Beach Baby Blanket

Hello again.

I just wanted to pop in quickly to share some pictures of a recent project.

A coastal blanket for a coastal baby.

Bub is due in August and I didnt want to begin this blanket until I finished Son3's, but his is taking me much longer than I expected.

Being a cloudy day, the colours of the water weren't at their peak but the light teal.. green.. whatever the name of that colour, was a great match! 

On a sunny day the blues are so clear and vibrant.

Our slice of the Southern Ocean is what our town is most known for.

The sands are so clean and fine too.

A beach not far has sand so fine that it squeaks when you walk on the wet sand.

I tried to follow the pattern for this blanket but it had a special stitch involved that I just could not get my head around so I copied the picture and after undoing my first attempt, it turned out alright in the end.

This is the pattern for the Vintage Vibes Blanket and here is the link to the Wave Edging I used.

Let me know if you give it a go!

Im home today with a list of chores and nursing a cold that came on yesterday.

Once the chores are done I hope to snuggle under my Gypsy Blanket, continue working on Son3's blanket, finish up a snail mail package for a good friend in the States, and read some more of my current book (A Promised Land by Barack Obama).

Still sounds busy.

Enjoy your Friday! 

Take Me Back to the River in the Forest

Oh, the river by the forest.

Thats the place for me.

The magic is so strong and pure.

My heart goes silly with inspiration. 

Even my terror of pelicans can't take away the joy I feel here.

Sorry fellas, no fishy snacks from me.

Son2 and I drank sweet handfuls of this magical fresh waterfall flowing onto the beach.

Feeling Mother Nature smiling at our grateful, cheesy grins, dripping with water.

Rainbows are always a gift, but just look at the stunning shades of blue peaking through the clouds.

And the ocean, wowsers.

I took the ocean palette to create a baby blanket which I worked on by the river.

It is finished and will recieve a post of its own after a photo shoot.

Goodbye to the forest and river were inevitable but one day I will call it home, though my heart already does.

At home I found my own rainbows.

When things go bad, sometimes all you can do is breathe through it.

Which is what I've been doing this last week.

So many what ifs, but an overwhelming gratitude for all that we have.

So keep doing what you do, look for the rainbows and make sure to breathe!

🤍🤍🤍