Here’s a nice picture of Freddie’s blanket. I made it big enough for him to sleep under as he grew – but he never did. But it has been such a comfort blanket – for me.
I read the other day that an average pair of knitted socks has 34,000 stitches. I think this had around 50,000. Seems amazing at all I could ever do for him amounted to not much more than 3 socks.
Josie asked for a similar blanket while I was pregnant, for her doll. I made it afterwards, as she was still determined to have it, using cast off squares that I knitted for Freddie before I changed wool types. Then added pinks and greens to match her favourite dolly. I knitted most of it in Devon and it was surprisingly healing. That holiday seems a million years away now.
And now it’s time to move on – try as I might, I can’t quite make it past blankets. So here’s the stash for one for our bed, in the style of Freddie’s one but hopefully with a few twists.
I reckon it will take me two years.
A lot may go right or wrong in two years.
I can only knit small squares – which I make into pouches (for phones, make up) and end up as gifts for friends/family! And I’m part way through 2 blankets for the middle 2. Knitting is very good for healing. xx A lot can go wrong, but a lot can go right too. xx
aw hugs Merry, beautiful blankets for beautiful children xxxxxxxxxx
I learnt to knit when pregnant – it was very relaxing and helped take my mind off things.
It will be interesting to see what has changed by the time that blanket is finished.
It’s beautiful.
Stitches in time… homage to life. EEk, that sounds too twee, I think I mean to say that knitting, you know – such a simple act, but we work our feelings into the piece.
Beautiful colours for all three of your blankets.
Two years is a long time. I’m still working on a massive cross stitch sampler I started when I expecting the girls. I also often wonder what my life will be like when I’ve finished (if I ever do!) We may well finish blanket and sampler together!
Had you considered incorporating Freddie’s blanket into the one for your bed? Â So his became part of your whole? His could be the centre and yours grow around it. If you start just by knitting the squares for a year you could then see where you’re at. Xx
I think it is possible I might end up doing that – I hadn’t thought of it but it might work. I think at the moment though, I won’t plan it. I can never really predict what I’m going to want. It might be one day I might just want to put it away till I’m dead. I don’t know.
Freddie’s blanket is lovely. There is something very healing about the simple repetitive action of those knitting needles, and also in a knitted blanket.
I have a similar blanket knitted for me by many lovely friends after Florence died, it’s on my bed and I wrap myself in it every night, and now Ernest too, so much love in that simple item.
I hope the two years it takes you to knit your next blanket are filled with love and with hope. x