Star Blankie is born

A friend of mine Emilee is having a baby boy due in May. Of course a baby blanket is in order.

I made the sqaures in country blue, dark brown and light brown which are all the colors of the baby's room. She also is accenting with stars and circles. So I decided that stars were a must.

The picture doesn't do it justice but I did use Red Heart Super Saver. I wanted something that would hold up and could be washed over and over again. I finished it with 2 single crochet rounds and 1 blue round. I haven't measured it yet but it is a good size.

Now I need to work on my next blanket for my soon to be niece or nephew who is due in August. My brother called me about a month ago saying that they were expecting their 3rd baby. They have 2 girls now and I think they are hoping for a boy. The blanket will be the reversible baby blanket. It is going to be in pale purple and pale blue. So far I have knitted 12 rows and it takes forever with 400 and something stitches per row.

Also on my to do list is the Morrocian Days/Arabian Nights Shawl. I uses about 5,000 beads. I just got my yarn. I am using Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud I believe in sunset. I am not sure about stringing all those beads. The pattern is beautiful and I really can't wait.

Must go and get my oldest ready for school.