The wedding weekend

My baby brother has married a lovely girl!

It was a fantastic day:

• She, and her bridesmaids, looked stunning.  And so happy!
• a special family gathering
• catching up with people I've not seen for many years
• enjoying meeting my new sister-in-law's family - they're lovely too!
• the service was shared between the Catholic priest and Church of Scotland minister
• such a warm atmosphere, and everyone felt welcomed
• the priest's homily on "Christian Marriage" was just right: the strength of a marriage is in receiving and sharing God's love.  He makes it possible for us to thrive together, in any circumstances
• Dad's ceilidh band played, and the dance floor was busy until late
• I took lots of pictures... too many to include here
• I printed some off the next day, for my grans to see what they'd been unable to share in person, and for G&T to have as an instant reminder of their big day

 Knitting featured too:

• I made a blanket for them as our wedding present

• I wore a Clapotis wrap which I made myself for the occasion

• I loved the feel of the Kid Classic yarn... mohair, lambswool (and nylon) felt so snuggly and soft next to my skin; perfect for a July wedding in Scotland!
• a feeling of luxury, all the more special because it was my own work

We stayed at the Crieff Hydro and had breakfast together the next morning

• a treat to finish the celebrations in style

The knitting's done...

...but lots of sewing to do! (and then some more knitting for the edging)

It feels good to have knitted the twentieth square:

Still knitting

1.5 squares left to knit... and 1 to partially unknit to fix my earlier laziness. Fifteen squares are now blocking, ready for the big sew-up next week.

The big question is: which design to use for square number 20?

Too busy knitting to blog!

I had a brainwave on the way home from our anniversary holiday. Why not finish the silver/grey blanket squares into a wedding present for my brother? It could be a picnic blanket, throw or something to snuggle under in the evening on the patio. And it's more personal than something shop-bought.

A great idea... if I'd only thought of it earlier! I counted the completed squares when I got home: 7 (I'd hoped it was 9 or 10). But still do-able if I crack on.

So far (9 days later) I've completed 18 1/2 blocks out of the 20 needed, although I've still to unravel part of one to fix a weak spot. I've got about 3 weeks left, so all my "spare" time will be knitting, blocking, sewing and binding.

I'm enjoying the challenge, and I think it should look good when it's complete. My wrists might be happy when I finish the knitting part though...