My Oma's Blankets

For years I had this blanket, and the ladybug

pillow that you see the top of.

It was not until I started knitting

that I really feel I saw what I had

in my Oma's blankets.

The one above is such a delightful bright

use of colours in seed stitch,

with border that ties it together.

Someday I want to make one like this.

My blanket is really patterned

after this one.

Here is the other blanket of my Oma's I have

so cozy on my white chair;

Cleo loves both of these...

I am making progress on my blanket

and now have the pattern of colours repeating...

I am very pleased with how it is going...

A little hard to tell, but the third red that is being knitted

is the same as the first, below the middle brighter red.

I am still thinking of how I will make the border...

Did it! {Our New Arm Chair}

Our delivery of IKEA furniture arrived!

Of course all but one in flat boxes,

waiting for assembly...

I however was quite excited about the arm chair and 

making our window corner more finished...

so I opened the box and saw the pieces...

Of course they would have put in the sofa instructions not armchair instructions so

I googled and printed the right instructions...

All accounted for!

Easy construction.

I think I did in about 1 hour...

I think getting on the cover took just as long as the assembly!

Added one of my two small lap blankets 

that my Oma knitted and a new pillow

to both chairs and now the corner is done 

(well other than a lamp which is somewhere in a box 

and a table cloth!)

It's comfortable and completes our corner!

Now we just have to find 

Mr. Husband a new recliner to replace

the one we got rid of...