Knitting This Week

6:00 AM

It's Wednesday and that means it is time for the weekly Yarn Along. I'm joining with Ginny and everyone to share books and yarn! I actually worked on some knitting this week but reading was non existent. Thank you to everyone who made suggestions last week on baby knits. I am making a woobie for one gift and decided on a bath set for another. I will make some wash clothes and then bundle it with some other of our favorite bath products.

So. The Woobie. What's a woobie? I didn't even know it was a name of a thing. It is a small blanket with an animal head for cuddling. This is a woobie! I am making a pink and grey woobie which is actually coming together quite easily minus the few mistakes I made with counting stitches.

It starts with a provisional cast on and the grey section is actually much wider, but it is doubled over on the yarn over section to make the pretty edge. I made undoing the provisional cast on much harder than it needed to be only because I was traveling and didn't have the foresight to bring an extra set of needles to unravel the crochet edge. So I had to do it one stitch at a time. Took quite some time.

I am reading book number three of the Ruth Galloway series, The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths. Ruth Galloway is an archeologist specializing in bones who helps solve murders! I think the books get better...book one I thought was just ok, but I'm really enjoying the series now. The last week was spent with family, so while we are a family of readers, we spent more time talking and catching up than reading!

Happy Yarn Along Wednesday!

flyingjen

8 comments

Tiny Toadstool CottageJuly 8, 2015 at 6:25 AM
I am so glad I Googled 'woobies' after you mentioned them as they are adorable! I didn't know they had a name - I just called them blankies. Are you making an elephant with the pink and grey? Cannot wait to see how it turns out.
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karenJuly 8, 2015 at 6:43 AM
love your woobie and the colors are perfect!! Interesting construction :)
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Tracey ~ CloverJuly 8, 2015 at 6:57 AM
I never knew what a woobie was, but now I do. Emerson's Lovey is a woobie.
I love that you unraveled the crocheted edge without extra needles, you are a
dedicated knitter for sue!
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Tracey ~ CloverJuly 8, 2015 at 6:57 AM
sure...I lost the r ! :)
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DonnaJuly 8, 2015 at 9:10 AM
I always thought a woobie was a blanket a child carried around. But now I know! Can't wait to see how it turns out.
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stephJuly 8, 2015 at 1:59 PM
I did one once with an elephant head!!! your puppy-head is adorable!!!
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HeatherJuly 8, 2015 at 1:59 PM
A woobie sounds awesome to me...and actually I have three little ones that would probably enjoy such a present. Maybe for Christmas.
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Martina @ snapshotsandwhatnotsJuly 13, 2015 at 8:59 AM
That's an excellent idea - more fun that a baby blanket (and way cuter :))
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