Baby Cardi
Remember the purple hat and booties I made for Cousin R’s baby? Here’s the last piece of the set I made.
I didn’t want a set all in the same color, so I chose a marled yarn in a coordinating color for the cardigan. This piece is actually what attracted me to the pattern leaflet when I bought it earlier this summer.
Return of the Cuties
Some people left comments on my previous post about how they hadn’t been able to knit during their time on Jury Duty. Fortunately, I have been able to take along my knitting and work on it while waiting. Our introductory video even showed yarn and needles when listing suggestions of what to do while waiting!
It was a bit odd on Monday; apparently most knitters in this week’s jury pool used the Kellogg Blvd entrance and had their knitting confiscated by security. I used the 4th St entrance and had no trouble. The Jury Supervisor was awesome! He went to the security station and picked up the yarn and needles and returned them to their owners.
It’s also my first time inside the Ramsey County Courthouse. I never realized (it’s so different looking at a building’s exterior up close and personal than from afar) that it contains fabulous Art Deco features. Even the tiniest detail, like the women’s restroom door handle, is gorgeous.
More knitting—more baby items in my favorite color!
You aren’t seeing double. I knit the same hat and booties again, this time in a lovely purple. These are for another Rachel (with only one L this time), who happens to be my cousin. She was expecting a girl in October; naturally I wanted to knit a few things for them.
I picked up some Louet Gems, and had trouble with the gauge for the hat. As you can see, it turned out smaller than the Panda Wool version. Eeep! It blocked out well, but might not fit for a very long while. This time around, I got the garter stitch border on the lace edging correct. It looks much nicer!
Peach Cuties
This week, I’ve got Jury Duty. I have no idea if I will be selected to sit on a jury, but I suspect I’ll get a lot of knitting done while waiting. I’m planning to take Big Christmas Gift #1 to work on; my goal is to finish a big chunk if not the whole thing.
Meanwhile, here’s a FO report. I decided to knit up a couple of cute, little pieces for my Knitter’s Virtual Vacation Swap downstream pal, blog-free Rachell, who’s expecting a baby in November.
These are knit with Panda Wool in the Saffron colorway. I chose this color because it was light and gender-neutral but not pastel or babyish.
The pattern gives instructions for the hat to be worked flat and then seamed. I hated the thought of a seam on a baby hat, so I knit it in the round. For the most part, it worked out well, but I mis-translated the garter border for the lace edging as stockinette. It doesn’t look too bad, and I made sure to match this ‘design feature’ on the booties.
These are the first bootees I’ve knit in this style. Admittedly, I never really was a fan of these squarish baby shoes because they remind me of Frankenstein. Now that I have completed a pair, I think they’re cute as heck.
(Ugh… these pictures are blurry in places. I didn’t notice when edited them, my eyeglasses must have been dirty!)
