I've got blanket fever!

Sometimes, for reasons that I can not explain to save my life, I get gripped by these strong knitting urges that just won't leave me be until I've either cast on or been gripped by another one. For some reason lately (perhaps looking through Mason-Dixon Knitting is responsible...) I've been gripped by a powerful desire to knit blankets. Yes, me. Miss Sockista. So, after I finished this sweet little bonnet for a baby girl who will be arriving tomorrow,

and my second Wurm hat,

I rewarded myself by casting on a blanket for the same little girl. I'm doing the Baby Chalice Blanket. I only started on Friday night, so I have only done one pattern row so far. Hopefully it will actually look like something next week!

While I really wanted to start the baby blanket, the other thing that has been giving me a knitting itch is the Curve of Pursuit blanket that I saw at the start of the dangerous Log Cabin section in Mason-Dixon Knitting. Something about it just screamed my name, and what with my new furniture,

I just had to start a cozy lap blanket for dry season. So, here goes! So far I'm loving the simplicity of the garter stitch and the order of the pattern. It truly is the simple things in life...

The other thing I've really been working on this week is trying to get the rest of that green roving spun and plied. I should probably practice a bit more before diving into some of my 'nice' stuff, but I am getting better at this, and I'm loving the results. Now I just need to find something special to show off all my hard work!

Well, that about does it for this week. Here is the overall shot of my efforts,

and this week's parting shot: