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October 8th, 2011 -- Posted in knitty/stitchy, pics |
So after knitting my very first baby garment (an adorable hooded sweater), the next baby gift I wanted to make was a pair of knitted baby booties…
I know it seems a little backwards, having done a really difficult project and then moving to a more simple project like booties, but for me it was just about the order of the babies being born and just going ahead with what I wanted to make! I didn’t want to be limited or slowed down by a difficult pattern. If I see something cute, I want to be able to make it, and I’ll try to just learn whatever techniques I need to learn to do that. It’s just the way I’ve always been and so far I haven’t hit too many road blocks in accompishing anything I set my mind to. 
My first pair of booties turn out very well, although I found they didn’t go up as high as I would’ve liked. So I ended up modifying the “Small” size version of all future patterns to have higher sock sections. Since knitting that first pair of booties, I’ve now created a half dozen more pairs!
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July 19th, 2011 -- Posted in friends, knitty/stitchy, pics |
Earlier this spring, there was a bit of a baby boom in my group of friends! My high school friends are all having little ones and it seems now there is constantly at least one or two friends who are new moms or expecting. Now that I’ve been knitting a while, it was a great transition to start to learn to knit cute little baby items!
It’s been a tradition of mine for a while to do baby birth samplers (in cross-stitch) for each new baby. If I wasn’t able to have it ready as a “new baby” gift, I’d often give it at the baby’s first birthday. This is something I may or may not continue, but I find cross-stitch is getting a little trickier for me these days. Knitting is more comfortable for me and less straining and tiring. And the results and still just as a personal, yet are practical and enjoyed more on a day-to-day basis!
When I decided to start learning, I jumped in head-first! I bought one booklet with many baby patterns and several balls of coordinating yarn in blues. I had 2 close friends in mind for the first projects, whom I had known since grade 7 and grade 10, and whose little boys would be cousins! I admit now I probably *should* have started off with something simple, like a cap or a pair of booties. But no, I really fell in love with this little sweater pattern and had to start that right away!
The details were adorable: little stripey hoodie, nifty pattern along the v-neck collar…
It was a very challenging project and I plodded along pretty slowly! Lots of pieces and steps. I put to use all 3 stitch-holders that my son had bought me for Christmas (well, with strong encouragement from Daddy!). But finally, it was complete!
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July 5th, 2011 -- Posted in knitty/stitchy, pics |
Well my knitting habit continues to grow at a rapid pace… I find myself watching for yarn sales and wanting to get every single colour and texture I see! I have a growing list of projects that I’m interested in working on, and that means a growing supply of yarn that I have bought and ear-marked for this and that…
I also finally went to a “real” yarn store… by this I mean a store dedicated to yarn and wool and fiber crafting. I’d previously purchased all my supplies in the fiber section of craft stores, but they don’t hold a candle to a real store!!! I was absolutely drop-jawed for the first several minutes stepping in – didn’t know where to start! I eventually slowly made my way around the small store, which was organized by worsted weight: baby yarns and lightweight wool at the front, heavier stuff at the back for winter sweaters and such.
I saved the sale area for last and that’s where I ended up getting my few purchases (SO shocked I only made it out of there with 4 small balls of wool!)…
2 balls of matching Shetland Chunky wool (for a great winter scarf and/or hat), a small ball of a wool mix, and a bit of a cool colourful wool
I think I may use most (or all) of these fibers to make Christmas gifts (doesn’t hurt to think ahead!).
With my growing stash of fiber, I have one big problem: where to keep it all!
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