FO: Stevie’s Blanket

Pattern: Improvised
Yarn: Sirdar Big Softie, 3 balls of Muffin and less than 1/2 a ball of Teddy
Needles: 8 mm

Stevie’s been sleeping on (or in) my Oakseed cardigan, anytime he could get away with it, since before I even finished knitting it. He seems to love something about the yarn, so I decided to knit him a blanket with the leftovers.

Garter basketweave saved me from too much rectangular stockinette, and I edged it in single crochet to tidy up the edges and add a bit of contrast. I didn’t bother blocking; the yarn doesn’t require handwashing, so I put it through a gentle machine cycle and a short low-heat stint in the dryer.

I had no worries that Stevie would reject the blanket in favour of the cardigan he’d already claimed, because he tried to pull it out of my hands and sleep on it several times while it was still on the needles. Hee. I actually had a hard time getting clear photos of him with it, when it was finished, because of all his rolling and snuggling.

Good thing the other cats don’t have the same affinity for the yarn, because I don’t think he wants to share.