Thanks to everyone for feedback, suggestions and general thoughts about the Hemlock Ring Blanket. I'm definitely going to go ahead and block it and see how that goes. If I've learned anything as a knitter, it's that until I've blocked something, it's not truly fair to pass judgement on it -- at least not from an aesthetic perspective.
I've decided I need a backup plan in the baby gift category, so I came up with the idea of making a selection of knitted and crocheted cotton toys. Ravelry was a big help in helping me locate some projects that I think could work well. In the past, I've avoided most toys because so many of them have a lot of little pieces to knit tightly on small needles and then there is a bunch of fiddly sewing that always seems hard for me to get to look right. But I'm going to give a few different things a try and then go with what I like best. Here's the beginning of the first project:
Three pentagons made up in Blue Sky Alpacas cotton (the remnants from the Hemlock Blanket, the Circles Stroller Jacket that I made for Z, and Z's Bobby Bear). Any idea what I might be making?
What if I show you 4 pentagons and let you know that this afternoon I added a 5th?
Happy Hallowe'en to everyone!
P.S. to those of you who like to see baby pictures. John and Z and I had some family pictures taken by the same photographer who shot our wedding. If you'd like to see some of them, he's posted a few to his blog. To anyone in the Chicago area who is looking for a good photographer for family portraits or family candids, I recommend Roger highly. The pictures on his blog are a small sampling of what he took and don't even include all of the good ones. He was definitely able to capture some lovely moments with the baby.
I've decided I need a backup plan in the baby gift category, so I came up with the idea of making a selection of knitted and crocheted cotton toys. Ravelry was a big help in helping me locate some projects that I think could work well. In the past, I've avoided most toys because so many of them have a lot of little pieces to knit tightly on small needles and then there is a bunch of fiddly sewing that always seems hard for me to get to look right. But I'm going to give a few different things a try and then go with what I like best. Here's the beginning of the first project:
Three pentagons made up in Blue Sky Alpacas cotton (the remnants from the Hemlock Blanket, the Circles Stroller Jacket that I made for Z, and Z's Bobby Bear). Any idea what I might be making?What if I show you 4 pentagons and let you know that this afternoon I added a 5th?Happy Hallowe'en to everyone!
P.S. to those of you who like to see baby pictures. John and Z and I had some family pictures taken by the same photographer who shot our wedding. If you'd like to see some of them, he's posted a few to his blog. To anyone in the Chicago area who is looking for a good photographer for family portraits or family candids, I recommend Roger highly. The pictures on his blog are a small sampling of what he took and don't even include all of the good ones. He was definitely able to capture some lovely moments with the baby.
The pictures are beautiful, sensitive, and amazing.
Are you making a ball? The segments so far remind me of a pattern I've seen for a ball.
I like making Mason-Dixon bibs as quick baby gifts that I can knit on the go. Sometimes I add a border from Nikki Epstein or knit patterns that I find on Ravelry or the web into them, such as a turtle, dog, etc. Recently I sent seven of them along with a larger gift to my cousin for her new baby. She reported that as soon as she opened the package her two-year-old was very enthused about the bibs and put on all seven at once:-)
I would also think you were making a ball. It looks like a great stashbuster!
The photos are beautiful! I especially love the one where Z is having a little meltdown and you both are comforting her. Talk about capturing a moment! What a lovely family you make.
The family photos are wonderful!
Ovaries...threatening...revolt! She is so precious...I want one!
What lovely photos. I especially like the ones of the three of you together.
Dude, you look like a supermodel in the third picture down.
I knit two not very fiddly baby toys, both patterns by Ysola Teague. I knit Elija and Sophia, which are both knit by picking up stitches. No seaming.