One of the highlights...
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Kylie's in love with my now-complete Hap Blanket. See how she's cuddling up to it?![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZat2SNKq4xkQQmIlgTt3V8AhwjmcQXC7k3_UWdWwFsb4mf0-irxMlJEJN7eiL4Bcc1J6NxD1WShYLb_-efm_6j8PW06l_DeEqnUfTrWrf7BsmbziatWMQi7cQeknj3v28kSrXyQ/s320/July+21+009.jpg)
Pattern: Hap Blanket, by Ysolda Teague (from Whimsical Little Knits)
Yarn: Cascade Ecological Wool, Natural (1.25 skeins) and Coffee (.25 skeins)
Needles: Clover US 11 bamboo circs
Yarn: Cascade Ecological Wool, Natural (1.25 skeins) and Coffee (.25 skeins)
Needles: Clover US 11 bamboo circs
Notes:
Hmmm... I wish I liked this better. The yarn is great -- very lofty and soft, marvelous price and yardage, wonderful natural colors. I usually love Ysolda's patterns, but this one isn't my favorite. There are serious errata. Row 5 should be P (not K); more significantly, the last page of the pattern doesn't seem to be necessary and was ceremoniously disregarded by me. The written-out instructions are rather annoying -- they often refer back to other rows that themselves refer back to yet more rows.
Feather and fan is usually my absolute favorite stitch pattern to knit, but here it's a pain. Switching colors after YOs is nearly impossible to do well. I don't like knitting F&F in the round on those big needles, either.
The blanket is an odd size. It would make a great (if slightly large) baby blanket, but I knit it up in hand-wash-only wool. It kind of covers your lap. It would work best as a decorative item over the back of a chair. Or as a cat blanket, apparently.
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Also, since my friends are procreating at an alarming rate, a raglan baby sweater in Cashmerino, inspired by Lolly's two cute versions.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHeKiMjshXAagWXzvYXi2Sdi3_bAo6BBXV1d8afCtnXif9Ge7b3E9oLNik6s4zCKMagCZ8wpM4dwN-RC9bFu2ppUvJOxVFm9hjt0MKjdq5ckCt_UYdDRk9g7Booz3vJnDzh2XJw/s320/July+21+019.jpg)
knit to within 1 st of marker, YO, K1, slip marker, K1, YO
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