I have been working on a shawl that I intend to give as a gift as a nursing shawl for a colleague who had twins very prematurely. They reached 4 pounds just in time for the new year, and at 4.5 pounds, they get to leave the hospital. I hope to have it finished in time for a shower we will be having at work for her and the boys.
It’s amazing seeing how fast they are growing, considering how small they were. I am sure it’s awful hard for the parents who don’t see the progress hour by hour as they stand by watching over the babies, but for we who only see a picture every few weeks, it’s just amazing. Even full term newborns grow incredibly fast, but these little guys are getting so much stronger starting from so much further back.
So, I have to hurry because they will soon be big enough to breastfeed and I want to give her the shawl/blanket in time. I am using the EZ round shawl from the almanac, but in a dk weight acrylic so if the babies go bleahk on the thing, it can go right in the wash with the rest of the baby things. I hope she will like it.