Doily and A Modular Car Seat Blanket.....

I just finished knitting a Modular Blanket that is just the right size to toss over a newborn while she or he is being transported in a car seat. They come in mighty handy when the weather turns cool and as extra warmth during the winter months. I am rather new at knitting with variagated yarns and chose this colorway because I like the basic colors used, but it somehow didn't work out to my wonderful expectations. I would have preferred if the colorway was a little more 'muted.' But I love 'bright' and 'loud' colors. And babies LOVE color! The brighter the better with them. It catches their attention!


Modular Baby Car Seat Blanket using Red Heart Yarn
(a 22 x 22 inch square)

This next photo is a delightful present from my dentist; Paula Hammerick. One day while cleaning my teeth, she admired the crocheted hat I was wearing. She told me she crochets too, but just couldn't manage to achieve the proper tension when working with regular yarn. However; she loves crocheting with thread. I couldn't believe it! Most people learn to crochet with regular yarn and have difficulty working with thread and the very tiny crochet hooks you must use (myself included). I love the look of crocheting with thread, but I lose patience waiting to complete an article, and the needles are just too thin for me. Well, I had balls of crochet thread, a few vintage magazines, and a book of patterns just sitting in my yarn stash; all of which I gave to Paula gladly! When I dropped the thread off at her dental office she showed a doily she was crocheting for me! I was flabbergasted, surprised and amazed!! No one had ever given me a present like this before!! I was humbled....

A few weeks later an envelope came in the mail from Paula containing the doily with a note explaining as she crochets her doilies she says prayers into them. Sounds just like the Prayer Shawls knitted and crocheted around the country and given as gifts to those who need a little love while going through difficult times....


Isn't this a beautiful piece of art ?? Thank You, Paula!!