This is a project I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Isn’t this the most stunning yarn? I bought it about 3 years ago at Unravel. It’s handspun and hand-dyed Devon wool, in a colorway called Dawn Chorus. There was only one skein of it at the stand, and though I’m usually not an impulse buyer, I spent all day thinking about this yarn and knew I couldn’t leave without it.
The warm colors reminded me of sunrise, and I originally imagined myself wearing a shawl made from it, drinking a cuppa on my imaginary porch. But the more I admired/stroked/fondled it, the more I realized that actually this was the ideal yarn to use for a baby blanket. It is a little fuzzy, but very soft, and absolutely gorgeous. So not long after buying it, I tucked it away, to wait until I knew I was going to have my own little one to make a blanket for with it.
And now I’ll finally get to use it. It was a little over a year ago (June 21) that I found out I was pregnant for the first time, and while that ended in a miscarriage just a month later, I am so pleased to share that R & I now have a second chance – we’re due early November and all seems to be going well. I never did get this yarn out last year, and retrospectively I’m glad as thinking about everything that happened last summer still makes me unbearably sad; it would have tainted this project a little. For now, I am happy and relieved and a tad overwhelmed by this pregnancy, which, at the risk of sounding melodramatic, really does feel like a tiny miracle. Sharing the news is a little scary, to be honest, because though I’m well into the pregnancy now, everything still feels precarious. I hope this blanket will give me something to focus my energy on.
I have a few days away in Cornwall coming up, and I’m planning to test a few lace patterns to find the right combination for our little one’s first handknit. There isn’t much of this yarn, as you can see, so I’m going to use some of the undyed yarn I bought at Wonderwool to supplement it. I’ll let you all know what I end up choosing.
Congratulations! I am so happy for you. I hope you have an easy, uneventful pregnancy and lots and lots of joy in the future with your little one.
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Thank you so much! I hope so, too. I’m 5 months in & it has been (mostly) so far, so fingers crossed.
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Oh congratulations! I’m so very pleased for you!
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Thank you, Amy! It’s nice to have good news to share.
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HUGE congratulations! I’m so happy for you. This is the 3rd blog baby I know that’s due in Nov/Dec, there must be something in the water!
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Thank you so much. 🙂 Yes, it’s very strange how these things seem to happen all at once.
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Such wonderful news! Congratulations again!
(I totally get being nervous about telling people; I waited til week 17 with Matilda and only really did it then because the bump was getting obvious)
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Thank you! It is so nice to know someone else who’s due around the same time as me. No doubt I will do some sort of antenatal class, but for the moment I don’t know any other mums-to-be.
I think I was about 15 weeks when I told most of my colleagues, also because I decided I wanted to tell them before it was obvious & avoid funny looks. Most people hadn’t really noticed, but I did start properly showing a few weeks later so I was glad they already knew.
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Such great news! And I love the yarn — it looks so soft and squishy. Perfect for a little one to snuggle in to 🙂
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🙂 Thank you. I love how snuggly baby things are.
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Congratulations. Think of all the utterly adorable baby knitting you can do!
This really is wonderful news x
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Thank you, Hazel. I also have a super cute vintage coat sewing pattern that I might attempt. I’m trying not to get too caught up in the idea of making baby things, though, as I feel like I have no spare time at the minute!
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Oh, massive congratulations to you! What wonderful news … I hope everything continues to go smoothly for you, and that you have a few wonderful days away. Looking forward to seeing the blanket as it grows!
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Thanks! I am really excited about making this.
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Congratulations, such lovely news. I hope you have a peaceful and healthy time of it 🙂 xxx
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Thank you, Susie. 🙂 I hope the same! I’ll take a peaceful pregnancy over an exciting one any day. Here’s hoping. xx
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