My latest knits:
Another Baby Sophisticate sweater, also known as the Grandpa or Old Man cardigan, this one for Baby Dos, knit in Lily Sugar n' Cream in Poppy with some buttons from the never-ending button walls of Toko Maju at Pasar Mayestik.
This super cute scarf-hat, based on this pattern. I'm quite proud, this being my first knit-in-the-round project that required decreasing using the double-pointed needles. Came out pretty cute! One knitted in Lily Sugar n' Cream yarn in Violet Veil (phew, finally rid of this yarn- got 3 projects out of it, though!), one in Lily Sugar n' Cream in Poppy and one in Bernat Handicrafter in Love (for babies Izzy, Alex and Zoe, respectively). I followed the pattern for the most part, but skipped the cable, as it is not centered on the scarves when you knit the larger size (weird) and it was just too much going on with the multi-colored yarn.
For the orange and pink ones, I kept the ribbing going all the way around the hat for several inches. I added a pompom, like the one I put on Zoe's birthday hat, using this tutorial. Also, as a side-note, I think that the largest size of the pattern may be a little off when it comes to the decreases. You don't need to knit 3 stitches at the beginning and end of each decrease round... the stitch numbers are off.
This massive scarf/cowl/wrap thingy is made from some beautiful yarn that Jennifer gave me for my birthday last year, Cascade Magnum in Lake Chelan Heather, a nice teal color with an aura of bright green throughout. I wanted to make this cowl I found via Ravelry, but didn't have circular needles big enough to handle this super fat yarn (my local craft store doesn't carry the tools to deal with heavy duty yarn like this), so I improvised and knit it flat. This thing is like a blanket. I love the texture of it, though- check out the close-up shot of the seed stitch:
I made Zoe some pink mittens (using this pattern) to match her hat, but forgot to take a photo. They came out a little bit big, but I like the pattern!
Finally, some baby legwarmers for Miss Zoe with the remainder of my pink Bernat Handicrafter yarn. Followed this pattern:
Finally, some baby legwarmers for Miss Zoe with the remainder of my pink Bernat Handicrafter yarn. Followed this pattern:
