Yarn: June 2008 Archives
No Friday baby pictures, but I do have a bowl of baby pink yarn to share. This yarn is Rowan Purelife Organic Cotton. It's a beautiful cotton yarn, in DK weight, and it has a lovely sheen. It's perfect for babies because not only is it organic, it's also been dyed with natural dyes. Ms. Z is showing the same sensitive skin issues that her mother has, so it's wonderful to be able to find products where I don't have to worry quite as much about chemical compounds that might cause her some irritation.
I absolutely love the color of the yarn and I picked it without really thinking about its pinkness. But I do have to admit that lately I have been picking out girly colors for Ms. Z's clothes because so many people still come up and ask me if she's a boy -- including the parents of other baby girls! I know at this age, this question doesn't bother the baby, but for some reason it bothers me that her identity as a girl is not clear.
Okay, maybe one baby picture, taken last weekend while we were in Michigan.
So now I am in search of a good basic template sweater pattern that I can use to create her a fall cardigan. I'd like to find something simple and raglan that I can use as background so that I can play with the details myself -- for instance, she looks so sweet in bell sleeves and I'd like to add my own simple lace motif. Any suggestions? I've made a first pass through Ravelry, but nothing is jumping out at me. And my Ann Budd book of basic sweater templates doesn't quite go small enough (although it would certainly be easy to shrink one down if I needed to -- I'm just feeling lazy right at the moment).
I absolutely love the color of the yarn and I picked it without really thinking about its pinkness. But I do have to admit that lately I have been picking out girly colors for Ms. Z's clothes because so many people still come up and ask me if she's a boy -- including the parents of other baby girls! I know at this age, this question doesn't bother the baby, but for some reason it bothers me that her identity as a girl is not clear.
Okay, maybe one baby picture, taken last weekend while we were in Michigan.So now I am in search of a good basic template sweater pattern that I can use to create her a fall cardigan. I'd like to find something simple and raglan that I can use as background so that I can play with the details myself -- for instance, she looks so sweet in bell sleeves and I'd like to add my own simple lace motif. Any suggestions? I've made a first pass through Ravelry, but nothing is jumping out at me. And my Ann Budd book of basic sweater templates doesn't quite go small enough (although it would certainly be easy to shrink one down if I needed to -- I'm just feeling lazy right at the moment).
