89 days of knitting
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 6:15PM I did not make my goal. I don't like not making my goals.
But I do like this baby blanket.
I only have 689,245 stitches left before I can begin the 17 day bind off it will require. That's because I'm knitting a ruffle around the edge, and with every round, you have to increase the number of stitches considerably to make it look, well, ruffly. And the ruffle has to be large enough to ruffle.
So that's where I am. Mid ruffle.
I love how this colorway knit up. It's Autumnal Splendor from Yarn Love. When I'm done with it, I'll post the formula for how to make your own baby blanket that requires a 17-day bind off.
Or you could just knit it with bulky weight yarn, in which case your estimated bind off time is approximately 90 minutes.
It's about 28" across right now. When I'm done ruffling my brains out, it'll be closer to 34".
I'm sure Shamrock will love this blanket all the more knowing how many stitches I knit. She will never spit up on it, drag it on the ground, or allow either of the horsedogs to come near it.
She is Super Shamrock, able to ward off approaching horsedogs with a single glance!
This blanket needs a name, what should I call it?
Yarnista's Epic Blanket of Ruffliness?
Reader Comments (21)
Ruffles for DW
Also... Love.
Oh my, it looks yummy enough to eat!
I think after 17 days of binding off this blanket definitely deserves a title with the word 'epic' in it!
Can't wait to see the final product : )
Love that blanket.
"Ruffled blanket of doom"?
minm
love, love, love!!!! can't wait to get my claws on the formula to do my own version!! oh, and did i mention that i LOVE this???
ShamRuffle! I love it gorgeous
I think you should call it "Sham's Wow".
It's beautiful!
The 90 Day Wonder
I think you should call it "Love's Labor Ruffled." You can add "Epic" to the name if you'd like, though I would suggest "Epically" after "Ruffled" to keep the alliteration, or "Love's Labor, Epic and Ruffled." Lovely blanket!
I like Beth's suggestion. Though I would go for a colon: Love's Labor: Ruffled.
I think such a lovely whirl of color and ruffle should be named "Carousel" ... :)
Ruffled vortex, since it seems to suck you in!
Is this your own design, or are you working from a pattern? If it's a pattern that's available now, (or even if it's your own design and you're selling the pattern :)) I'd love to make it for my coming baby boy! It is lovely, but you can bet I'll be using a bigger yarn, ha!
How about ruffled hypnosis? Based on the spiral design...
There is only one name awesome enough for this blanket -- Foofie!
I think you should just call it beauty for your little Shamrock beauty and the beauty of what a blanket becomes as it is loved and last but not least for the beauty of this yarn :)
Zombie whirlpool. Yep, that's it.
"Shamrock's Circle Game Blankie" -- the lyrics to "the circle game, where the season go round and round and painted ponies go up and down" seem so fitting to a new baby and the circular nature of the blanket...
"Ruffle Love", although I also like "Sham's WOW!"...looking forward to the formula, love the yarn, the colors are so vivid!
Missus Rufflelumpakiss... because you'll have that sweet little girl all snuggled up in her ruffly blanket, the little lump, and she'll be covered in kisses because who can resist a sweet baby?
I'm going to modify my earlier suggestion, as I'm sure it would bother you immensely to leave out the apostrophe in "Labors" (and seem to be ignoring the reference to Shakespeare's play). My corrected suggestion is "Love's Labor's Ruffled." (I think it's OK to use the American "Labor" rather than the British "Labour's"). And, yes, I'm a geek. Still love the blanket!