Blanket catch up...

I have been reacquainting myself with Martha's ripple blanket. Partly because it dawned on me that I have been much neglecting my list of things that need finishing (a bit naughty, I should have finished something by now) and partly because it is her birthday in two weeks time. Two weeks today precisely in fact. Martha will be five - how time marches on.

 

Martha's blanket-to-be lives in a little wicker basket underneath the coffee table in our living room. It sits there everyday, most of the time with something else on top of it. Not the cat, the something else is to keep the cat off.

 

 

Occasionally I open the basket and carry on with a bit of ripple-y crochet, then tuck it all away for another day. If I run out of yarn, I buy a bit more and carry on. There is no real plan. I started the blanket to generously fit the width of Martha's bed then just sort of got on with it, letting it grow. I thought I'd stop when it got big enough!

 

 

Well, I thought it was about time I had a proper look to see what needs doing. Time for a proper plan. Time to get it finished so I can bundle it up and wrap it nicely for Martha's birthday.

 

 

It turns out there is still plenty to do, but not as much as I thought. Less than half in fact. Doubts about the whole thing had started to creep in a little if I'm honest (the way these doubts do when you've been doing a thing for long enough), but they were soon shooed away by seeing it out. All nicely spread out in neat ripples.

 

 

Then on the bed. The red looks lovely with her red bed just as I'd hoped.

 

 

So, some renewed enthusiasm, a list of final requirements and I'm excited that I might actually get this one done in time.

 

Nineteen ripples to go and a bit of edging, yarn is calculated and ordered.

Wish me luck!

 

xx

p.s. Do pop by Handmade Harbour this week to see what everyone has been up to...