I had a very nice trip to visit my grandmother in Illinois. When I was there, I spotted the full-grown Hemlock Ring blanket in its natural habitat.
This prompted me to ask Grandma to do the obligatory hand-off photo with me, since I was not there to actually hand it off in April.
Grandma made me a beautiful basket for Christmas. The vertical pieces are a really neat blend of green, pink, purple and blue.
It has one handle and a hole in the bottom. Any guesses as to what it’s for?
I couldn’t guess right either. It’s for hanging next to where you knit, and putting a ball of yarn inside so it doesn’t roll around and get tangled. Isn’t that neat? I’m not sure where I want to put it yet, but I’ll probably put it near the TV since the other basket she gave me is in my other knitting location.
It was a very nice visit, and between the travel and the relaxing at Grandma’s house I was able to do six inches of the bottom ribbing for my own Pinstripe Pullover. I am snowed in today, which is perfect for finishing a couple more things in 2008 and working on that year-in-review post.
5 responses so far ↓
Erin // December 31, 2008 at 11:49 am |
Happy New Year! The Hemlock Ring looks great and the basket is a really cool idea!! Have a great day!
chemgrrl // December 31, 2008 at 12:28 pm |
Oh, what a cool basket! And you look like your Grandma.
Happy New Year!
Peaceful Knitter // December 31, 2008 at 4:59 pm |
That’s the upside to being snowed in, I guess: more knitting time! Great basket.
turtlegirl76 // December 31, 2008 at 6:39 pm |
That’s a cool basket! And it’s great that your Grandma loves her blanket enough to actually use it. =)
Jessica // January 2, 2009 at 10:10 am |
oh my god, your Grandma’s basket is amazing!