Last month Kay, at Mason Dixon Knitting , shared a link to {three}cozy log cabins on a hill. She did so with this cautionary note:
"Warning: These photos may cause a viewer to cast on a log cabin blanket. Or produce a a darling little boy. Or move to a hill in Kentucky. "
I believed myself impervious to all three and clicked the link. However, I was instantly smitten with these log cabin blankets and could think of nothing else. My youngest nephew needs one of these, he really does.
It's all garter stitch which makes it the perfect mindless knit. I decided right away it would be the perfect project for some yarn I had in stash and after just a day of knitting it looks like this:
I'm using the Nashua Creative Focus Silk (worsted weight), the blues I dyed myself. I went down a needle size to compensate for some expected sagging, but I'm hopeful that the multi-directional knitting will help the blanket to hold it's shape as well.
This is going to be a Christmas gift so there's no rush to get it done. But, since I find the project quite irresistable, I will probably finish it way ahead of deadline.
It's probably too late to warn you against clicking the link but if you are lucky maybe you'll just be moved to produce a darling boy or move to the hills of Kentucky!
As soon as I get to my laptop I'm going to print that pattern! I have a bunch of darling boys (and one lovely girl) that I can bust my stash for.
Posted by: Marty | 04/03/2012 at 06:56 AM