Back in the Saddle, again ......

I haven't had anything to say for a LONG time - I've worked my projects in silence, had no creativity going. The items I made I only made because someone had need of them.

But the weather's changing for me.  Here's a new one and I'm sharing!!



Raegan's Star Center

I'm always knitting or crocheting - those that know me well are used to seeing me with yarn and needles, and a crochet hook or two tucked in my hair behind my ponytail tie (oh yeah, my hair has REALLY grown a lot since I posted my photo).

Anywho, sometimes I use others' patterns, sometimes I just come up with my own. My own I have never tried to share before, so this is a new thing for me.

So here t'is: I just got done making a baby throw - started it Easter weekend and finished it today - YAY!

It's for my youngest niece-but-one, who is expecting her first child in August - a girl she plans to name Raegan.

When my niece was a baby I made blankets, sweaters and toys for her, and even let her help {SOB}. She loved my yarn winder SOOO much that she begged me to buy more yarn once: she'd wound my WHOLE stash and stacked it up in my living room. There was no where to walk or sit. Drove me nuts, but in a fun way :)

So she's expecting, and what's been surprising to me is that she still has some of the things I made her, and plans to give them to her little girl when she makes her arrival in August. I thought that was sweet, but then I saw her holding the first blankie I made her (she still has it!) and I cringed (after all, it's 20+ years old!).

I've taken pity on the baby and designed this new one for her. I'm quite proud of it and will posting the pattern on Ravelry  as soon as I can write it up!

Here's the link for this project page on Ravelry. You must register for a free account to see it.