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Twinkleberry finished

TwinkleberryI finished the toe with a skein of similar yarn but slightly different fiber content.  I actually cant tell which sock has the different toe unless I look really close, so that’s a relief.  I’m disappointed I didn’t just try to do the short-row heels on this pair.  I have just never gotten the hang of those heels and really don’t actually LIKE them any better than a standard heel flap and heel, so the incentive just wasn’t there to make it “click” in my brain.  However, the textured eye of partridge heel flap was probably a little bit “much” this time.  It may look different on a foot, but as a flat unblocked sock, I don’t like it this time.  Otherwise, though, this pattern is really a fun knit.  I am actually thinking that it’d be a cool pattern to substitute for EZ’s February baby sweater, and I just might take that project on one of these days.  Next sock project, though is SPM’s “Earl Grey” socks in black.  Yeah - really enjoy challenging my eyesight trying to work a pattern (albeit a small one) into a black anything…but then, that’s how I roll.

How do you spell cozy?

Cosy?  I can never remember. Tea cozy I have a feeling this kind - the kind that goes on a teapot is spelled with an “s” and the snuggling kind with a “z” - or not.

This free pattern comes from the Sugar’n Cream yarn (Lily) website - only I used Peaches’n Cream in “Peppercorn” color.  I have one of those big cones of it, and wanted something easy to knit while I watched old Cary Grant movies this past weekend.  So, I decided to try the cosy pattern I’d downloaded a while back.  It’s probably not the warmest cosy you’ll find, but it’s an easy knit.  The twisted ridge of stitches break up the garter stitch nicely and give it a little interest.  It takes apparently two balls of dishcloth yarn for the large size which will fit a 6-cup pot.  I think this might be be a nice one to knit from wool some day.

I hate when that happens!

Sock yarn ran out See that tiny little ball of yarn?  Do you think it’s enough for another, oh, say three inches or so of sock?  Yeah, me neither. :| I could have sworn I had two skeins of this yarn. I made the socks small, since the pattern is for an “average” woman’s sock. My oldest granddaughter has a foot about that big, so I decided to just knit it as written and give them to her, but I can’t find the second skein. I do have another skein of pink sock yarn here though - so once again the kids will be getting something improvised!

Baby things

Baby knitsThey’re so nice to do ahead of time, and then have on hand for when you get the shower invitations.  Of course, even if you don’t have them done ahead of time, they’re quick and usually easy, so still “doable” for a last minute scramble.  I have two recent knits and one stash item for a shower I’m attending today.  They don’t match, but since they’re techincally in the accessory category, I’m hoping the baby will have something they do match, and if not - babies really don’t worry too much about such things.

The stash item is the February sweater from Knitter’s Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmermann.  Love that sweater.

The bibs are the quick knits added this week.  I think these bibs are just the neatest idea, I hope mom likes them. They should be practical as well as cute, because cotton is nice and absorbant, and if all else fails and mom needs a washcloth, just run it under some warm water and instant face and hands clean-up.

bibs

The pink bib is made with the same pattern as the red one, but I used a smaller gauge yarn, so I added two extra repeats in the seed stitch portion, and one extra stitch to each side of the cable - so instead of a CAB4 it’s a CAB6.  I also tapered the end into a leaf shape, which I think for a girl is a nice touch.  Maybe wouldn’t do it for a boy’s bib, although I’m not sure I’d make this bib for a boy.  I like my entrelac one for a boy.  I, again, used hook and loop for the closure instead of a button.

Modern Cabled Baby Bib

Modern Cabled Baby BibI can see these becoming a “staple” amongst the knit-ahead baby shower stuff. [Read more →]