Mason Dixon Mitered Square Blanket

My mom and I wanted to make a joint project for my friend's new baby boy. My mom taught me to knit, and I've known this friend since we were 12, so the project was particularly meaningful. The mitered blanket from Mason Dixon seemed like the perfect candidate since we could work independently and assemble the whole thing later. After knitting countless squares we were both ready to shoot ourselves. Then... the assembly. After Mom threw in the towel on mattress stitch, I took over and sewed the thing together.In the end I think it came out alright. The one major disappointment was the colors. This was my first foray into Knitpicks (it's Shine) and the colors were wildly different than they appeared on screen. The overall effect is kind of your-best-friend's-basement-circa-1982. As one friend commented, it's a good thing the kid does not have a seizure disorder (for this reason and others, of course) because this could send him over the edge. Also, it weighs quite a bit, so he'll have to stay on top until he's strong enough to get out from underneath. Fortunately, the recipient didn't seem to mind.

Here he is a few months later in another gift of mine, a Trellis sweater in Knitpicks Main Line and a hat and mits out of Blue Sky Alpacas Cotton.