Potato Chip Scarf

October 21: I’m jumping on the bandwagon to make one of these scarves. I’m a couple of inches along and it’s starting to really show off the swirly pattern. Yay! I decided to sew the beginning edges together so that it creates a curved edge and am really happy with how it looks.

November 14: All finished. This was a fun pattern although it got a bit repetitive at times. It also made a fairly short scarf; I measured it at around 32”. It barely wraps enough around my neck to stay on. If I were to do this again, I’d want to use another skein to make a longer scarf.

Pattern: Potato Chip Scarf by Barbara Aguiar
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Kaleidos

Hat for Luke

November 13: The hats that I originally made for Luke were newborn size and his head is growing fast. As he is approaching his 3rd month, the previous hats no longer fit him well. I thought that this style hat, with the ribbing and the ability to roll the brim up or down as needed would be one that would fit him for the rest of the winter as he continues growing.

 

Pattern: Little Boy Blue Ribbed Baby Hat by Tonya Wagner
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Bijou Blue

Tulip Sweater for Luke

September 27: Taking a class for this sweater at my LYS. First class was tonight. Instead of using the colors from the pattern, I’m using some Malabrigo from my stash and using only three colors.

October 27: The third class was this week and we did the seed stitch edging (where a button band would go but there are no buttons for this sweater) and i-cord edge.

We ran into a big problem: if you slip the first stitch of each row as the pattern instructs, when you go to pick up stitches, you don’t have enough to pick up especially if you do every 3 of 4 like the pattern calls for. That means you’re actually picking up every other row (the slipped stitch) and skipping several rows every 3 stitches. Add to that the smaller needle size and there’s a major problem in that the edging gathers so tightly that it just can’t be right. Some people picked up the stitch to the side of the slipped stitch (which got them to every row--skipping every 4th row). For myself, I did not go down the suggested needle size and I just picked up every slipped stitch. Mine is probably still a little tightly gathered, but it is much better than before. But if you read these notes before you start knitting this pattern, I’d recommend not slipping that first stitch as it seems to serve no real purpose.

November 10: All finished. And it seems to fit my son rather nicely so he’ll get some wear out of it right away!

Pattern: Tulips, a Colorful Cardigan for Baby by Lindsay Pekny (for sale on Ravelry)
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Pollen, Vetiver, and Bijou Blue

Summer Wind

August 6: I wanted a fairly simple pattern that would show off the yarn as well as something that I would get a lot of use out of. This long cowl met those requirements perfectly. The pattern is simple but the eyelets really add some interest and the yarn is dreamy to knit with. And I discovered last winter that I like these long cowls: I can wrap it twice around my neck to keep warm but wear it just once around the neck as a decorative item.

October 4: Put this down for a long while and picked it up again today. I guessed wrong about where I was in the pattern, so I had to backtrack a little but I think I have it figured out now. I’m just starting the other border, so not much left to go on it now.

October 21: Finished this morning. I should have gone up a needle size or two for the bind off. Even though I tried to bind off loosely, it’s still tighter than the cast on. But it doesn’t look too bad and it feels and looks just fine on my neck, which is the most important part. And I finished it just in time as the weather is starting to get colder now. I foresee getting a lot of use out of this.

 

 

Pattern: Summer Wind by Irishgirlieknits (available for purchase on Ravelry)
Yarn: The Plucky Knitter Primo MCN 75/20/5 in Hilo Bay (birthday present from Emily!)

Monkey Bib

September 18: I'm doing a craft show in November, so I'm making more bibs for inventory for the show.

Pattern: Imp by Elaine Fitzpatrick
Yarn: Knit Picks Dishie in Tomato

Gifts for Layla

Shortly after I found out I was pregnant, my brother-in-law and his wife also announced their pregnancy. Layla was born a few weeks after Luke, and I made several projects for her. Since she's finally been born and the items should have been received, I'm finally able to post about them on the blog.

First up is a blanket:

June 11: Cast on for Layla’s blanket. I have three skeins so I split the second skein in half. When I get there, I’ll start the decreases.

July 16: Finished! And it looks like I figured out the yarn usage perfectly as there is just a little bit leftover, perhaps would have been enough to do 1-2 more rows but then it would have been cutting it really close.

Pattern: Diagonal Comfort Blanket by Lion Brand Yarn
Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash (color #844)

Next is a cardigan:

July 19: I really enjoyed making this cardigan for my son and decided to make one for my niece (due two weeks after my son). I picked these colors because they seem to be the accent colors that my SIL is using so I figured that meant she likes them!

July 27: Took a bit of a knitting break while I was reading A Dance with Dragons and finally picked this back up today. I finished the body and also did one sleeve. So just the other sleeve and the button bands to go (and picking out and putting on the buttons).

July 28: I finished up the other sleeve today. I came to the realization that I really don’t like using DPNs on such a small circumference in larger needle sizes. I wonder if it is because my DPNs in those sizes are longer than the ones in the smaller sizes (that I use for sock knitting). Perhaps I should look into getting some shorter DPNs for things such as baby sweater sleeves.

July 29: And the knitting part is done. I’m blocking the sweater now and plan to go find buttons tomorrow. I’ll probably add the buttons on Sunday and then this little cardigan will be finished. Just one more item (socks) planned for Layla and I can send off this cardigan, the blanket, the hat, and the socks.

August 3: So I didn’t get to the store for buttons, but I looked through the buttons I do have and found some cute daisies. I happened to have exactly 7 of them, so I think I’ll use those.

September 9: Finally got the buttons sewed on. I love the way it turned out!

Pattern: Little Coffee Bean Cardigan by Elizabeth Smith
Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash (color #836 and #812)

Finally, I did a matching hat for the cardigan:

September 10: I had enough yarn leftover from the cardigan to make a matching hat. This pattern seemed simple enough to be able to use it and to make the stripes as I did on the cardigan. It was an easy-to-read pattern and a fast knit.

Pattern: Basic Newborn Hat by Jennifer Jackson

Marsha's Reading Mitts

August 9: I realized that I had not yet made something for my MIL's birthday. Yikes! I think this is the perfect pattern and a good yarn to choose for her. I finished up through the thumb division on the first mitt today.

August 11: Not much knitting mojo lately. But I did finish knitting the main part of the first mitt today and sewed the top edge down. Still need to sew the bottom and add in the thumb. Then I get to do it all over again! It does look and feel really nice.

August 16: Finally finished the last bits of the first mitt and started the second one getting up to the point of dividing stitches for the thumb. Need to finish tomorrow as MIL is arriving the day after.

August 17: And done! The sewing to create the picot edging went a lot more smoothly this time (not that it was bad for the first mitt) as I feel I really got the hang of it. I usually pass up projects with picot edging because I don’t like the sewing up part, but now I think I can handle it so I can add more projects to my queue ~grin~. I’m looking forward to giving these to my MIL.

Pattern: Susie's Reading Mitts by Janelle Masters (free download on Ravelry)
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Alpaca Lana D'Oro in yellow (colorway #1105)

Malabrigo Mahogany Hat

July 29: I decided not to use a smaller needle for the ribbing. Since size 8 seems to work best for hats for me, that’s what I went with. I did only about 2 rounds tonight.

July 30: Finished the other 8 rounds of the ribbing. I overdid it this morning with doing some weeding outside (while 8 months pregnant) and as a result, I was just wiped out today and didn’t feel much like doing anything!

August 2: Right after the ribbing comes the first round with cables (1x1). I’m definitely glad that I’ve had practice cabling without a cable needle because this round would have been even more painful had I actually tried to use a cable needle. I’ll just say that I didn’t enjoy knitting that round very much and I’m glad that it’s only about 3 rounds (if my skim of the pattern is right) that contains these 1x1 cables. Why? Well, I’m a tight knitter and I didn’t look ahead to see that the cables came right in the next round so didn’t try to consciously knit the previous round a little more loosely (which is what I usually do). Second, the needles that I’m using, although some of my favorites, do not have sharp tips, which made grabbing onto the stitches really difficult. I’m most thankful, though, that I chose not to use the smaller needle for the ribbing because moving from a smaller needle to a bigger one on this round would have made it virtually impossible for me to get it finished without a bunch of dropped stitches and probably a bit of cursing. If I ever decide to knit this pattern again, I’ll make sure at the very least that I have needles with much sharper tips.

August 2 (later): I finished the remaining cable rows. Trying to knit more loosely on the previous row helped a lot but it was still not a fun section. Now it’s just 2x2 ribbing, so easy peasy.

August 6: So, the pattern said to knit 2x2 ribbing until the hat measured 7-1/4”. At 6-1/4” I tried it on and it seems like it was going to be a good fit for my head at that point, so I decided not to knit the last inch. Apparently the decrease section goes by really quickly (I should have realized that 7 rows wouldn’t take much space). So the finished hat doesn’t quite come all the way down to cover my ears, which it would have done had I just finished that last inch. Alas. I guess I should have listened to the pattern.

One place, however, not to follow the pattern is on decrease round 5. If you do the last K1 on the repeat then it will mean that you are taking the next knit stitch + purl stitch when you K2tog. Then you would purl a knit stitch, which would make the ribbing pattern off. So I just got rid of that last K1 (making the repeat K2tog, P1, K1, P1) and I think that really was what was intended because everything worked out just right after that and I ended up with the 13 stitches that the pattern says will remain. So I think Round 5 has an error.

So, listen to the pattern for the length to knit to but make the change on the decrease round 5.

Pattern: Jesse's Christmas Hat by Elspeth Kursh (free Ravelry download)
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Mahogany

Crooked Paths

July 16: I've wanted to knit this hat for quite a while (even though I'm sure it won't look quite right on me). I finished the 1.5 inches of 1x1 ribbing this evening. Even though the designer stated she is a tight knitter, I actually went up a needle size because starting with 5s and moving to 7s just still seemed too small for my usual use with Malabrigo worsted. Even the 6s for the ribbing feel a little small. Perhaps I shouldn't have used the smaller needles for the ribbing and just started with the 8s. But I'm going to just keep going and see how it turns out.

July 17: I finished the three repeats of the pattern today so all that is left is the decrease section. This hat definitely knits up quickly. Just looking at the pictures of the finished projects made me think that it was a little more complicated than it actually is. So it's one of my favorite types of patterns: a simple easy-to-follow pattern which looks amazing on the finished project.

I also tried it on since I finally had enough hat to do so, and it might be a tad tight but it does fit. Yay! If I knit this hat again in the future (highly likely), I think I'll use 7s for the ribbing instead of 6s just to make it a little less tight.

July 18: Finished! I'll have to see what happens after I block it, but I think I also should have gone up yet another needle size for the body (9 instead of 8). I had forgotten that almost every beret type of hat that I've knit has failed to have that distinctive beret poof because of my tightness in knitting. So right now it fits more like a beanie than a beret. It still looks nice, but it just doesn't quite have the same effect. Crossing my fingers that blocking will help it.

July 27: Blocking does seem to have helped. I blocked over a dinner plate as usually suggested for berets (I had not done this before).

Pattern: Crooked Paths by Melissa LeBarre (available for purchase on Ravelry)
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Violetas

Portlandia Cloche

June 28: I really just wanted to start a new project, something not too complicated yet with a little lacework, so I think this hat will work nicely.

July 14: I got a little bored in the repeat section so I put this down for a while. But once I got through that section and back to the longer section (with the decreases), it finished up quickly. Alas, this type of hat looks terrible on me.

 
Pattern: Portlandia Cloche by Emily Johnson
Yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy in In Vino Veritas

For sale in my etsy store: http://karendawn.etsy.com

Mouse Bib

June 26: This one had the short row beginning option so I didn’t have to go to another pattern to do it. Another great design and easy knit.

June 27: And done. I think I may need to take a little break from these bibs for a few days and work on something else. Although it’s nice to be able to start and finish a project in a day, I don’t want to get burned out on these!

 
Pattern: Do I Smell Cheese? by Elaine Fitzpatrick
Yarn: KnitPicks Dishie in Azure

For sale in my etsy store.

Pig Bib

June 24: Once again, I followed the instructions (1 stitch difference) in the frog pattern for the short row beginning.

June 25: And done. I’m really flying through these bibs!

Pattern: Pig Out! by Elaine Fitzpatrick
Yarn: KnitPicks Dishie in Flamingo

For sale in my etsy store: http://karendawn.etsy.com

Frog Bib

June 21: Finished almost through the main body of the bib. Looks really cute! The pattern was easy to follow, although having a chart would have been really handy.

June 22: Very easy finish to the bib. Looks great. I’ll definitely be making more of the bib patterns by this designer.

Pattern: Hop-a-Long by Elaine Fitzgerald
Yarn: KnitPicks Dishie in Tranquil

For sale in my etsy shop

Baby Socks #4

June 20: Making socks to match the hat. I’ve now done this pattern several times so I didn’t even need to look at the actual pattern this time around. Yay!

June 21: I definitely have the pattern memorized now. I think I could make one of these in my sleep at this point.

Pattern: Easy Baby Ankle Socks by Hattie Adkins (free Ravelry download)
Yarn: JulieSpins Merino 370 in Christmas Cactus

And pictured with the matching hat:

For sale in my etsy shop (with matching hat)

Third Easy Peasy Newborn Sock Hat

June 19: Cast on for yet another of these hats. This time I’m trying out 12” circulars instead of DPNs. Seems to be going pretty well so far!

June 20: Working with the 12” circulars went really well, so I’ll definitely keep using them (which means I’ll need to expand my needle collection). And I love the way the hat turned out. Such a quick, yet satisfactory, project!

 
Pattern: Easy Peasy Newborn Sock Hat by Keri McKiernan
Yarn: JulieSpins Merino 370 in Christmas Cactus

For sale in my etsy shop (with matching pair of socks)

Baby Socks #3

June 18: Should have just enough yarn leftover to make this pair of socks to match the baby hat. At least I’m hoping there will be enough. Just in case, I’m shortening the cuff just a tad.

Finished the first sock and got through the heel flap on the second. I’m now thinking that there’s not going to be enough yarn to finish, but I”m going to keep on trucking for now and cross my fingers.

June 19: Okay, so I apparently am not good at calculating how much yarn is needed! I ran out while I was still decreasing the gusset stitches on the second sock. I had a tiny bit of the Malabrigo Sock in Impressionist Sky leftover, so I continued with that. And I ran out just as I got to the toes! So I looked through my stash and thought that the JulieSpins in Night Heron seemed a decent match, so I finished out the toe with it. If you look carefully, you can definitely see the different yarn (three different!) but from a distance it does actually blend together okay. But now I’ll know a little better about how much yarn is really needed, even for a tiny pair of socks!

 
Pattern: Easy Baby Ankle Socks by Hattie Adkins (free Ravelry download)
Yarn: Mountain Colors Bearfoot in Harmony Mist

Second Easy Peasy Newborn Sock Hat

June 17: This pattern was indeed “easy peasy” so I’ve decided to make another one. I measured the yarn and I should have enough leftover to make a pair of baby socks to match.

And finished! I’m really enjoying making baby-sized projects. They go so quickly so are very fulfilling and they are just so darn cute!

It’s going to be cutting it close to get the socks out of this yarn (if my measurements are right, I’ll be 1 yard short), but I’m going to give it a try. (Hat modeled by Cabbage Patch doll Parker Jed.)

Pattern: Easy Peasy Newborn Sock Hat by Keri McKiernan
Yarn: Mountain Colors Bearfoot in Harmony Mist

Simple Skyp Socks

January 5: I wanted a simple sock project to take with me on my trip and although this is indeed simple, I didn’t have as much time to knit as I had thought, so I really only finished just the cuff on my trip.

May 20: Finally picked these back up again. Gosh, I didn’t realize that I had started them back in January. Yikes!

May 22: Finished the first sock. It’s an excellent fit and I look forward to having the matching pair, so I’d better get started on the second sock right away!

June 10: It took me a little while to get started on the second sock, but I finally did tonight. I’m about 2 inches into the leg.

June 15: Today I finished the leg, turned the heel, decreased the gusset stitches and am now working on the foot. I don’t know why I let these socks linger for so long; this is a super quick pattern!

June 16: And done! I think I’ve fallen in love with this yarn; it is so incredibly soft. (The picture of the single sock is more true to the actual colors of the yarn.)

Pattern: Simple Skyp Socks by Adrienne Ku
Yarn: Mountain Colors Bearfoot in Harmony Mist

Frog Button Baby Cardigan

June 7: This pattern seems fairly easy and the cardigan is cute. I picked the colors based upon what I have in my stash that I wanted to use up, but I think they look nice together and the dark green of the Vaa cancels out some of the pinkish/peachish of the other to make it more boyish. At least I’m hoping that will be what happens!

Finished a few rows after the sleeve division today. I really love the way the two colorways are working together and I think it looks just fine for a little boy.

June 8: Finished the body today.

June 9: Finished the sleeves today. I used a sewn bind off for the sleeves to make absolutely sure they weren’t too tight.

June 10: Right side button band finished. I picked up 64 stitches and it was quite easy (after a little bit of math) to figure out how far apart to space the button holes, which were simple yo button holes. Managed to evenly pick up exactly 64 stitches on the left button band as well. Whew!

Went to Joann’s to look for buttons. I had in mind some in a dark wood. But then I started looking at some of the fun buttons and fell in love with these frog faces, so I decided to go with those instead of my original idea. I think it gives the cardigan a whimsical side. Now I’m really looking forward to seeing this on my little guy, but I’ll have to be patient for now.

Pattern: Little Coffee Bean Cardigan by Elizabeth Smith
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Vaa and Novembrie

Skew Socks

May 10: Started these during a class at my LYS tonight. The homework for next week’s class is to finish up through the foot. So far so good!

May 24: In tonight’s class I got up through the grafting together part of the heel construction. This is a really intriguing design and the way the colors are coming out with the yarn just makes this a fun project to knit to see what happens next!

May 30: Finished all the way except for the bind off. Class is tomorrow night and we’ll be doing a sewn bind off which I’ve done once or twice but will wait for class to refresh my memory on how to do it.

The leg goes really really quickly with the short rows. I was expecting it to take longer (guess I was thinking about a traditional sock construction), so I was quite surprised to get through it so fast!

I did have to break into the second skein of yarn to finish off the sock so it looks like I’ll need to pick up another skein when I go to class tomorrow (last time I was in my LYS, there were a couple of skeins left, so I hope one is still there!).

May 31: Bound off the first sock and started the second. The sock looks so weird!

June 2: Working on the foot portion of second sock.

June 6: The nice thing about this pattern is that it seems to go quickly. Perhaps it is the whole skew part but especially once you get to the short rows on the leg, the socks just fly off the needles. So the second sock is done. The socks are a tad big (the heel pokes out in a little point and there are some baggy places), but they are close enough of a fit. But very very odd looking!

Pattern: Skew by Lana Holden
Yarn: Regia Design Line Kaffe Fassett 6-ply (colorway 05950)

Akimbo

April 23: I wanted to try to clear out some of my WIPs before starting new projects, but I just couldn’t help myself today in starting this shawl. The very beginning section was a little tricky (although I’ve done similar starts before), but I just tried to cast on loosely so I could more easily pick up those stitches. I also used a k1fb instead of M1 for the set up row because I had trouble finding the bar between stitches to pick up to make the new stitch.

April 26: I finished the garter stitch part and am ready to add in the contrasting color and start the chevron section.

May 21: The chevron section is rather slow going. It’s taking me around 30 minutes for each row so I’ve been trying to do a little each day instead of one massive knitting session. And after today’s little bit, I have just four rows remaining. Almost there!

May 22: And done! Needs to be blocked, which I’m about to go do. I really like the colors together.

May 24: All dry and ends woven in. I’m really happy with how this turned out.

Pattern: Akimbo by Stephen West (available to buy on Ravelry)
Yarn: JulieSpins Merino 370 in Garnet and Black Beauty

For sale in my etsy shop.

Fresh Picked Baby Hat

May 17: This looked like a really simple hat pattern and I mostly wanted to use it for the numbers. I started with the middle size, but quickly ran into problems--with the numbers.

Cast on was 114 stitches and a 2x2 rib was an option. Well, with that cast on, it would be uneven. So I cast on 116 stitches instead and did a 2x2 rib. After I started the stockinette portion, I decreased back down to 114 stitches.

As for the decreases, I’m not there yet, but the numbers don’t add up there either. So instead, I’ll start with a K4k2tog decrease, then go to K3K2tog, and so on. Looking at the numbers, that should work okay.

May 18: Okay, so apparently I read the pattern wrong. (Honestly, I think it’s a poorly written pattern.) The decrease as written: “On your next row, knit 3 stitches, knit two stitches together, continue with all stitches on needle.” I originally read that as continue doing K3, k2tog along the needle, but the more I looked at the pictures, I realized that the decreases weren’t happening that often. So what it really means is do one decrease and then continue just knitting for the rest of the needle. Once I got that figured out, decreasing was a lot easier, but the ending bit was off count so I just winged it at the very top. I really think that the pattern could have been written more clearly.

I did not include the little bit at the top, just made it a flat (well round) top.

Pattern: Fresh Picked Baby Hat by Leslie Clarkson (free Ravelry download)
Yarn: Malabrigo Silky Merino in Lettuce

Another Baby's Hat

May 1: I was going to make a pair of baby socks from this yarn but I decided to do a hat and see how much is leftover afterwards. I’m not following any particular pattern, just trying to do a very basic hat.

I cast on 88 stitches and started a 2x2 ribbing. I’ll probably keep that up for an inch or inch and a half. Then I’ll switch to stockinette (will increase two stitches so I get up to 90, which will help even things out when I get to the decreases for the top) and do basic decreases around the top.

May 7: Finished. The yarn has a lot more pink in it than I first realized, so I’m thinking I’m going to have to save this one for a baby girl rather than my own little boy.

Pattern: Improvised
Yarn: Claudia Hand Painted Yarns Fingering in Just Plum

Baby Socks #2

April 28: Finished first sock and up through heel flap on second sock. Super easy pattern and quick to knit up!

April 29: Second sock finished. So cute!

Pattern: Easy Baby Ankle Socks by Hattie Adkins (free Ravelry download)
Yarn: Malabrigo Sock in Impressionist Sky

Rainbow Baby Hat

April 21: Started on magic loop but the cables was too twisty and it was uncomfortable, so I switched to DPNs. Much better.

April 22: Finished the main body of the hat. All that is left is the little i-cord decoration at the top, but my eyes didn’t want to stay open so I decided just to put it aside and go to bed and finish it in the morning.

April 23: All done and so cute!

Pattern: Easy Peasy Newborn Sock Hat by Keri McKiernan
Yarn: KnitPicks Felici in Rainbow

Alice Top

August 31: When I saw the pictures for this pattern, I immediately fell in love and knew that I wanted to knit this top. And I happened to have some Malabrigo in Natural that I thought would be perfect. But the weather is starting to change now so if I want to wear this before winter begins, I need to get it finished soon. So I jumped into this project.

The pattern is rather lengthy and there are a lot of parts (and charts) to it. But the designer has done a good job of explaining exactly what you need to do so I haven’t had any problems following along. I’m just making sure that I’m really paying attention.

The neckline is a rather ingenious construction, using what I’m going to call a backwards mitered square (meaning it uses increases rather than decreases).

September 2: Finished with the yoke and divided for the sleeves. Only a couple of rows beyond that at this point. But I can now clearly see how the neckline looks and it’s pretty darn nifty how that whole backwards mitered square thing worked out.

September 12: I’ve been working on this a little bit each day. And I’m just one round away from finishing the bust, so it’s coming along quite nicely though I’m not sure I’ll have it finished before the weather turns cold.

April 17, 2011: Wow has it really been this long since I’ve worked on this project? I decided to pick it back up today and worked a good portion of the body. I have around 20 rows remaining before I start the bottom hem. Then I’ll just need to do the sleeves. I’d love to have this finished by the end of the month, but I think if I target the end of May, that might be more realistic.

April 19: Finished the body up through the frill at the bottom, which I’m looking forward to doing. Yay!

April 21: And now the body is completely finished. I tried it on and it does seem to fit though it hard to tell over my pregnant belly! This will be a top that will have to wait until next year to be worn. Now all I have left are the sleeves. I was originally going to do the frill option, but after seeing the frill on the bottom (which I do like) and trying it on, I’m not sure I’m keep on the frill for the arms, so I think I’m going to do the non-frill option for the sleeves.

April 21 (later): I went ahead with the no-frill sleeves and I’m so happy that I did because I think it turned out really great. No modeled shots right now because I’m 19 weeks pregnant so it doesn’t quite look right on me at the moment. But I think that after the pregnancy, it will fit quite nicely. But alas, it looks like it’ll be going into storage until after the baby arrives.

Pattern: Alice Top by Katya Wilsher
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Natural

Baby! Blanket

April 7: I’m due in mid-September but won’t find out the sex of the baby for another month, so I’m making this blanket in a neutral yellow. It’s the first item I started knitting for this baby!

April 12: Made it to the halfway point.

April 13: Finished another repeat. Just two more to go.

April 15: All finished! I’m really happy with how this turned out although it definitely needs a good blocking.

Measurements after blocking: 26” x 29”

April 21: Added pictures. The little rocking chair is one that my mom used when she was a little girl. I was so happy when I visited her last month to be able to take it home with me.

Pattern: Wool Leaves by Jared Flood
Yarn: Cascade Eco+ in Yellow (#6927)

First Baby Socks

April 9: Although this isn’t the first project I started for the baby (that’s the blanket), this should be the first project I finish. Got up through right before decreasing for the toes tonight (and would have finished first sock if I hadn’t been so tired).

April 10: Finished first sock and started second sock. So tiny! Later in the evening: Finished second sock. So cute! And I was able to get the stripes to match up really nicely. Only four of the six colors, but technically now the baby and I will have matching socks.

Pattern: Leftovers Baby Socks by Matthew Hesson-McInnis
Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in Rainbow

Honey Cowl

March 27: I felt like starting a new project and this one caught my attention. I do love knitting with this yarn!

April 7: Finished this one last night. So happy to have a project finished as it’s really been a slow time for me with knitting lately.

Pattern: Honey Cowl by madelinetosh
Yarn: Malabrigo Silky Merino in Matisse Blue

For sale in my etsy shop: Cowl