Lisa and Shaun’s Haley was born this morning so I rushed to finish the blanket I had started and bring it with me to the hospital. I followed the Easy Ripple Afghan pattern. The yarn is Caron Simply Soft 100% acrylic in Country Blue (9710), Bone (9703), and Sage (9705). I used a size H-8 crochet hook. I chained 98 stitches to start and got a finished size of about 26″ by 36″.
I made two baby slings based on the Maya Wrap pattern for Lisa and Shaun’s little girl Haley, who is due at the end of the month. I had Lisa and Shaun come to JoAnn’s with me to pick out the fabric, and I got the rings from Sling Rings. I used nylon upholstery thread for strength. Since the fabric was non-reversible, I had to double it up and had some trouble getting through all the layers. I finally lengthened the stitch and loosened the tension on my machine and it worked. I’ll try to get some action shots once Haley is here.
I made a few versions of Perdita using DMC Pearl Cotton #5. The rose one is the Lilac pattern in color #315 for me. The brown one is the Lily of the Valley pattern in #838 for my brother’s girlfriend. The seed beads are some my mom has had since she was little. The buttons are 1/4″ La Mode style 49162. These bracelets were knit on US 1 needles. This was my first time knitting with beads.
 
 
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