Hi,
I've finished a couple of projects since I last posted and thought I would talk about them a bit. First some stuff for babies.
A woman at my work is having a baby and wanted some hats for when he arrives in August. She wanted something simple in basic colors. She picked out this Blue Sky pattern (which is adorable) and I went to see Hickory at
Knitting Etc to see if she had the pattern and a cotton yarn to match. I think cotton is better for babies than the wool that was suggested. I picked out Blue Sky Dyed Cotton (worsted weight) and they just came out adorable. I had some yarn left over to make something for Lily, my new grandniece!!
I made this cat for Lily with leftover yarn from the baby beanies project. CUTE!! I put a bell in the cat’s head so it rings when she shakes it. :-) I'm thinking she likes it. I called the cat Bluey after my own precious Bluey, my siamese.
Well, I also finished two pieces for myself which came out OK. In April I bought 3 older Berroco booklets,
Yin and Yang,
Nostalgia and
L’Attitude. I love these simple structured, asymmetrical designs. The designers for these booklets are two of my favorites: Marjory Winter and Norah Gaughan. I picked Gomasio from the Yin and Yang booklet. I used 5 skeins of Lion Brand Cotton-ease in color Indigo. It came out a little big but this cardigan is so comfy!!
Earlier in the spring I realized that my favorite thing to wear is a scarf vest I bought at TJ Maxx. It is so comfortable and covers the growing love handles!! So I was browsing through the Spring 2008 issue of Knit.1 and found a bunch of really cute patterns (I couldn't believe how many pieces in that issue I wanted to make). I chose the Ribbed Scarf vest but unfortunately I had no money to buy yarn so I used this large skein of Bernat Handicrafter Cotton in Vintage Twist. I always hesitate to use a yarn like this for anything other than dishcloths but low and behold it came out really cute! I think I will make this pattern or one like it again with a better yarn.
Oh my God, please disregard the mess in my bathroom. What was I thinking! I don't have Photoshop right now so you will have to live with the mess like I do every day!! :-)
Well, there is my summer update. Happy knitting my friends!
Take care, Sue
