Candra's Apron

I finally finished the red and white egg beater apron for my friend and nurse colleague, Candra! This apron has been on my UFO list for a year! Candra helped me start it last summer (2011)and we had hoped to finish it before Thanksgiving, so she could use it to cook Thanksgiving dinner for her family. But we both started school (RN-to-BS programs) and each had our nose to the grindstone for the entire year. I just got my first real break from school, and really enjoyed getting this project back out again. Candra, in addition to being beautiful and smart and an awesome oncology nurse, is a fabulous cook and home maker, so this apron is perfect for her! She makes the best apple pies in the state of California!

Vexillo Baby Blanket for Baby Karen

I finally finished the knitted baby blanket I've been working on for my cousins, Rodger and Leslea's first grandchild, Karen. The rocking chair the blanket is draped over is the one I bought when my daughter, Katherine, was born. The blanket is simple and fun to knit, using self-striping sock yarn. The pattern is called Vexillo and is available free from Berroco.

This is a photo of the wrong side so you can see the seaming. The seaming wasn't as fun as the knitting, but once I got into it, I didn't mind it all that much. I had slipped the first stitch in each row of knitting as if to purl with the yarn in front. This left a nice, clear edge and made the seaming pretty easy.

And this is baby Karen on the day she was born in April.