i'm nearly done with my second adventure in knitting a blanket for a friend's baby. this baby, however is being adopted from russia, so it's going to be a bit bigger by the time it comes home with the proud parents. therefore, i'm knitting a pretty large blanket for him to grow in to. i'm really happy with it so far: knitting up quick, lovely pattern, super soft yarn. i may have to knit another one of these to keep around! here's an in progress photo. i'm knitting a tweaked checkerboard pattern based on a couple others i saw, but weren't exactly what i needed.