blanket

Dear Page,

Just to keep you up to date... I finished the OpArt Baby Blanket. Here it is pinned for blocking:

Overhead view:

Side view:

While this was not a challenging project it took progressively more time to knit the rows as each row increased by 4 stitches. On the final rows, there were over 700 stitches! There were a multitude of ends to weave in since each stripe had 4 ends. I find working with the darker yarns difficult as I don't see them well without extremely good light. I chose to use a loose bind-off since the designer of the pattern said it needed to be "heavily" blocked.

I used Knitpicks Swish DK which turned out to be very soft. It should wash nicely, too.

Love,
Mom

Dear Page,

I have started the OpArt baby blanket for your expected little boy. It is an interesting knit and I really like the Knit Picks Swish DK yarn. It is soft and easy to knit with. Here is a picture of the start:

More pictures to come of the project. I hope you and our grandson will like the finished blanket.

Love,
Mom