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Mr. MacGregor baby blanket/shawl

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Mon, 2009-10-12 08:27 — RickMartin

Mmario has been at it again. He created a pattern called, "Mr. MacGregor. I made this one baby blanket sized and it turned out great. It was knit with Plymouth Yarn Dreambaby Shine (dk)and used approximately 1,060 yards on a US size 6 needle. I did not do the last repeats in the body of the shawl and I also used the abbreviated Greenbriar lace edging. It still turned out to be 43" square (a great baby blanket size).

Thanks Mmario for the pattern!

Rick

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Tue, 2009-10-13 14:39 — Joe-in Wyoming
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Very nice. My guess is that

Very nice. My guess is that the Mr. MacGregor connection is the carrot shaped design elements. Watch out, Peter Rabbit! -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.

Tue, 2009-10-13 11:55 — TomH
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Beautiful. Great work. But

Beautiful. Great work. But what's the connection to Mr. McGregor? Not seeing it. Maybe I'm just dense.

Wed, 2009-10-14 07:09 — MMario
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There are carrots,

There are carrots, surrounded by a fence, with rabbit ears poking out from behind the fence, then "shrubberies" to fill it out.

MMario - I'm not divorced from reality - we're having a trial separation
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MMarioKKnits/

Wed, 2009-10-14 07:51 — knitmaniac

Peter Rabbit and Beatrix

Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter?

Wed, 2009-10-14 08:14 — MMario
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I prefer Peter Rabbit and

I prefer Peter Rabbit and Thornton Burgess; but is you insist on the Potter version....*sigh*

I never liked her Peter Rabbit.

Wed, 2009-10-14 16:36 — Joe-in Wyoming
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I forgot about the Thornton

I forgot about the Thornton W. Burgess version. I love his books and always recommend them to young readers. Wonderful entertainment. -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.

Wed, 2009-10-14 20:46 — MMario
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I grew up in the same town

I grew up in the same town he did; used to mow the lawn on the property that had the smiling pool; my sister worked at the TW Burgess Museum and my nephew played Jimmy Skunk for the museum as a toddler. Family friends owned the house Burgess was born in....and my Mom managed to snag his autograph at the local library the year she moved into town....

Thu, 2009-10-15 14:55 — Joe-in Wyoming
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Yowza! -- Books, knitting,

Yowza! -- Books, knitting, cats, fountain pens...Life is Good.

Mon, 2009-10-12 17:26 — albert
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Beautiful design and

Beautiful design and knitting!

Mon, 2009-10-12 14:18 — Kerry
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A lovely shawl from a

A lovely shawl from a talented knitter and an inspired designer.

Wed, 2009-10-14 07:11 — MMario
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Rick does make me look good,

Rick does make me look good, doesn't he?

Mon, 2009-10-12 12:30 — chipsir
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The blanket is beautiul and

The blanket is beautiul and I really like the green colour, yes isn't MMario a great enabler lol.

Mon, 2009-10-12 11:51 — Crafty Andy
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Visit Crafty Andy's Blog
Great looking Blanket

Mon, 2009-10-12 09:31 — knitmaniac

This is another beautiful

This is another beautiful lace pattern and a really pretty colour. Is this a gift for someone?

Mon, 2009-10-12 20:14 — RickMartin
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Yeah - I just don't know to

Yeah - I just don't know to whom it's going - no one expecting any babies that I know of at the moment.
Rick