Making a blanket
1. Local wool
2. Hand spun (thick and thin 'cause that's what I like best)
3. Knit on locally made knitting needles (size 6).
4. Made from squares, about 8 inches big.
5. The squares will be stitched together.
6. The blanket will be felted/fulled to make it dense (in other words, more dog proof).
7. The blanket can not become so heavy or large that it is hard to wash (I keep forgetting that).
Estimated time to finish...maybe by next December if I don't get too distracted by anything else. My goal is to make at least one square a week.
And because I tend to listen to interviews or ponder things I've currently been reading as I knit, it's going to be a "thoughtful blanket." I am thinking to share a bit of the knitting and a bit of a quote every-once-and-awhile.
This weekend I am reading (and must finish as it is due on Monday and I can't renew it again) Craftivism edited by Betsy Greer. Her definition of Craftivism can be found here. I love it.
One of my favorite quotes so far: