Show & Tell
1. I finished our friends baby quilt! She was due with a boy on New Year’s Day but he’s still reluctant to emerge. Doesn’t he realize he has a cozy quilt waiting for him?? I was originally going to make a more complicated quilt from the Denyse Schmidt Quilts book but when I actually realized the amount of time I had until the baby was born and the fact that it was also Christmas and I had a million other things to do, I scaled it down a little and went with this super simple (but still cute, I hope!) zig-zag style quilt instead. I used Kona solids on the front (Kelly & Grass Green) and some great Alexander Henry Zoo fabric on the back. Stitched in the ditch around all the triangles (excuse the rumpliness)
They are planning to name the baby Max, but just in case they change their mind when he’s born, their last name also begins with an M, so it will fit either way!
2. I finished June’s Drive-Thru Sweater and she seems excited about it!
Pattern: Drive-Thru by Wendy Bernard
Yarn: Cotton-Ease (1.5 skeins of Berry, small amounts of Lime, Snow, and Stone from Robyn!)
Needles: Size 8 (5mm) 24″ circ
Size: 2T
This took about 3 weeks of very on & off knitting, it’s a quick & easy pattern! I thought I’d dislike working with the cotton-ease but it wasn’t bad. It was kind of splitty, so there are a few snags/split stitches in there, but it didn’t hurt my hands like most cottons do and I’ve already thrown it in the wash & dryer and it came out looking great so I’d definitely use it again for baby/kids clothes. I had a little trouble with the short rows at the back for neck shaping…I’ve done short rows before but never had to do the whole “wrap & turn” thing and I must have done it wrong because I still ended up with holes that I had to sew up afterwards. I had to do the neck bind-off with sz 10.5 needles to make sure it fit over her head. I’ll probably make another of these next winter if she outgrows this one!
3. Phoe is have an awesome birthday contest! She’s giving away 10 secret prizes, many of them yarn & knitting related! All you have to do is leave a comment on her blog with the color of the package you’re interested in and she’ll draw names on her birthday towards the end of the month! Check it out!
4. Here’s the list of knits I’d like to accomplish in 2008, all of which I have the yarn for which should help be stick with my stashbusting goals (all yarn links go to my flickr):
-Telemark Headband for Matt (started this weekend) from Bea Ellis Kit
-Thrum mittens from Fleece Artist Kit
-Bird in Hand mittens in green & off-white Berrocco Ultra Alpaca
-Foliage in Alpine Pearl Malabrigo
-Clapotis in Sheep Shop 3
-Children’s Neck Down Bolero in Rowan All-Seasons Cotton
-Blank Canvas Child’s Vest from the yarn in the sweater kit June outgrew before I could knit it
-Finish Toddler Summer Jumper by spring for June in mystery hand-dyed local merino
-Endpaper mitts probably in Nature’s Palette
-Monkey Socks in Chickabiddy STR
-Finish picot koigu socks (leave in car for emergency knitting in case of traffic jams & other unexpected waits)
-Some sort of garment/sweater for me, even if it’s just a shrug or something
-Something cabled
I know other projects will work their way in here too, but that is what I’d really like to get done, in addition to another throw sized quilt for our couch and another quilt for June!
Both projects are fantastic! I love the backing fabric on the baby quilt. Great work. Also, great work on being awesome, June!
adorable stuff as always. i know what you mean about the baby quilt- i have to finish one for a shower next weekend and coming right after christmas it’s hard to concentrate on anything complicated. love the sweater too. i’m all thumbs when it comes to knitting & i really admire good knitters. and of course you have the world’s cutest model.
the quilt is so cute! and “stitched in the ditch” makes me laugh.
it sure does look like june is all kinds of excitified about that sweater. good for her. she is such a smart baby. i am going to think of something else great to teach her this week. yep.
WOOHOO! good luck knittin all that stuff. you can doooooo eeet!
oh yeah, does june have on *real* shoes instead of robeez? whatever they are, they sure look cute.
June does look absolutely chuffed with her sweater.
And that’s a very cute quilt.
Thanks for the link too!
Oooh, the Chickabiddy is an awesome color for Monkeys. Those were a really fun knit.
And I love how enthusiastic June is. Most amusing baby ever.
The quilt turned out great! And I love the color choices on June’s sweater.
Ah, you seemed to have finished up so easily two things that I want to do but never have. I’m kinda jealous.
You know, I bet I could knit one of those for Gracie’s birthday in April. I should ask my sister.
1) quilt is beautiful
2) sweater is adorable, particularly with little baby jeans. A 2T already!?
3) your list is very ambitious! I also love the Endpapers and Bird in Hands but have steeled myself to stick to finishing UFOs….
4) Happy New Year!
The quilt is very lovely! The little personalized patch is a great touch - and the little happy stars remind me of Super Mario. (Seriously, I have GOT to put the Wii away.)
June is SO PRECIOUS in her sweater. Actually, she’s SO PRECIOUS, period. But the sweater enhances the preciousness.
Oh wow! The baby quilt came out awesome! It is perfect for a baby’s room! June’s sweater is adorable too! Nice work!
My kid loves catfood so much that he asks for it at other people’s houses and restaurants.
“Catpood? I have-a da catpood?”.
Don’t even try to take him down the pet aisle at the grocery. One look at those bags and he screams “YAYYY CATPOOD!! IS SO GOOD!!”.
Every time.
The quilt is beautiful, what a precious gift!
Belated Happy New Year to you and yours - is it possible that June is getting MORE adorable
wow, bertha, the green quilt is BEAUTIFUL! you did a great job! and june’s little sweater is adorable, she is modeling it so well!! i’m jealous you finished up so many crafty things =)
Oh wow - the Drive Thru - it looks fantastic! I also had issues with the neck - to fit over Sean’s head. Glad you got to use the mini skeinlettes I sent! Looking good!
I love the quilt-the embroidery is so dang cute. June’s Drive Thru sweater turned out perfect and she looks like she’s thrilled with the results, too! Good luck accomplishing your stash-busting knits this year!
I like that sweater! June seems very pleased. Glad to know cotton ease is good for wee knits. Beautiful quilt, and good luck with the stash busting!
June is so happy in her new sweater! And that quilt is just beautiful.
Good luck with all your stashbusting goals. I find it helps to lay it all out in one place.
OMG she looks like she’s dancing! “I love it! I love it! I love my sweater! heeee!”
so cute!
That sweater is so great. Seriously very cute. I just sent the weaver’s wool to you today..hopefully it’ll get there before the week is out. Thanks for the trade.
June looks great in her new sweater! I just finished a baby blanket in cotton ease and will definitely use it again for kids stuff too.
Oh my, so cute! And I’m psyched because I have some cotton ease in the stash and have been trying to figure out what to do with it. Thanks for the inspiration!
Cute quilt! I really love the embroidered tag on the back. I can totally see one of these being done like the Charlie Brown shirt.
That June is such a doll face. Very pretty sweater!
Remember that cute face when she’s 8 or 9 and will. not. wear. anything. my. mom. knit. me. ever. again.
100% adorable on all counts. And I can’t believe someone(s) was/were rude to you about your stash on Ravelry. Criminey. More knittin’, less bitchin’, people.
Loving the bolero, the jumper and the endpaper mits. Those mits would be perfect for my photography jaunts in cold weather.
So excited to see how these all turn out!
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I have that sweater queued for next winter - and seeing yours makes me want to start sooner! It looks fabulous in that colourway!
Impressive! Great job on the quilt, and I LOVE the sweater! She is such a cutiepie!
I *love* the 2-tone green quilt! Really love it.
She is just the cutest little thing ever! And, that quilt, so GREEN! I love it
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The sweater is gorgeous! I’m a copy-cat! I just put the sweater on my Ravelry queue! Darling girl