Torsten was one month old yesterday! I haven't weighed him in a couple weeks but can see that he's grown since his birth. Or maybe he's just stretched out more from the fetal position and his head and face are assuming more normal head and face shapes.
It's fun to see how similar and how different he looks from his big brother.
It's also fun to see him in the hand-knit Viking hat he received yesterday from Marion-ajuhma! Thanks, Marion!
Let the pillaging commence!
I finished the blanket before the baby arrived!
For the curious knitters, the pattern is the Garter Stitch Blanket from Baby Knits for Beginners by Debbie Bliss. I used Rowan Handknit DK Cotton yarn in 203 (pink), 239 (blue), 253 (taupe), 301 (green) and 334 (purple). Some of those colors have been discontinued but may still be available on yarn store shelves or online. The 72 squares, all in garter stitch, knit up super fast on a pair of size 8 Addy Turbos, but the piecing together took a while.
I hope the baby takes to this better than Aldus took to the Big Bad Baby Blanket.
Yes, I fear we've already begun neglecting the second-born before it's even born. I don't have the time or energy to worry over every little aspect of this pregnancy like I did with my first. I think that's pretty common for a second pregnancy, especially with a toddler in tow. But we haven't even taken a single belly photo, and I'm already 21 weeks along. (Or is it 22? I've lost track. See what I mean?!? I couldn't even tell you how far along I am in plain old months.)
I think, though, at the very least, I ought to knit something for the baby. I tried picking up a little sweater project that I'd started a long time ago for a friend, but I'm not terribly impressed with my work. So instead I picked out what looks to be a relatively easy blanket pattern from a Debbie Bliss baby knits for beginners book, and found a great little yarn store yesterday, 't Ryahuis, that's not too far away. (Nice. 30 miles is now "not too far away". At least I didn't have to go to Groningen.)
Here's the yarn! Charles even says he likes the colors.
The pattern is sort of a patchwork of about ten or eleven squares of each color. I started on my first square last night and could hardly put it down to go to bed. I forgot how addictive short rows of garter stitch on a pair of Addi Turbos can be. Woo hoo! Can't wait to show you the finished product.
