A new design in the process.
I found out that notes written in pencil waste less pages than notes in pen - you can rub out pencil! Don't know why I hadn't thought of it sooner?
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Sometimes it's nice to take a break from larger knits and do a nice little project. It gives you the satisfaction of a finished object quickly.
BigMiss had her 7th birthday last Wednesday and I had the great idea of making her some mitts to keep her hands warm on the walk to the school bus in the mornings - but only when I had a week left to get them done!
After a quick search on Ravelry I couldn't find too much that I liked so I took a basic idea of a cable rib pattern, used a glove pattern I had in a book to get a rough idea of stitch count and made it up. I didn't want the gauntlet style like most mitts are, but individual finger holes are not that easy for kids to get on and off themselves so I compromised and made two "finger" holes that fit two fingers in each. The outside 'hole' is sloped to follow the natural shape of the palm and not cover the little finger too much.
Please excuse the pink-ink fingers!
The pattern is only on the cuff and top of each hand with a stocking stitch palm. I'll write up the pattern sometime soonish and post on here if anyone's interested in making their own. The ribbing makes them fit a good range of sizes - my 4yr old tried them on for me as I made them, and Kahli has heaps of room in them also. These were made in Mist Me? sock wool by
Vintage Purls.
And to join in with the KAL (knit-a-long) for
Budding Designers Downunder, I made this
Poppy beanie to match a
Rainbow Dress I made for my niece. But, unfortunately, it doesn't fit her and I ran out of wool so can't make it any bigger. At least it looks cute!
A little bit of inspiration from me today...
That's the sort of thing that makes you want to finish knitting the winter woolies! This was the hoar-frost this morning on the trampoline (and everything else too). But the bird's don't seem to mind it too much. Here's what we saw (and had to go back with the camera) on the way to the bus stop this morning:
A tree full of tuis. We always go past a big gum tree and often see a tui or two, but today there would've seriously been more than 10, maybe 15 all fighting for the best nectar. They have such a distinct sound and the girls recognise it real well now and know to look for one when they hear it. I always think it's funny to see them in a gum tree, though!
Anyway, on the creative side, I got a lovely package in the post this week.
Some Malabrigo Worsted in Blue Surf colourway from
Little Country Wools. It's my first Malabrigo. I've heard so much about this wool that I had to try it out. This I plan to turn into a nice winter accessory of my own design. Don't want to give away too much yet, but I'll be sharing the pattern when it's done.
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Just a quick update on what I've been knitting lately...
This is the other sock for my sister. She was down for the weekend so I'd been working furiously to get it finished to take home with her. She didn't have the first sock with her so I couldn't get a pair shot, but at least I got to see they fit her!
This is where I'm up to on my Theodora sock (not a very good photo as it was taken at night). I'm past the heel and they're a nice fit - loose but not too loose.
The other thing I've been working on lately is a pair of mitts for BigMiss. It's her birthday this Wednesday and I noticed the other day on the way to the bus stop that she was hiding her hands inside her jersey to keep warm. I don't have any photos of them yet (one's finished and the other just needs the fingers done), but I'll try and get some modeled when she knows about them!
And I'm just about finished my pullover/jersey so I'll have the pattern up as soon as it's done and photo's taken (maybe this week if I'm not too busy with birthday party etc!)
Not me. The dog.
J had to get some dog food from the supermarket last night so Ima would have something for dinner and he came back with a fancy new basket. (Reckons it was cheap.)
I'm not too sure what was wrong with the nice mat he'd got for her only two months ago. But the dog loves it anyway. And so does LittleMiss.
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