Spring Has Sprung...and Two New Blankets Are in the Works!

I hope this posting finds our Northeast Regional knitting and crocheting friends basking in the bliss of spring-like weather. It has been a long time coming here in the northeast, and I am grateful for every moment of warmer weather.

It has been quite a productive week as eleven worsted weight blankets are now ready for delivery to the good folks at Bridgeport Hospital's Pediatrics Center. Cupcakes and It's a Girl have recently been completed and are on their way to my address for a total of thirteen completed worsted weight blankets. Wow!

These blankets include:

Northeast Rainbow II

New Year's Parade

Vanilla Creme

Candy Cane

Butterfly Kisses

Hues of Blues

Crayons

Creamsicle

Circus Circus

Seaside Park and

Spring Fling

I will be starting two more worsted weight baby blankets in the next few weeks, A Whole New World and Under the Sea. Slots are available on both blankets, so feel free to send me a PM if you are interested in working on the above.

There are still a few open slots for other worsted weight blankets, including Tropical Plantation (2 slots open) and Marshmallow (1 slot open). Again interested knitters can send me a PM and you will be added to the list.

The updated list includes the following:

A Whole New World (blues, yellows, reds, purples, whites, etc.)

gmmarton

hamham

SuzieHM

sugarmagknowya

Under the Sea (bright pinks, yellows, blues, greens, etc.)

gmmarton

hamham

kellee0302

sugarmagknowya

Blissful Blues (various shades of blue):
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (done)
hamham (ready)
robkat317
justbeth
sandycloset (will also do the border)

Tropical Plantation (tropical colors):
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (done)
hamham (ready)
knead2knit
colbysmimi
#6 slot - open
Border - open

April Showers (rainy day colors):
gmmarton
missyjoon
justbeth
SuzieHM
knead2knit
sandycloset (will also do the border)

Marshmallow (all white: pure/soft/off white) :
gmmarton (done)
sugarmagknowya (ready)
missyjoon

hamham
colbysmimi
mdc550 (will also do the border)

These are the Northeast Oddball Worsted Weight Baby Blankets currently in circulation:

Neon Fun (bright colors)
Spikey (done)
hamham (done)
knittinginhudson (done)
suzieHM (working)
colbysmimi
gmmarton (will also do the border)

It's a Girl ("girl" shades)
gmmarton (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
hamham (done)
justbeth (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
sandycloset (done)

It's a Boy ("boy" shades)
gmmarton (done)
sandycloset (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
sugarmagknowya (done)
knittinginhudson (done)
stevedallas (ready; will also do the border)

Leprechaun (shades of green)
gmmarton (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
justbeth (done)
knittinginhudson (done)
kellee0302 (done)
mdc550 (working; will also do the border)

Banana Split (think "Banana Split!")
gmmarton (done)
hamham (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
missyjoon (done)
sugarmagknowya (done)
colbysmimi (working)
gmmarton (border)

The Big Apple (shades of red)
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
suzieHM (done)
knittinginhudson (done)
colbysmimi (done)
gmmarton (waiting)

Sherbet (pastels)
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (done)
hamham (done)
knitterluvspurls (working)
threesmom/justbeth
MGM (will also do the border)

Dogwood (pinks, peaches, soft whites) (think dogwood tree!)
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (done)
robkat317 (done)
knitterluvspurls (ready)
bobi1218
knittinginhudson
sandycloset (border))

Lollipop (bright shades)
gmmarton (done)
SeeRosieKnit (done)
sandycloset (done)
missyjoon (ready)
hamham
MGM (will also do the border)

Flower Power ("gardener's choice)
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (done)
justbeth (done)
sandycloset (working)
skein123
sugarmagknowya (will also do border patrol)

Great thanks to the many volunteers who have been working on the Northeast Regional Oddball Baby Blankets. Your focus, creativity, energy and commitment have made a world of difference to so many little ones and their families in the greater Bridgeport community.

March Madness Has Ended! What a Relief!

Well, our Lady Huskies came through for the hometown. Congratulations, UConn Women Huskies. Their 39 - 0 record this season and championship win two nights ago made March Madness much more bearable for the locals.

And speaking of '39,' it has been so cold here in southern CT that it feels like we'll never get above 39 degrees. As I watched our fifth graders leave on a field trip today as a snowsquall came through (mind you, they were heading out to explore the river!), I had to wonder...will we ever have a spring?

Well, there is some good news to share these days: five more worsted weight Oddball Baby Blankets have been completed in recent weeks! Two more blankets are in the mail as I type: Circus Circus and Seaside Park are now completed and should be in CT any day now. With that said, I've been motivated to start four more worsted weight blankets that I will work on over the next week.

These four new blankets and their knitters include:

Blissful Blues (various shades of blue):
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (ready)
hamham
robkat317
justbeth
sandycloset (will also do the border)

Tropical Plantation (tropical colors):
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (ready)
hamham
#4 slot - open
#5 slot - open
#6 slot - open
Border - open

April Showers (rainy day colors):
gmmarton (working)
missyjoon
justbeth
#4 slot - open
#5 slot - open
sandycloset (will also do the border)

Marshmallow (all white: pure/soft/off white) :
gmmarton (working)
missyjoon
hamham
#4 slot - open
#5 slot - open
mdc550 (will also do the border)

There are some open slots on the above; interested knitters should send me a PM and you will be added to the list.

These are the Northeast Oddball Worsted Weight Baby Blankets currently in circulation:

Neon Fun (bright colors)
Spikey (done)
hamham (done)
knittinginhudson (working)
suzieHM
colbysmimi
gmmarton (will also do the border)

It's a Girl ("girl" shades)
gmmarton (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
hamham (done)
justbeth (done)
knitterluvspurls (working)
sandycloset (will also do the border)

It's a Boy ("boy" shades)
gmmarton (done)
sandycloset (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
sugarmagknowya (done)
knittinginhudson (working)
stevedallas (will also do the border)

Leprechaun (shades of green)
gmmarton (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
justbeth (done)
knittinginhudson (done)
kellee0302 (done)
mdc550 (ready; will also do the border)

Cupcakes (various colors)
gmmarton (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
sugarmagknowya (done)
hamham (done)
missyjoon (done)
sandycloset (working; will also do the border)

Banana Split (think "Banana Split!")
gmmarton (done)
hamham (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
missyjoon (done)
sugarmagknowya (done)
colbysmimi (ready)
gmmarton (border)

The Big Apple (shades of red)
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
suzieHM (done)
knittinginhudson (done)
colbysmimi (ready)
gmmarton (border)

Creamsicle (peach, soft whites)
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (done)
kidpal51 (done)
GinnyG (done)
knitterluvspurls (done)
threesmom (done)
gmmarton (border)

Hues of Blues (shades of blue)
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (done)
kidpal51/knittinginhudson (done)
robkat317 (done)
GinnyG (done)
sandycloset
gmmarton (border)

New Year's Parade (bright colors)
threesmom (done)
bobi1218 (done)
missyjoon (done)
gmmarton (done)
hamham (done)
knittinginhudson (done)
mdc550 (working; will also do the border)

Sherbet (pastels)
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (done)
hamham (ready)
knitterluvspurls
threesmom/justbeth
MGM (will also do the border)

Pink Eraser (shades of pink)
gmmarton (done)
sandycloset (done)
missyjoon (ready)
knitterluvspurls
kidpal51/knittinginhudson
bobi1218
sandycloset (border)

Dogwood (pinks, peaches, soft whites) (think dogwood tree!)
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (done)
robkat317 (working)
knitterluvspurls
bobi1218
knittinginhudson
sandycloset (border))

Lollipop (bright shades)
gmmarton (done)
SeeRosieKnit (done)
sandycloset (done)
missyjoon (ready)
hamham
MGM (will also do the border)

Flower Power ("gardener's choice)
gmmarton (done)
missyjoon (done)
justbeth (ready)
sandycloset
skein123
sugarmagknowya (will also do border patrol)

As you can read, we are fast approaching completion on a number of the above worsted weight blankets. I intend to go over to Bridgeport Hospital on my April break with whatever completed blankets I've got.

Great thanks to the many volunteers who have been working on the Northeast Regional Oddball Baby Blankets. Your focus, creativity, energy and commitment have made a world of difference to so many little ones and their families in the greater Bridgeport community.