Round 2

After finishing up the baby legwarmers and hat for my hubby's pregnant cousin #1 (having a girl), I moved onto the second couple, who are having a boy! I thought this pattern would make him look like a cute little baby elf boy:


I am missing the button in the photo, but it's a cute little brown one!
Pattern: Vintage Pixie Cap from Vintage Knits for Modern Babies
I used worsted yarn so I only cast on 60 sts (trying to make a 0-3 month size)

And I whipped up some bootie/socks to match:


That is probably one of my fav baby sock patterns. (Link: Layette from Itty Bitty Nursery)
It's constructed just like a regular sock, but on worsted yarn and in the tiny baby size it goes SO fast! I knit the foot a little shorter than the pattern specifies (probably like 2.5 inches long instead of three before the toe).

Now for pregnant cousin #3.... I have cast on these pants: Kanoko Pants
We will see if I can get them done by Saturday! Go go go!

Knitting: a strenuous sport at times

Not this weekend but NEXT weekend I am attending a baby shower for THREE of Greg's cousins who are expecting. THREE! Yikes... let's just say it is full on baby knitting time!!!! Luckily Norah took a really long nap this afternoon and that combined with time in the evenings I whipped these out this week:


Baby legwarmers and a hat, my own design. 2x2 ribbing and then 2 rows of each color. Quick and hopefully cute! The hat came out a tad bigger than I planned, so I will call it a 6 month sized set.

Now... what's next!!!!

Twister

Sometimes, when I have to rip out some rows, I take my project completely off the needles, rip it out, and then carefully put all the stitches back on the needles.

Am I the only one who ALWAYS puts the stitches back on twisted???? It doesn't seem to matter how careful I think I am, because when I go to knit the stitches they are ALWAYS TWISTED. Sheesh!!! :-)

Recoup

After a rough week or so of knitting progress (See: ripping out EVERYTHING), I decided to take "time off" of my projects to knit something silly. Looking around, I noticed the antique doll cradle that my great-great grandfather made by hand for my great grandmother. It has been passed down through my mom to my daughter to play with. How cool is that? Also, why did I never get to play with it as a kid? MOM??? Ha! Well earlier today when I put Norah's cabbage patch doll in there, the doll's head went THUNK against the wood. I thought, "this thing needs a mattress!"... And so, I knit one:


I held some worsted white acrylic yarn I had lying around, held double on US10 needles. Knit for 5.5 inches, did a purl round, knit another 5.5 inches, and sewed up all sides. I was going to put some fiberfill inside, but that made it too pillowly. After sewing it up I realized it was a bit too small to fit in the space... so instead of screaming and throwing it across the room I did an applied i-cord. WHEW :)


Also, a week or two ago I whipped up this tiny little bib for Norah's dollies:


It's based on this garter stitch bib pattern (Rav link), but I just made it much smaller :) I think I CO 20sts, and cast off 10 for the strap part. Quick and fun. Norah tries to rip it off if I put it on her doll... oh well!


Sometimes the silly little projects are the best.

Ugh...

Just finished a project, but I pulled my floats too tight and it won't fit an adult.

FAIL.

Should I just quit knitting???? Good lord!

Finished photo

I realized I haven't gotten a nice "finished" photo of the green newborn sweater!


I really love it. I need to mail it off to its recipient!

In other news, that pretty teal yarn that I ripped out? Well let's just say I ripped it out, AGAIN. I finished the yoke of this sweater dress and it was huge, like 2T or so! Oopsies. Poor Norah, I am going to knit you a sweater for this winter if it kills me! :-)