Baby Blanket for MY Baby!

I never thought I would be writing those words!

This is the softest combination of yarns. I had six skeins of the "Wild" that I didn't know what to do with, so this was a great way to use them to soften up the Pound of Love.

METHOD:
Used LionBrand Pound of Love and Moda Dea Wild, using size 15 needles and the pattern "Henry's Fuzzy Wuzzy Baby Blanket" from Ravelry.

The whole thing is just garter stitch, using the two yarns together, and since it's easy, I plan on toting it everywhere, to finish the blanket on time. It's going to be pretty big, to use up as much yarn and to snuggle as much as possible.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?
1. I ended up using almost all four balls and it made for a great size. Kind of lapghan size.
2. This thing is HOT. I think the nylon seals the heat in. It's also pretty heavy, too heavy to be left in the crib, but it might be a good snuggle blanket for the toddler years. I'm leaving it over the edge of the bed as a decoration now, but I can imagine snuggling under it in winter!

What to do; what to do...

So I have a lot of "finishing" to do in the next few weeks, before baby is born. I figure I'd better do it now, or it may NEVER get done! LOL. I have to:

1. finish Jen's poncho
2. sew up my tunic sweater
3. piece together and line (groan) the tiger jacket (this one I may have to put off until I learn the skill of lining, or can get somebody local to help me with it.)
4. finish or decide what to do with the Homespun car coat
5. make the baby Christmas hat
6. make a least ONE set of booties for baby
7. finish the baby's silky blanket (which is basically just about 6 inches of garter stitch away from being done DONE!
8. And I really wanted to make him a panda hat. I hope I still have time.

sigh. I'm also considering some new year's resolutions for the Celtic new year, and for life post-baby.

1. I vow to never buy cheap LionBrand synthetic yarn again. I'm tired of how it squeaks on the needles, I don't like how it pills and comes apart, and I think my time is valuable enough that I should spend it knitting with yarn that feels good and is good quality.
2. I vow to never buy a bunch of yarn just because it's on sale. I have no more room for stashing.
3. I vow to finish the master knitter basics course in 2012.
4. I vow to learn some decent finishing techniques, and really work hard on being careful and patient when I am finishing garments.
5. I vow to learn how to do steeks without panic.
6. I vow to learn how socks can soar on 2 circular needles! (Which should take up a great deal of my sock yarn stash!)
7. I vow to learn how to do cabling and entrelac and ultimately intarsia.

I think I'd like to start at the bottom, and over Christmas work on that entrelac scarf/wrap in Noro Silk Garden. I need to spend my gift cert at KnitWitts, and they have a good variety of colors. (I think I actually dreamed about yarn shopping for that last night! But I was disappointed because all the colors were grey. weird.)