Work In Progress (WIP)

This is my first post of a WIP. I am making baby kimono sweaters. My brother in law is expecting twin boys in August. I am making them little kimono sweaters. A green one (the WIP) and a blue one (not yet started.)

The baby kimono is much easier to make than I thought it would be. Thus far I've only made dishrags, scarves and a few simple hats. This is my first "major" work. I'm all excited!




Oh, just to point out... That canister that my yarn is in is called a Yarn Trainer. My friend, Amy, gave it to me for my birthday. It is sooooo cool! It keeps my yarn clean and tangle free and (most importantly) out of Lilli's clutches. Although, the other day she discovered that it is fun to pull the yarn coming out of the hole in the top - it just keeps coming and coming!

New Yarn!

Spring has come to Malmo! To celebrate, I went to the yarn shop today. I bought some really bright cotton yarn. I am going to make more bibs and dish rags with them. I can't wait!


Oh yeah, can you tell I got a ball winder? I love it!

Bibs!

A friend of mine told me about the coolest knitting book ever. I bought it and she was right. It is soooooooo cool! I want to make absolutely everything in this book. I decided to start small, and make a baby bib. What a cool idea - knitting a bib. And my brother-in-law and his wife are expecting twins in a few months, so what a perfect gift! I decided to use up some of the yarn in my stash. I still need to add the buttons (for fastening) but here are the two I've made so far.

I started with some pretty yellow/green/blue yarn. Only, I came up a little short. So one of the straps isn't as long as the other. I don't think it will matter much.



















The second one is really cute and really, really soft. It will make a good drool bib. I made a scarf out of the same stuff for Lilli back in November. Only the main color was pink, not light blue.




I've got to go out and buy more cotton yarn, so I can make more bibs!!

My Sister's Hat, revisited

Ta-da! Here is it! The hat for my sister, in a size that will actually FIT! I used the same pattern and the same yarn, but dropped down a needle size. It is amazing how much of a difference just one needle size can make. Amazing. If you want to compare, you can scroll down and check out the first hat that I made for her. It was big. Really, big. It was too big for her husband. It might fit one of her horses, I'll have to ask... In the meantime, here are some pictures. One of the hat on me (for size comparison purposes.) And a couple of the hat on my daughter, Lilli - just because she's really cute (and it shows the shape of the hat.) And one of just the hat.

Third Time's A Charm!

My third attempt at the rolled brim hat. Success! It actually fits! Woo-hoo! To celebrate I took my daughter out to feed the ducks. She wore her hat, too.

Flushed with success (or possibly just chilled from feeding the ducks in the rain), I am going to turn my attention to my mateless mittens... We'll see if I can't knit up some mates that match.

I Go To Extremes

Rolled Brim Hat - Part 2 (Different Yarn, Different Size)




The first attempt at the rolled brim hat resulted in The Hat That Ate Malmo. A giant hat that bore absolutely no resemblance to the original pattern. I blame it on the fact that I used the wrong yarn. So for the second attempt I was going to be smarter. I used the correct type of yarn. And just to hedge my bets, I made the 'small' size. Well, small it is! A little too small. For me, that is. It fits my daughter perfectly!




Stay tuned for Rolled Brim Hat Part 3 - Same Yarn, Different Size.

My Mom, the Knitting Machine

My Mom came to visit. She was here for two weeks and it was WONDERFUL. I miss my Mom. She used to knit when she was younger, but hadn't knit in over 30 years. But since I have recently 'discovered' knitting, she's decided to take it up again. Only, she had forgotten how to cast on. So while she was here I taught her how to cast on. (No easy task - my Mom is left handed and I am not.) But cast on she did. And she knit herself a scarf. Then she knit herself a hat. Then she decided to start knitting baby hats. And knit baby hats she did - 11 of them! (In like, a week.) She is going to talk her Red Hat Ladies into knitting baby hats to give to the hospital. She is a kniting machine. She is unstoppable. She is my Mom, and I miss her.