Not much progress

Just as I started on my ripple throw my toddler started to cut her last two back teeth so I've not really done much in the last week or so. My lap and hands are taken up by cuddling and reading stories most of the time, not wielding wool and a hook, but I have managed to do a few rows:

I think it is going to be a very dark throw although I haven't started a cream stripe yet so a few more of those, plus the lemon, may lighten it up as I go along. I've also opted to weave in my ends as I go to save myself one less boring job at the end, as I know I won't want to be faced with all that when I finish the throw.

Getting started

After having a rummage through my yarn stash I finally settled on quite a dark and rich theme, with cream and lemon added in to lighten it up. I've taken a picture of most of the yarn I'll use but I can't work out where on earth the lemon yarn is (I know I have a bag containing 10 skeins somewhere!) and I've also made up a stripe pattern I like (from the the random stripe generator.)

I've opted to just make a cot sized blanket to start with. I am notorious for starting with great enthusiasm, only to get distracted and disinterested within a short period of time. Hopefully I can get to the end of this project with the extra incentive of posting on this blog.