Over a year ago, I came across a pattern for a stroller/carseat blanket that had sock monkey faces knitted on it.  The pattern was Sleepy Monkey Blanket by Mary Ann Stephens.


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I decided to knit it for my niece Hannah.  I bought several colours I liked in Cascade 220 Superwash and cast on in February.  I knitted about an inch and then got distracted.  I started knitting on it again in September, and finished the front and back this month.  The front and back are both knitted as tubes and then cut open in a process called "steeking".

Unsteeked back outside:


Unsteeked back inside:


Now I need to steek the front and back parts, and then wet-block them before picking up stitches for the border.