I just finished my first knitted baby blanket!

You know, I can't remember my first knitting project! It was many years ago, though, so I'll use that for an excuse. :) Even now I love the feeling when I finish something, especially when I finish something that takes awhile to finish.

I so remember my first knitted project!!! I was fifteen and it was a pair of slippers. Mom had given me wool yarn, and there was just enough for my two slippers. It took me a year to knit them and get them sewn together. I got to wear them once... I had very carefully taken them off and proudly and lovingly placed them on the chair in my bedroom and went to bed. The next morning one of the slippers was GONE! I searched high and low for the missing slipper, and of course my parents chided me that I should be more careful with my possessions. It wasn't until three days later that the mystery of the missing slipper was solved. I owned a royal standard poodle who was the light of all of our lives. We didn't know about his affinity for WOOL. During the night when we were all sleeping the dog snacked on my one slipper. Dad discovered the answer and called us out to the back yard to observe the evidence. It literally came out in the end. The dog ate quite a bit of wool in his lifetime, and as hard as we tried, we couldn't always keep our special wool pieces of clothing from his teeth! I still wonder after he ate the slipper if he farted fluff.

I never had anyone to teach me how to knit, but I remember crocheting, I loved it and may end up doing some more this summer. I think dollies will be good, never enough dollies for the knickknacks. Was the baby blanket made out of wool? I really don't know much about knitting except that you use 2 unlike crochet you only use one. Hope you have many more hours of fun. Happy Mylotting!!!

That's awesome! Isn't it great to see something you made with your own hands as a finished item? There is just something so very cool to make something with your own hands..a one-of-a-kind item. Something much more special than all those mass-produced blankets/scarves/sweaters sitting on a store shelf somewhere. Congrats to you and best wishes on project #2...and beyond!

Hi! My congratulations! That's real success. I love knitting myself and prefer flat things like scarfs and blankets (someday I'll definitely do one for myself) Please share, what was the size of the blanket? How much time it took You to finish it? What color is it? Jolly myLotting!