It Pays to Keep Up-to-Date with the E-Mail

I've just read my e-mail from July 29, where the site that hosts my free patterns was notifying me that they removed my "Baby Cloth" pattern. They claim that there is a similar pattern to mine out there. My pattern has a copyright date of July 5, 2007, so I would guess that the "similar pattern" must have been developed since. So for now, I suggest that anyone wanting to download the pattern, should "copy and paste" onto a Word document. Meanwhile, I will look for a different hosting site (possibly Ravelry). Thank you for your patience!

Revision of Baby Cloth Pattern

Jeanette recently e-mailed me to ask about some errors in my Baby Cloth pattern. Without her, who knows how long it would have been before I realised there were errors! The revised version is now posted in the pattern's original location, and you can also click here for the new PDF.

Thank you, Jeanette!! :D

Recent Knits

There has, indeed, been knitting! These are my daughter's slippers, from the Pocketbook Slippers pattern. They look pointy, but the pointiness disappears when they're worn. I'm going to attach some non-slip soles yet. I saw a good idea on Ravelry for slippers: the poster had encased a layer of stuffing with 2 soles, to make the soles more padded. I *have to* try this!
These are some baby socks for the Afghans for Afghans Baby Challenge. The deadline is 3rd Dec., 2007. Please click on the link in the sidebar, to find out about items needed, and fibre requirements. They also have a list of good patterns for charity knitting. :) The pattern I used is from www.knittinghelp.com
North Country Baby Socks, made with Paton's Classic Wool.
These are the fingerless mitts I made for my oh-so-scary Pirate costume. What a fearsome bunch we be! Arrr!

Eek!! A Steek!!

Here's the finished baby sweater. The original armholes were too small (completely my fault), so I steeked another 2cm. Looking at it now, I wish that I had steeked the armholes slightly larger still. Of course, not making the armholes too small in the first place would have been best, LOL! I'm happy to have taken a photo before I gave away the sweater, for a change. :D

New Look

I've tidied the blog, and given it a slightly different look. I've also been learning how to add words to an image, which I've been wanting to learn ever since I saw that it was possible. I have now got the image rotator to work! Hooray! The problem turned out to be my typos, LOL! This rotator only changes the image on entering the blog. I'm still looking for one that rotates every few seconds. It's like a treasure hunt, looking for goodies to add to the blog. Of course, I can waste a lot of time looking (ask me how I know). :DThese baby pants were knit in January, but I still need to knit a top to match.

Good Post about Autism

There's a really good blog post about Autismhere. It's the July 29, 2007 post.

In knitting news: I've been trying to knit up a baby sweater quickly. I didn't like how the yoke turned out, so pulled it out and did it over. It looks fine now, but the armholes are too small. I will NOT pull out that much work (the horror!) to make them bigger, so I'm planning to do a modified steek. Eek! I've also been knitting up dishcloths like mad. :D

First Finished Objects '07

Woo hoo!! I have some finished items. The scarf really didn't take forever; it only felt like it did. Note to self: the key for me is to do a more interesting stitch pattern in order to hold my interest longer. This scarf is destined for the Red Scarf Project, and is knit with Bernat Solo.


I have another scarf in progress, but I don't know if it will be good enough to send. As a co-worker commented, it feels "crunchy". The yarn is Paton's Shetland Chunky (from a clearance bin), which feels softer in the ball than when knit in garter stitch. I will try to soften it by rinsing in hair conditioner. It's actually 2 shades of green, not blue like it appears in the picture. I'm using the Baby Genius Burp Cloth pattern from the Mason-Dixon knitting book. I do like how the pattern looks, and plan to try it with nicer-feeling yarn.


I plan to knit a baby sweater to co-ordinate with the pants. I have nearly 2 balls left of the baby blue, and 1 ball each of yellow and a darker blue, so some stripes might take place. This yarn is Phentex Merit, bought at Zellers about 13-15 years ago. Using this yarn is part of my concerted effort to use up Ancient Acrylic from my stash, as mentioned in my Dec 31 post.

Post-Xmas

The Xmas knits have all been given away, (sorry, didn't manage to take pictures) so now it's time to start.....next years' Xmas knits. Bwahahaha! Seriously, I do have a scarf in progress. I also must get some baby knits done, to TRY and get ahead of the next crop of babies. This year, I have barely kept up. Something that will help the cause: "Itty Bitty Hats", a lovely present from my daughter.

OTN: A pair of wool mitts for the current CIC challenge (for Mittens for Akkol).

Happy Knitting!
:D

Unidentified Knitted Object

What could this possibly be??

I'll post a picture of this latest mind-expanding knitting experiment after I sew it together. But, what part to sew to what?

Beach Knitting

How I Spent My Time at the Beach:
I finished up several projects (kimono, red socks, and blue striped sweater), and knit 2 more (bib and ballband). The kids had a great time endlessly digging holes. We're still getting the sand out of our gear. :D

MDK Items

Here are my first MDK items. The ballband was knit in Bernat Handicrafter: Beachball Blues and Tropic. The kimono is Cottontots Lovely Lilac. It has ribbons now, but for the next one I'll use buttons. Or possibly I-cord....

Mudgirl

Yesterday, my 8 year old daughter was playing with a water squirt gun in the backyard. Water + dirt = MUD. It seems that she created a small mud wallow, because she came in only a short while later, covered with mud from head to toe! I had not previously been aware of how well mud clings to sunscreen; it took some serious scrubbing to remove.

Knitting: I have several projects OTN at the moment. I was commissioned by a co-worker to knit a baby blankie from Red Heart Baby Clouds, and I should have this finished today. I'm also working on a sweater for CIC, red cabled toddler socks for CIC, a baby kimono in blue Cottontots, and an Absorba! "Absorba" always seems to need an exclamation mark after it. :D