I'm done with the 'bad-ass baby blanket' project. All I have to do now is sew up the booties and wash it all, then I'm delivering it to Reggie at work.
I was going to make a 'bad-ass' blanket for Debbie and Brad's soon-to-be baby, but in my quest for patterns across the internet I found this:
I think it's beautiful. It's backed with a piece of fabric, much like a quilt, and it's hand embroidered with french knots and running stitches to keep the backing attached to the knitted front. The backing makes it doubly warm and gives it more structure than just a knitted blanket.
So, I've decided that Debbie and Brad and their new baby will be the recipients of my first 'baddest-ass' baby blanket. I'm going to try and wait to see if they're having a boy or a girl....and if they don't want to find out or can't tell, then I'm going to knit it in gender non-specific colors. I'm very excited about starting it, to be honest. Because it's entirely knitted in sticking stitch it's the kind of project that I can do whilst I'm watching TV (yes I can knit without looking at it) and I can also leave it without having to worry about finding my place in the pattern when I come back to it.
I LOVE finding new patterns, especially ones like this - it's truly a unique item.