Today I went for one last visit to the beloved Coney Island with Prink, her sister Meg, Nicole, and Elif. We did not brave the cyclone, but we did visit many of the attractions that are soon to be lost to hi-rise waterfront condos**shakes fist in air** no one or their rich grandmother will ever be able to afford. So we went down to see the freak show, have a hot dog, and one more walk on the boardwalk.
We had a great time rubbing Nicole's belly and feeding her funnel cake and fried clams. She attacked this massive caramel apple, and then tried to paw it off on the rest of us when she got tired of the sugar. This baby will surely grow up to be a carney. Oh, and at one point in the afternoon a seagull pooped on my head, I'll spare you pictures of that, thank you. I know this is supossed to be good luck, but really, when a bird shits on you, it's not luck at all.
And I finally have an FO to show! Mike and Rachel, another set of parents-to-be, had their shower on saturday. I presented them with a baby blanket
Rachel is due at the end of October, so this winter baby will need lots of warm things for the winter. This is actually not only my first log cabin blanket, it's also my first baby blanket. I ended up crocheting a boarder, and then tacking some chocolate colored velour onto the back. I didn't get to snag a photo, but the back looks very quilt-y. I ended up tacking down the backing fabric with quilting knots: decorative and functional. This blanket is acrylic so it'll stand lots of spit-up, tears, washings, and long car rides. I hope their baby boy will enjoy it.
Love the blankie, perfect fall colors. Glad you had a jaunt down to Coney Island, how depressing to think of it not always being there. Bastards!!
Posted by: Heather | September 16, 2007 at 09:59 PM
aw, you made it to the last days of coney island! how cool! i wish i could have gone but it looks like it'll just have to live on in my memory.
Posted by: gleek | September 17, 2007 at 09:12 AM
That shoot the freak thing is amazing!!!
Cute blanket too, i love the colors. very "mod'.
Posted by: Karin | September 17, 2007 at 09:50 AM
What I want to know is what's happening to the Mermaid Parade.
Oh, and, uh, on one of my first dates with Sven a seagull pooped on me. He tried to be all cool about it, and he pretty much was.
Posted by: colleen | September 17, 2007 at 01:41 PM
What a great blanket! I haven't even seen you knitting on it on fridays... Must've been very quick!
Mmm, funnel cake.
Posted by: Veronique | September 17, 2007 at 02:24 PM
Ahhhh Coney Island, it will be missed - good for you getting out there for last days.
The blanket looks cool - great job.
Posted by: Schrodinger | September 17, 2007 at 08:18 PM
what a fun, bright, lovable blankie. i'm sure the wee one will love it!
Posted by: melissa | September 18, 2007 at 11:12 AM
Hello everyone...looking forward to using this site!
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