Things for Baby E!

Seeing my due date is now 9 days away, I figured I should work on wrapping up a few projects. I've been on Maternity Leave for a week now so I've had lots of couch time to work on things. 

Cross stitch Birth Announcement

First finish is the Birth Announcement cross stitch. I've been making these for nieces and nephews but those have been 5x7 size. This one was a 10x10. Took just a little longer. I think I started it back in October, but took a break to work on Christmas gifts. 

It's just missing some information that is not yet determined. I didn't think I'd get this done before baby came. It was from a kit and I just followed the pattern. I'm not creative enough to make up my own. 

Baby Blanket

Second big finish was Baby E's blanket. Not knowing if baby is boy or girl had me stumped on colors. I decided to use together a grey and a variegated of white, yellow/green and turquoise. Those are close to the colors we're using in baby's room and seemed fairly neutral. 

I came across the pattern through a friends blog (http://inspiremegrey.blogspot.com/2013/06/two-easy-crochet-baby-blankets.html?m=1)  that linked back to this blog post. (http://www.aestheticnest.com/2011/12/crochet-sedge-stitch-cowl-tutorial-for.html?m=1)  I did what my friend did and turned the cowl into a blanket. I used the reverse single crochet to put a border on my blanket. 

I love how the colors and texture turned out. I used Bernat Softee Baby yarn which is what I typically use in baby blankets. It's so soft. 

Next goal to finish is a baby blanket for a future nephew. I have 2 niece blankets done and waiting. One of my sisters is due 3 weeks after me and doesn't know if she's having a boy or girl which means I need to be prepared!