Square Three
The Log Cabin Baby Blanket project is a nice project to have in my back pocket. Whenever I feel tired or unmotivated, I reach into the basket and pull it out and start working in those simple garter stitch rows. Inevitably, after a few of those rows, I sit back, look at my work, and just smile at how those simple stitches turn into something with an elegant geometric quality.
I am now done with the three base squares. The most recent one is the one with the green border. I like looking at all three of them together. It's remarkable to me that you can use the same three colors in different proportions and have squares that leave very different impressions. I've read that early on babies see contrast better than they really identify different colors. If so, I think this blanket should be relatively interesting to my friend's upcoming new addition.
I've started on the fourth square. It's a repeat of the sqare with the blue border. Hard to believe I'm almost half way finished with this project. And there is definitely something about working on these squares individually that makes the whole project seem to go faster than I think it would if I was starting at the center and working my way outward.
Yes, definitely. When it is one large square, it seems to be absolutely endless. I once crocheted an afghan that was just one entire granny square. ugh. These colours are looking fab!
I'm not so sure, if that feelings stays.
I've made a logcabin-blanket for my little daughter nearly four years ago. There are 12 blocks in it, all 12 are identical and I got really bored with them. The worst thing was the finishing - sewing those endless seams and knitting a border of seeming endless length ...
About 2 years ago I started the bear claw blanket from IWK and I'm only done 2/3 of the squares.
Conclusion: knitting those squares is fun, as long as they are different. Repeating the same square a second or third (or even more) time is like sleeve island. You need lots of margaritas ...
I really like the colors you chose for the blanket. It's going to be gorgeous.
The squares are just fabulous. I think my favorite is the one with the blue border.
God I miss my log cabin. It's looking great.
Love the squares. Really young babies do love contrast. I remember my son in his carseat carrier staring endlessly at the black and white spots on one of his toys.
The colors you are using are just lovely. This will be one lucky baby. Hopefully, by changing things up and keeping other projects going as well you will avoid some of the fatigue the others mentioned.
Just letting you know I've been lurking on your blog for a while and thought I'd finally delurk and say hi! I really enjoy reading your postings -- have a background in biology myself (and my DH is actually working in medical informatics, AND his family is eastern European as well :) ) and love to knit too. Thanks for the wonderful blog.
Wow! I love the way this is looking... I may have to think about making one, doing it in squares makes it seem possible!
Purple and green are my favorite colors for baby stuff. It is just too fun, whimsical, and cute not to work.
amazing how the 3 colors look so different! I love log cabin for that great mindless yes satisfying knitting!
Wow! the developing blanket looks great! Can you please tell what size is a finished square?
-Subha
I love this blanket. I made a (fabric) quilt for my son when he was born, and purchased fabric for my daughter...and it sits as I knit knit knit more things. Shameful, really, as she's six months old. Maybe I can redirect my shame into a handknit blanket quilt?
Love your color choices. What yarn are you using?
1/16/07 - hi theresa! thank you thank you thank you for your thoughtful description and pictures of yarn forward (yf, yfwd)... i'm working on a lace pattern, and don't recall every using a yf stitch in any of my other "creations"... so i was stumped.... working with kid mohair, i didn't want to try and "invent" the stitch on my own, as i was sure to break the yarn... i have a pretty extensive library, and was surprised that there were no illustrations of the stitch in any of them... so i ran to the Internet, and with a stroke of good fortune, came upon your site... and your yf description - which will now allow me to continue with my project - a lovely Ooh la la French Beret from the Sublime pattern book #601. Thank you again, from a sister knitter! love.leigh.knitz