Annabel's Blanket

I've finally finished the long overdue blanket for my latest Granddaughter, Annabel. It is just like all my other baby blankets, the only difference being the names embellished on them and the color schemes. They are all knit with Berroco Cotton 100, an Aran weight, 100% cotton, baseball type yarn no longer produced. I think the closest yarn to it now would be Mission Falls 1824 cotton yarn. Anyway, it's a perfect yarn for a baby blanket because it is soft and cuddly and a machine wash and dry yarn, which the mom's love. For Annabel's blanket I went over her name that I had first embossed in white with extra pink yarn for an easier read. My daughter will most likely take this blanket to Annabel's day care facility for everyday use and bring it home on weekends to be washed and dried just like the one I knit for sister, Mia. Annabel will have no idea what a milestone blanket this particular one is for me or know how many tears I shed while knitting on it. But I'm happy to find knitting enjoyable once again.

I made an interesting dinner last night that came to me as I was thinking of what to prepare - pork chops encrusted with dry roasted edamame that I had found at Costco this week. I simply ground up the dry roasted edamame, added some Montreal steak seasoning to it for added flavor, dipped each chop in egg first, then in the edamame mixture and fried in a small amount of virgin olive oil. I knew the dried edamame would appeal to the crunchiness my husband loves and it wasn't until after he had eaten his pork chops and I saw him picking up extra "crust" and eating it that I told him what that crust was. Sneaky but healthy.

Now, I'm pondering what I should knit next. This is one of the best parts of knitting for me.