Sunday, December 14, 2008

Carousel has a 5th Section!

Nostash2big added the fifth section to Carousel. This is a really cheery blanket!

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Little Boy Blue is Almost Complete


Pinnut completed the last section of Little Boy Blue. This blanket is ready for a border and then Voila! It will be complete!

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Busy Knitters!

All of our knitters have been working feverishly to finish their sections of blankets...all while trying to complete holiday knitting! Kudos to everyone!

Dimpledapple provided the following pictures of some of her recent work:

Little Boy Blue

Carousel

Pacific Blues

Sunday, November 30, 2008

More Completed Blankets

Sorry for not exactly being on top of things. Life is getting in the way of posting.

The group has been hard at work on the blankets, and several have been finished.

Lemonade Stand

Lemonade Stand is one of our preemie blankets. AuburnChick cast on and then the other knitters ran with it. The gals who worked on it are:

pinnut3200
dimpledapple
peattiewa
krismorales
grannydani
nannaknits

Disneyland

Disneyland was started by AuburnChick, who knit the red section and inserted hearts into it. They reminded her of Minnie Mouse. Each knitter selected colors that are associated with various Disney characters. AuntCrafty added the last section and then the border, which resembles Mickey Mouse ears.

The gals who worked on this blanket are:

AuburnChick
PeattieWa
Tobinknit
nannaknits
nostash2big
auntcrafty

**A special note about Disneyland. We will be donating this blanket to a knitting friend of our's who just learned of a young lady in desperate need of baby items for the upcoming birth of her child. What a generous group we have.

One other blanket update is Puppy Love. Nannaknits provided this photo with her section added:

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Autumn Reds is Complete!

Nannaknits put the finishing touches on Autumn Reds. She posted the following information about the blanket:

It doesn't look like it in the picture but this blanket is pretty much square. I did the border in Chocolate brown, single crochet 5 rows with a crab stitch final row. I think it is really pretty.

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The knitters who worked on this blanket were:

nostash2big
Dimpledapple
Purlingkitten
sepenguins
wyospinner
nannaknits

Y'all did a beautiful job!

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Puppy Love -- On Its Way to the Next Knitter!

Nostash2big shared this photo after completing her section.

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Sunday, November 2, 2008

Tropical Plantation is Complete!

Nannaknits, from over on KH, posted this update on Tropical Plantation:

Tropical Plantation is finished. Here is a picture of the final blankie. For the border I did three rows of single crochet followed by a row of backwards single crochet. I think they call that stitch the Crab stitch.

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Here’s a list of the knitters who worked on this blanket:

auntcrafty
pinnut3200
kaniger
nostash2big
Purlingkitten
nannaknits

Y’all did a wonderful job!!

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Little Boy Blue Gets a Third Section!

Nostash2big posted the following update on Little Boy Blue:

Little Boy Blue is packed up and ready to send to dimpledapple. Alas, I didn’t make it to the PO on time today so it will go out on Monday. Here’s a photo though!

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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Wyospinner Works on Autumn Reds

Wyospinner added the 5th section to Autumn Reds. One more to go before the border, and we'll have another blanket complete! GREAT job, Ladies!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Pretty in Pink Makes Progress!

Kaniger added her section to Pretty in Pink! It will look lovely in a baby girl's room one day very soon!

Strawberry Shortcake is Looking Yummy!

Pinnut added the fourth section to Strawberry Shortcake. She used a moss stitch. This blanket is looking scrumptious!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Pumpkin Pie and Candy Cane Lead Us into the Hoiday Season!

Pinnut finished knitting her section of Pumpkin Pie. What a delightfully warm color she selected!



At the same time, Kaniger was busy knitting her portion of Candy Cane.


Great job, ladies!

A Warm Welcome for a New Member!


Krismorales has joined the West Coast Oddball Knitters! We're very excited to have her join us on this adventure!

Friday, October 24, 2008

Rain Forest is Completed!

Our ladies did a tremendous job on Rain Forest. It's simply stunning!


The knitters who worked on this are:

pinnut3200
nostash2big
ladylou
PeattieWa
jhelanee
Purlingkitten

The Blankets are Traveling Again!

Here are some updated photos of blankets that are on the move again...

Lemonade Stand


Strawberry Shortcake


Neon Rainbow

Monday, October 20, 2008

Little Boy Blue Should Toot His Horn!

Please forgive this web author. She's been a bit delinquent in posting updated photos of the blankets.

Wyospinner added her section to Little Boy Blue. Nostash2big is already hard at work on it.

Puppy Love is Growing More Cuddly by the Day!

Sepenguins knit her section of Puppy Love using a Moss Knit Rib. On to the next knitter!

Pumpkin Pie and Blueberry Bliss are looking Delicious!

Shandeh completed the first section of Pumpkin Pie. What beautiful fall colors!



Wyospinner quickly knit her section of Blueberry Bliss and already has it on the road to the next knitter!


GREAT job gals! The plans for this project are to take a holiday break as soon as the current blankets are finished. Everyone deserves a little R&R after such hard work!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

New Blankets!

We're really busy these days! Take a look at some of our newest blankets.

This is Candy Cane. We'll be knitting this blanket in all garter stitch, alternating white and red yarn.


This blanket is Strawberry Shortcake:


And this blanket is Pretty in Pink:


Other blankets are on the move. Hopefully, we'll have new pictures of them soon.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Grand Canyon Sunset is Complete!


Tripletmomma added a beautiful shell border to the Grand Canyon Sunset blanket. This blanket reminds me (the writer of this post) of the trip I took in the spring, when my plane flew over the Grand Canyon on its way to Las Vegas. What a lovely sight to behold.


The gals who worked on this blanket were:

auburnchick
pinnut3200
Dimpledapple
auntcrafty
Debkcs
tripletmomma

Monday, October 6, 2008

Desert Sand is Complete!

Our third blanket is complete! Woo Hoo!

Knittinmitchie added the finishing touches to this beautiful blanket! One day very soon, a baby will have the pleasure of being enveloped by its warmth.


The knitters who worked on this were:

ladylou
pinnut3200
dimpledapple
nostash2big
nannaknits
tripletmomma
knittinmitchie

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Three Blankets are Growing!

Pinnut made quick work of the three blankets she received this week.

Lemonade Stand


Little Boy Blue


Puppy Love

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

We Have Completed Our Second Blanket!

Jhehanee added the border to Purple Mountains Majesty, making it our second finished blanket!


At the same time, she worked a section of the Rain Forest blanket. She used the double moss stitch pattern.


Friday, September 26, 2008

Our First Completed Blanket!


Woo Hoo! Our first completed blanket! This is Rainbow Sherbert. Its name changed a few times during its time with our knitters, but what matters the most is that the gals worked hard and turned out a beautiful work of love. The knitters who worked on this were:

grannydani
PeattieWa
Debkcs
nannaknits
Purlingkitten
knittinmitchie - completed the last section and the border

Any parent would be honored to have this blanket cover their wee one.

Carousel, Puppy Love, and Pretty in Pink Join the Family Too!

Our knitters have been keeping themselves out of trouble by starting a lot of new blankets this week!

AuburnChick cast on two more. The one below is Carousel, which is the colorway of the yarn. She used the Check Pattern from the book knit & purl.


The next blanket she cast on, in her enthusiasm for the yarn and the project, is called Puppy Love. The colorway is "Puppy," and the stitch is "Twisted Moss." The yarn actually has flecks of color in it, although the picture doesn't show them.


Nannaknits cast on Pretty in Pink. She used Caron Simply Soft "Pink," and the pattern is the Diagonal Rib from this site.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Lemonade Stand and Little Boy Blue Make Their First Appearance!

This project is growing by leaps and bounds, much like the babies who will be covered by these knit gifts of love.

AuburnChick finished casting on two new blankets: Lemonade Stand and Little Boy Blue. These will be preemie blankets.


Tropical Plantation is Growing More Lovely With Each Knitter!



Kaniger finished her section of Tropical Plantation! Doesn't this make you want to go for a nature walk in Hawaii? Lovely!!

Monday, September 22, 2008

Autumn Reds - Fall is in the Air


Dimpledapple just finished knitting her section of Autumn Reds. The honey looks lovely beside the red!

Desert Sand is Ready for a Border

Tripletmomma posted pictures of the blanket, and boy is it gorgeous! Our knitters are proving themselves extremely talented (and smart with colors). Make sure you're sitting down when you look at the pictures. They will blow you away.





We Have a New Member!


Please welcome Crisco, one of our Ravelry buddies! She's excited to join our team, and we're so happy to have her!