I'm at the age where....

I'm at the age where more and more people my age start having babies. It makes me feel old. Babies are what you did when you were 30 and older....except I'll be 28 this year. When did that happen? Friends of my husband are having a baby shower this weekend and, true to form, I've waited till absolutely the last minute to start a project for them. Actually, it's been in the planning stages but I went back and forth for weeks on what kind of yarn and colors to use. I really really wanted to make this pattern by Jared Flood, when I first saw it...even without a baby of my own. I think what I like about it the most are the contrasts - baby blanket with lace edge in shades of grey wool tweed. I like the mix of feminine and masculine and would even make this blanket with the suggested yarn for a girl. The problem is that the couple I am making the blanket for are new parents and I didn't want to impose the chore of hand washing onto them. But I didn't like any colors of the washable wool....weird, right? I think I just couldn't get over how much I liked the original project. This is why I am so bad at sewing and knitting and crafting in general - the inability to visualize. Well, I've never claimed to be creative. Anyway, ended up choosing Rowan cotton glace, despite never having knit with cotton before. I don't think I'm going to be pleased with the end result but I'm in too deep now. At this point, I'm on a marathon blanket making race. I have to finish tonight, wash and block and hopefully it's dry for me to mail tomorrow....Why do I have a feeling that's not going to happen.