’s day.

I was thrilled when Taylor asked me to make her a new blanket. I was afraid I was done with blankies until I had a great grandchild.

Taylor picked out the yarn and the colours and I placed an order with Michael’s. I used the huge needles (25mm) as tests using smaller needles didn’t work so well. Because a pattern doesn’t show up with such chunky yarn I knit using a plain garter stitch.

Before I ran out of yarn my arms, wrists and hands couldn’t handle the weight any longer so she got a smaller bonus blanket from the remaining yarn.