Max's Blanket Progress and Some Long-Overdue Introductions

I got another night off work tonight, and so I am happily knitting away in front of some CSI episodes. Max's blanket is knitting up well; here is the current status:
I am using Berroco Comfort Worsted Weight Yarn in the color Agean Sea (9753). It's a touch darker than the picture shows, and it's so easy to work with. It displays my stitches neatly and it's machine washable, a HUGE must for baby blankets.

Speaking of yarn, Richard noticed my stash is getting a bit large for a girl who keeps stating she doesn't have the right yarn for a project. I took a couple pictures to share. I am hoping he realizes my yarn stash only takes a fraction of the space in our living room that his bicycle does.
The evidence:
My Yarn Stash-As you can clearly see, it is all condensed in one tiny basket next to my knitting chair.
For comparison, Richard's Bicycle:It takes up an entire wall in our living room and it's supposed to be stored in the basement. I rest my case.

Back to knitting. The pattern I've been using to make these baby blankets is the Basket Weave Baby Blanket pattern inside Kris Percival's Knit Knack Kit. I love love love her kit; the cards are portable and the patterns are really easy to understand. She captures simplicity in her patterns and the results are beautiful knits. Her kit looks like this:

It's fabulous and everyone should buy one.

Speaking of everyone, I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce my knitting supervisors:

Alex is a 2 year old min pin/ mini doxie mix.

He likes to play fetch and sleep on my lap while I knit.

And this is his assistant, April. She's 1 year old and a pure breed mini doxie.
She likes to chew on rawhides and chase Alex. She also sleeps on my lap while I knit.
Time to report back to my knitting. I will post more progress soon.