Uno

Here is square number one of the lapghan. I'm undecided at how many squares I should have since the square is a bit bigger than I thought it would be, must be the large needles and all.

CO & FO: Dec 25 2008
Yarn: Nature Yarn: Gray, Cotton 45%, Merino 55%
Needle: US 9
Pattern: Hand Knitted Pattern Motif 100
Size: approximately 8x8" square

the bobbles gave me such an issue... apparently I can't follow picture directions all that well... it literally took until the last bobble for me to decide how I wanted to close off the top of the bobble, so each bobble in the square is a little bit different, but you won't tell right? I know I definitely need to block...

It takes me about 4-5 hours to do one square, so I can easily have it done in one day. I've already picked out the next square to knit... this time no bobble, just plenty of cables! I'm going to try to use the remaining ball to see if it's possible to get 2 squares out of one ball. I have 4 gray balls which I was going to use for tube socks, but since I started with this lapghan thing, I think I'm going to save them for the lapghan, and buy more when i go back next time, after I've figured out how many balls I need to complete my lapghan. Heaven forbid I run out of yarn!

I am continually working on the froot loop, there just hasn't been much progress to write home about... am still on the leg just chugging along... I'm thinking of making it to be around 8" on the leg, then start on the heel. Should I keep this pair for myself? or gift them?

P.s. the little reindeer is a courtesy shape of flickr's Picknik. It's super cute, I'm just sad I didn't see it earlier!! There are other shapes, which now that i know about them, I'm going to use them on my pictures!!