One of the many things I enjoy about knitting this blanket is that I really don’t have to think about what I’m doing since it’s just the knit stitch for miles, and I’m enjoying that immensely.
I can knit with large needles, the above are a size 11.
I still cannot knit with anything small, it causes me too much pain and lifting with my left arm/wrist is still a “nope, not going to happen!” However, a moving my wrist slightly with large needles isn’t an issue.
I’m unsure when this handknit blanket will be complete. Judging by the last handknit afghan that I knit (on the bottom of the pile in the above picture) a little over two weeks ago, I should be finished knitting this afghan sometime this week or next. It all depends on how long I want this blanket to be. I could stop now if I wanted too. It’s already longer than the afghan on the bottom. I’m currently on my fourth yarn cake, which means I have four more skeins left. Edited to add: Actually, I have five left. I discovered another yarn cake in the same colorway. Initially, I was going to purchase two more skeins of this yarn. I had purchased a little over 2160 yards of this yarn, but seeing where I’m at now in this knitting journey, I don’t think I’ll purchase any more yarn for this project.
Once this afghan is complete, I’ll only need to knit one more afghan to complete the personal goal I set for myself of knitting three afghans this year. My daughter was the one that took the photos and she kept exclaiming how squishy the afghan felt. It is. I’m looking forward to seeing this afghan finished, but I’m thoroughly enjoying my knitting experience.
What will I knit next? It’ll be something a bit more challenging than a garter stitch afghan.
Initially, I was going to make the log cabin afghan and I still will at some point,
but the POP blanket by TinCanKnits has received my attention. The pattern is $5. I’d purchased the pattern a few years ago, but haven’t gotten around to making it yet, perhaps I’ll start knitting this next.
My trigger for the lovely POP blanket by Tin Can Knits is the above delightful scarf which is created by Sophie Digard. Do you see the similarities?
I stumbled upon Sophie’s work in the movie Bright Star. I saw Fanny wearing the top and immediately fell in love with it. I had something similar during my college years, but the crocheted flowers were larger and in one color, ivory. Seeing that scarf reminded me that I’d seen that design before (in blanket form) on Ravelry and the POP blanket immediately came to mind, although (at the time) I could not remember what it was called. Since I knew I’d saved it in Ravelry, the only thing I needed to do was scroll through my favorites and there it was! It was a nice surprise to see I’d already purchased the blanket pattern a few years before.
Shortly after I stumbled upon I saw the Sophie Digard scarf (again) I started knitting one of the squares needed to create the PoP blanket. It’s easy to create the circles, once you get used to the method. You start with a pinhole cast on. You also need to know how to do wraps and turns to create the short rows.
I’ve seen a few videos showing this method, but the one I’ve included above is the one I liked the most.