Firecracker Cupcakes 2010

Unlike a few years ago when I literally set the cupcakes on fire with sparklers, these are cupcakes you can still eat!

Ka-BOOM!!

First Crocheted Baby Blanket

I recently made my first baby blanket for Baby O (E's still waiting to see if Baby O is a boy or girl, so I've heard no names yet!).  I chose a soft, bright, multi-colored yarn that comes on a giant skein, and I went through two of them to make this:

The stretched-out view:

The close-up view:

And, last but not least, look at how even the edges are!  It only took me getting through one skein of yarn, unraveling the whole thing when I realized the sides were undeniably wavy, and redoing it:

Next crochet project:  a camisole!  Eeeek!  (It'll be a while.)