Step 1. Start mittens. Decide the black yarn (mini mochi) is too fuzzy and doesn’t jive with the lovely cream malabrigo. Buy black malabrigo.


Step 2. Get new black yarn and wind it into a ball.


Step 3. Start mittens again. Realize I started them with a black pattern on cream background and I wanted the reverse. It would have been a lot more convenient to realize this the first time. In the end, I’m happy with how it looks (these pics are pre-blocking), but my thumb-making skills could use some fine tuning. Luckily, there’s a second mitten to practice on.

It seemed appropriate to share pics of one of my blankie babies today. This cutie was born in 2010. She’s growing up so fast; I was glad to get her a blanket while she was still little. Her mommy is a dear friend and was kind enough to send these pics of baby K on the Raspberry blankie! Thanks for sharing, L!
She’s a good sport about the pics!
Look at those eyes!
Gotta love their tiny little toes and fingers….makes one believe in miracles.
Happy Valentine’s Day!

I was surprised to only get 60% through the body of the wrap before needing the second hank of yarn.

At this point, it seemed like a good idea to do the bottom border to find out how much yarn to save for the other border. Before embarking on a border, I needed to drop stitches that were at the edges of Chart B. This was a little scarey and a lot fun. Here’s a picture where I’ve dropped the stitch on the left side and have yet to drop the stitch on the right.

Then, I had to psych myself up for the border. I’m excited to have gotten through that!
AND THEN I learned about the Russian Join. This join allows me to not have to weave in ends. I’m a HUGE fan! :)