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For My Emma

I told Emma I would make her something as well in my learning to knit project. I picked some pink yarn for her and it was the first thing I cast on. I abandoned that and finished Davis' scarf first. Then came back to Emma's.

I cast on far too many stitches for it to be a scarf. So we decided she could use a doll blanket. She picked out some ribbon (this was mostly to hide the not so good knitting at the top and the couple of holes that I managed to do.) to embellish the blanket.

Last night I finished her blanket. It is kind of wonky. But it works for her dolly. It is also very soft (cotton yarn).

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Next up is knitting in the round. My next project is going to be newborn hats and matching socks. In these projects, I will not only learn knitting in the round but also increase and decrease stitches. I hope that by August I am ready to tackle some longies.

Also, Emma has requested a purse. More like a pouch type purse. So I will add that to my learning projects. That should be good for learning how to do a cord.....

Comments

Rach said…
Awesome! I love your creativity, Abby!!!

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