Alan brought me to the yarn store yesterday. I’m going to be knitting something for the baby!! I couldn’t decide if I wanted to start with little booties or a little outfit or what. I finally settled on the Big Bad Baby Blanket from Stitch ‘N Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook.

I wanted something that she could keep for a while and not outgrow quickly. The design calls for Koigu Wool Designs Painter’s Palette Premium Merino. At the yarn store the lady helping me said it was not machine washable which I definitely did not want so I asked for something comparable that I could actually wash in the machine. She pointed me to Plymouth Yarn Encore Colors. It’s 75% acrylic and 25% wool. And instead of being 50g it’s 100g so I don’t need to use 2 strands together. I hope this turns out nice and I hope I get it finished before she’s born.