booties!

So I finally figured out the Saartje's Booties pattern, (ie: got over my fear of it, and just tried) and these are the results.



The green and white ones are about an inch smaller and I used the same size from the pattern, "bigger booties" (just more stitches and a few more rows) AND the same needles for both pairs. However the yarn for the chocolate banana booties is a whole size different (worsted weight) from the green and white (fingering weight).

So, as you can see, this is the CUTEST BABY BOOTIE PATTERN EVER. I might have to make hundreds.

:D

My first pattern! Lottie!

Meet Lottie.

She's a satchel. (or she will be by the end of this week. Probably sooner than that.) I am gifting her to my childhood best friend who happens to be coming for a visit this weekend.
I used a bigger button for Lottie. If yours is smaller, feel free to do 5, 4 or 3 stitch buttonhole. I did mine according to the tutorial on knittinghelp.com and reinforced the ends.

Lottie is my own modification of this pattern.

Gauge/Needles:
I used fingering weight yarn on 3mm needles.
I got approximately 7 sts. x 11 rows for a square inch.

Abbreviations:
k - knit
p - purl
MC - main colour
CC - contrasting colour
Co - cast on
Bo - bind off
sts - stitches

Making Lottie is simple:

• Co 40 in CC
  
• 3 rows in stockingette stitch. (knit a row, purl a row)
  
• k 17, 6 stitch buttonhole (a one row hole), k 17
• k 40 (second row of garter stitch.)
• *k2, p2* (repeat from *) ending with a knit pair
  
• *p2, k2* (repeat*) ending with a purled pair
• repeat these two rows until ready to switch colours. It's really up to you when you'd like to switch, I did 8 rows
• Switch to MC
• k every row (garter stitch) until work measures 9-10 inches long, or however long you'd like
  
• Bo 40 sts.
  
• Seam both sides, leaving the top flap to fall down over the pocket.
• Sew button on where buttonhole meets front of pocket.
• Embellish as desired. If you used 100% wool, you can felt it with a load of towels in a hot wash, and air dry, OR just hand wash in hot water with a bit of soap and lots of agitation (spoons? maybe a scrubbie?) until it shrinks to desired size/felts to desired texture.

All done!

Isn't she cute?

washcloth done!

I am happy to report that my goal of finishing the washcloth was a SUCCESS! hooray!

the big toe is all gimpy on the second foot because I modified the bobble instructions, and next time, I'll mod both toes. As well, the little toes on the right foot are almost invisible. :(

Oh well, still, I am proud.

-Esther

more on the go.

Here are some of the patchwork squares for the baby blanket I am knitting for my son Liam. there are 2 flowers I've made, thought I think I'll just make more of the daisy-like 4 petaled flowers, and no more of the other ones.





I've also started (and plan on finishing today) a baby washcloth, with baby feet embossed on them. Very cute.

Here's what I have so far.....




And this is what it should look like when I'm all done.


I am very excited. He will have a little home made washcloth for his baths!

I am really glad I've started knitting, because I can now make all sorts of things.

just learning.

Since my husband and I are expecting our first child, I decided to start learning how to knit.
I had dreams of lovely blankets and booties and hats and sweaters, and so far, I'm pretty excited.
I've started a blanket, a pattern I am improvising, kind of as I go. It's patchwork made from many squares of cute baby boy colours.



I'm going to embellish with leaves, and perhaps some small flowers. (white ones of course.) here are some leaves, and flowers are forthcoming.



I'm also working on this super-cute bootie pattern, by Saartje, a dutch girl who modified a Marie Claire pattern.



So, I'm pretty excited. I've got a set of 3mm DPTs and a set of 3mm 10" straights, as well as 5mm 10"s and some chopsticks I'm converting to 5mm DPTs.

YAY!