All Baby FO, All The Time

The crazy thing about having all of these friends who have spawned/are spawning children -- you need to, like, celebrate them and stuff.

Actually, I love all of these kiddos to pieces, and am super-excited that I get to watch them grow (well, not the sweater-baby. I haven't even met her three-year-old big sister yet. Am suck virtual auntie.)

However! I am a good virtual auntie to the future owner of these woollen socks. They look much less hoopty and messed-up in real life -- I'm not sure if it's the resolution or the color changes or what, but this photo looks like they were knit by someone vaguely deranged.

Anyway, they were knit for a Little Miss Allison, who just turned one, and is setting off on many new walking adventures. Since shoes are not so good for new walkers, but we live where it is already QUITE freakin' cold already, I thought some festive footies would be just the thing for her.

My favoritest part is the green patches that showed up on the bottom of the heels.

Knit top-down on size 1 needles, using a smallified version of Silver's sock recipe.

Baby Sweater

One of my dearest friends just gave birth to her second baby girl (her fourth child). I wanted to knit something for her new beauty that would be finished in time for the baby to actually WEAR it.

I sort of winged it with the idea from a pattern that I've done before, but in a chunkier yarn (and acrylic, to mitigate any skin irritation and maximize washability). The cuffs, hem, collar, and button band are in garter stitch in some beautifully soft and fluffy yarn that I think I got on mega-sale at JoAnn's. The body is stockinette in Lion Brand Homespun. It's still in need of buttons, but I'll see what I can find that's funky and not too cutesy-wutesy.

The beachy sweater is still in progress, but has been put on a brief hiatus so that I could get this out quickly. It will stay on hiatus until I finish my Halloween craft exchange project. Maybe Wednesday, but DEFINITELY by Friday.

Day at the Beach

KnitPicks is my favoritefavorite online yarn shop. They have such beautiful and reasonably priced sock yarn, and their pattern selection is awesome.

Last winter, on a whim, I ordered the yarn to make this "Day at the Beach" sweater. I finally cast in on last night, and I am totally in love. It's going to take me FOREVER to knit this thing, but it will be very pretty once it's done!

I'll have progress pictures soon. Once I have more than two inches of herringbone done!

Project List

I don't normally love lists, but because the holidays are fast approaching, I need to get my project list in order so that I don't accidentally miss something or leave it out!

1) Mittens for Trin

2) Mittens for Viv

3) Twirly skirts for Trin and Viv (using the House on Hill Road tutorial). Her blog is so pretty it makes me sigh.

4) Halloween craft for exchange.

5) Tutus for girls' Halloween costumes. (Ballerinas, natch.)

6) Fabric dollhouses for nieces' Christmas gifts.

7) Covered barrettes for T&V's St Nick stockings.

8) Socks for the German.

9) "Fall/Winter" covers for my throw pillows.

10) Cushion covers for my chairs.

11) Dress for Viv (using this RAD fabric from Superbuzzy and teal gingham.)

12) Alabama Stitch Book covered journals for Trin and Viv's teachers.

Whew! I am tired and I haven't even started on any of that yet!