16 weeks and counting + blanket! ~ C U R L I C U E . B L A N K E T

Now on my 16th week, and am so excited to feel the baby kicks. :) He's been keeping his presence felt more often now. And I also finished the Curlicue Blanket, my youngest daughter is so in-love with the blanket that she is asking if she can use it first, so I let her have it for several nights. Now my eldest is asking if she can have a similar one once she go to Manila to continue her study.

I only got confused in the beginning when doing the Section 2, but when I got informed on how to go about it, everything is just a breezy knitting.  I only got sidetracked now and then due to I'm still on my first trimester when I was knitting this, and you can just imagine knitting a few rows and suddenly you just wanted to go to sleep and do nothing.

At first I planned to use up all the assorted yarn but I decided I want the star in the middle to at least pop (such an effort as my yarns are all.. anyway)...so I thought I'll just reuse those 8 yarns and see how it goes.

My two DD love it so I guess it works :) To know more of the details of the pattern read on.

Curlicue Blanket

Pattern Source:  Curlicue Blanket by  Annie Dempsey
Materials Used:  Assorted StyleCraft Special DK [photo]
Needle:  4.00mm
Start date:  24. 08 .2014
Finished date: 27. 10 .2014

Baby News

Exactly one year from my last post. Hmmm. So what has been happening? First am now in my 11 weeks of pregnancy! Yay! this will be my fourth, the first one was unsuccessful :( and after 11 years from my last pregnancy. I couldn't actually believe that I am still able to conceive since I'm in my early 40s, (39 to be exact) and didn't really had plans on having another child. But hubby has already set his mind long before I even realize that I can still get pregnant.

So before you continue, be warned that I would probably be talking more about my pregnancy and less on my knitting/crochet stuff. If you're not into that kind of thing, try to come back next month to see my Curlicue Blanket.

Compared to my previous pregnancies, this one is so different, am sleeping more - ( as in sleeping my day away) - the whole time, and finding food not to my liking. I have more food aversions than food cravings. I feel like all the foods presented to me are tasteless or bland. Hubby would even have to wake me up just to remind me that I have to eat. I only have few cravings such as laing, chicken macaroni salad and spaghetti from Sbarro. I didn't experience morning sickness or nausea, although fatigue sets in the middle of the afternoon almost every day.. He's such a darling, he takes care of me more compared to when I was pregnant with my two girls (they are now 16 & 11).


And I just love the care and love I got from the people around me, maybe they were as surprised as I am when I learned I was pregnant and that they're happy for me .

Here is the baby's first photo taken when I'm in my 8th weeks.

As for my knitting, I'm currently doing the Curlicue Blanket by Annie Dempsey. Using the Stylecraft Special DK Colour Pack. I purchased the yarn when it was put on sale, I think two years ago; and haven't got the chance to make something out it. But now, I have the perfect project for the yarns. I am now on the 8th part of the blanket and still have 7 more to get it done. I'm so slow in my knitting lately, as I always fall asleep in the middle of my knitting, good thing am I'm not doing lace projects.

Once I know the gender of my baby will knit something nice like cardis, soakers, booties, beanies or pixie hat. Also on my knitting to-do list, I want to knit a shawl as the baby's receiving blanket and a christening set. Keeping my fingers crossed.