A week ago I became the godmother of a little girl called Alice. And last night, I got to meet her for the first time. She's gorgeous. I'll have to get some pics at some point, but trust me on this one, she's a stunner... She's also the little girl that I have been knitting the Debbie Bliss shawl for.
Yes, I did finish the border, sew it on (yuck!) and finally sew all of the ends in.
And I am rather pleased with it.
I used and extra ball of yarn to make the body of the shawl as I wanted it to be a little bit bigger than it's mean to be. So I ended up buying 2 extra balls of yarn as I was concerned that the extra length could mean that the border was just that bit longer and might mean that I needed an extra ball to finish the border. Of course that didn't actually happen and so I have a spare ball of the yarn.
To be fair, I often do this as I hate the idea of running out of yarn. One of these days I am going to have to make a random stripey baby sweater with all of my left over balls.
She looked very sweet with it wrapped around her.
Posted by Amelia at February 9, 2008 08:51 AMCan you please tell me which Debbie Bliss pattern you used...thanks! The shawl is beautiful!
Posted by: Susan at February 26, 2008 03:06 PMJust gorgeous - like the following post, you've photographed it so much more clearly than the book. It's on my to do list now!
Posted by: Sam at February 18, 2008 08:08 PMje suis sure que votre filleule sera toute mignonne dans cette ravissante couverture
Posted by: vivi's mum (Brussels) at February 15, 2008 03:36 PMSuch a lovely blanket Amelia and beautifully knitted. Great colour too. xx
Posted by: Jan b at February 15, 2008 08:47 AMWell worth the effort.
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Well worth the effort.
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The blanket is gorgeous & such a pretty color for a girl. Congratulations on being a godmother. I am sure there will be many more handknits to come.
Posted by: Ann at February 12, 2008 11:10 PMCongratulations Godmother ! And what a gorgeous blanket. That baby is clearly going to be spoiled rotten :0)
Heather x
Posted by: Heather at February 11, 2008 07:48 PMI *bet* she looked sweet! What a lovely blanket, for what is surely a lovely girl.
Posted by: Amy at February 11, 2008 06:05 PMBeautiful blanket, love baby things in more intense colors! Left over Baby Cashmerino makes great socks for babies or, with the addition of a couple balls of the yarn, great adult socks!
Posted by: Sally at February 11, 2008 04:26 PMIt's so beautiful and such a fabulous colour, congrats at becoming a Godmother!
Posted by: Jacinta at February 10, 2008 11:51 PMThat is such a lovely blanket!
Posted by: Lin at February 10, 2008 05:43 PMGorgeous blanket; I love the colour you chose. Lucky baby - having a godmother who knits!
Posted by: Mary at February 10, 2008 03:54 PMIt's a gorgeous blanket, though I don't think I could sew on an edging!
D:)
Posted by: dawn at February 9, 2008 10:47 PMAs always, your knitting is stunning. Congrats on the goddaughter and the wonderful project!
Posted by: Willow Caroline at February 9, 2008 09:29 PMWhat a lovely blanket! She is one lucky little girl!
Posted by: Carla at February 9, 2008 02:57 PMGorgeous - I love deep, rich colours on babies. Congrats on your godmothership!
Posted by: anna at February 9, 2008 12:11 PMAmelia, that is just gorgeous! And great news about being a godmother too. I love being a godmother, especially as one of my godchildren loves the socks I knit him.
Posted by: Helen at February 9, 2008 09:37 AM