I’m not having the best day. Yesterday and today I was awakened by drilling. 8:22AM and 8:12AM respectively. Now, that’s not so early, I know, but when you’re very pregnant and you finally find a comfortable position you do NOT want to be woken up. You know how they say that you shouldn’t EVER wake a sleeping baby? Well, I think that goes double for a third trimester pregnant woman. PISSED doesn’t even start to cover it.
And then, a couple hours later, I threw up.
I haven’t thrown up in a few weeks. I don’t know really how long it’s been, but it seems like a long time ago. Throwing up when you’re almost 34 weeks pregnant is AWFUL. Way more awful than throwing up when you’re 9 weeks. Or 12 weeks. Or even 25 weeks. Throwing up when you’re 34 weeks pregnant just about did me in for the day. I am EXHAUSTED! I saw stars. I had contractions (BHs – no biggie.) I pissed myself. And then I collapsed into bed barely able to move. (Before I get a million emails telling me all the horrible things throwing up might portend, I could still probably throw up every day. Usually I can let out a few small burps to contain things but today, after bending over a lot and taking pictures (see below) I think I just stirred things up too much and instead of little burps there was a big burp and when I decided I should head to the bathroom just in case – well – once I was in there – all bets were off. I have no other signs or symptoms of anything other than late stage pregnancy. It’s all good. Or tolerable at best.)
Also, while I’m bitching, the last couple of weeks have gone by SO SLOWLY! It seemed everything was on hyper speed for a while and now I’m like moving in slow motion. It’s very strange. And also slow. Not that I want to have the baby tomorrow (I’m SO NOT READY!) but still.
Okay. Let’s get to the good stuff. What else you gonna do when you’re super pregnant? Knit a blanket!
Yes. I’ve started a log cabin blanket. For the FAMILY. Anyone found to be calling this a BABY blanket will hereby be banished from the blog. This blanket is for the FAMILY. NOT the baby. Got it? Good. Anyway, a while back Elann had all of their Den-M-Nit colors back in stock and I took advantage, buying 20 balls of each color (except the white.) Don’t ask. I just did it.
At first, I thought I would do something similar to the Verde Log Cabin – only with red as the center patch for each square. And then I changed my mind. Now I’m going to do something like this:
Right now, I just want something easy. And colorful. And FAMILY oriented. 😉 For the colors, I’m using Rowan Handknit Cotton. I tried to choose really bright brights.
Of course, there are no blues, because I’ve got the blues well covered!
There will be nine squares total and I’ve got one down, one in progress and seven to go. Who knows when I’ll get it done – but I’m enjoying myself!
ETA!
I’m not worried about the denim bleeding into the colored yarn or the shrinkage factor. Or I was, but now I’m not. I consulted my denim guru and she gave me tips. First off, I’ll be washing all of the squares BEFORE I seam them. This way, if there is some bleeding, I can decide how to handle it. Also, I will be washing the blanket in COLD water – which will eliminate some bleeding and also the shrinking thing (although I’ve heard that the handknit cotton and the denim shrink at the same rates.) I will also be using a dye magnet, like Shout Color Catcher. I’m fully aware at how messy FAMILIES can be. This blanket will be washable.
Have a great weekend!
