the blue blog archives: and so it begins again

Wee one woke up from her nap the other day and, with a pathetic little pout, pointed out this small tear in the edging of her blankie. The edging (a bright red Frog Tree Merino) is super soft and is her favorite part of the blankie. She always runs her fingers along it as she cuddles with the blankie. Needless to say, she was quite distraught that blankie was "ripped". We all know, however, that I've seen much worse! While she had a bit of juice to calm down, I whipped out the extra yarn and the crochet hook and put a small row of single crochet stitches over the tear.

That was easy. But I am certain that the battle to keep this blankie whole has only just begun.

posted by alison at 9:42 am | in blankie blues

Comments

It's a great thing that you have extra of the yarn, because keeping those things whole looks like an uphill battle!

Posted by: Seanna Lea at June 29, 2009 11:58 AM

Still the age where Mommy can fix anything! Love that.

Posted by: Jennifer at June 29, 2009 12:18 PM

Ah yes - the saga of the disintegrating blankie! Fortunately my grands did not become enamored of hand knits until they were toddlers (my daughter got 5 hand made blankets for her baby shower for B, the oldest - so it seemed kind of superfluous for me to make another one - so I made lots of hats & babies just do not become attached to hats!). Good thing you saved the left over yarn!

Posted by: Donna at June 29, 2009 3:03 PM

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Need a new ringmaster for the New England Knits webring or I plan to delete the ring. PLMK if you are willing to take over as ringmaster.

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Posted by: Joan at July 1, 2009 11:06 AM

Ah, the pictures of trying to save B's blankie - a trip down memory lane.

Posted by: Gayle at July 1, 2009 12:27 PM