I’ve knitted 15 squares for the pink/white/brown baby blanket (one is double-wide). I need to block them, knit the edging, do some finishing embellishing on three squares and then assemble it. I have about 2 weeks to get it ready for the fair. It will be close, but I think I can do it. I’m planning on blocking two squares a day while I knit the edging. I assembled my blocking board yesterday and am probably more proud of it than is warranted.

The most challenging thing recently is trying to put white swirly ding-dong type icing on the cupcake. My first idea was duplicate stitching. That did not deliver results that I was happy with so I ripped it out. Plan B was an i-cord, but even the smallest one I could knit was too big….so, onto my third choice which I’m about to attach. I chained (crocheted) a chain the length I needed and will sew it on with clear thread in the swirly pattern, proving there is more than one way to ice a knitted cupcake. :)

Now, how to squeeze in a little project for the SIL baby shower now that she’s having a boy? hmm.

NOTE: If you’ve been following my progress on projects and wondered what happened to the small cream blanket I was knitting for myself, I frogged it and made a hat. :)

Laters!
(7/5/2009 10:04 pm)