I finished the blanket I’ve been knitting for Lucy’s new grandson. I started it about a month ago and figured I had until the end of August to finish it, but his early arrival necessitated a quick finish. Of course, since he only weighs 3 lbs, I made it smaller than I would have otherwise since I didn’t want his tiny body getting swallowed up by a huge blanket. We heard from Lucy today. She said the baby is still doing OK, but not gaining any weight. Right now they expect him to be in the hospital for at least another month.
Notice the Egypt mug? We finally found Oman mugs after looking for them for months. All the Muscat Starbucks got them in at the same time and they were cleared out within a week. In other news, I’ve finished my Christmas shopping. I bet you can’t guess what you’ll be getting from us.
Close up view. I knit it using fifteen different sock yarns (that’s a rough guesstimate) so it’s machine washable and not too heavy. I changed yarns every 4 to 6 rows. The zig zags are made by decreasing and increasing. It looks complicated, but it’s not.
When I had the camera out taking pictures of the blanket, baby girl was practicing walking all over the living room. She’s getting about 10 steps in before she sits down. Then she pops back up and keeps going. She’s pretty happy with her progress.
We’ve been really busy packing and finishing up the final plans for our trip. We are going to be gone for 2 1/2 weeks and have been figuring out how to travel as light as possible while still being thoroughly prepared. At least I’m worried about the thoroughly prepared part. As long as Josh has his passport, wallet, ipad and charger, he’ll be happy. Meanwhile I’m trying to figure out how to fit 70 diapers in a small suitcase that is also supposed to hold clothes for me and baby girl for the entire trip. My bedroom looks like something from a travel expo with suitcases laid out in various stages of packing, clothing rolled up in experimental ways, and stacks of clothes waiting to find a home.
I was doing fine until I found out that the maximum weight for each suitcase is only 30lbs. Good thing diapers are light . . .