so, i fell in love with this top at first sight. ordered the yarn and the pattern book and then let it sit while i made another top, some washcloths, a pillow case, and the fmb. when i finally got started on it, on a road trip, the metal sleeve at the end of of the needles had come unglued and kept slipping down over the cable and when i would have to push each stitch onto the needle individually. ugh. so i gave up until i got back home where i fixed the needles (susanne needles! they should not do this on the first usage!)
right now i am halfway through the back panel. i am nervous to start the front, as that is the beautiful part, but it will be doing it soon!

and here is the real deal at fuzzy mabel

i’ve been working on this project for ages. i pick it up when i need something to work on that will relax me. the yarn is classic elite flash ‘green tea’. 100% cotton and it feels SOOO gooood. the blanket was supposed to be square, but it will end up being a rectangle; that’s okay. i have no idea why i am making this blanket; i was just looking for something to make with this yarn, really. i don’t know anyone having a baby anytime soon, so i have plenty of time to get it done.

here is the project i can hardly wait to finish. “Why?” you ask? well, i would like to put one of my other WIPs into it, that is why :), namely the big bad baby blanket from Stitch n Bitch which sits by my bed as a “relax” project.

the project is the french market bag from knitty.com. i found some cool noro kureyon yarn for myself and for my sister and away we went. we both added cascade 220 for the bottom and handle colors. i did part of the body in the cascade as well and then the handle grips in the kureyon again. i don’t know that my sister is decided yet about how to do the handles, but she should be soon!

anyway, i finished mine a couple of weeks(!!) ago and am waiting for my sis to get done so that we can felt them together. it should be cool!

as you can see, i made the body a bit deeper, so i should have room to put that big blanket in it!
here’s a picture that may give you an idea of the actual size: