KnitWit Joy just finished a baby bonnet from a pattern in Last-Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson. The yarn specified in the pattern was enough to make two bonnets and now she is making some matching mittens. She even thinks she'll have enough to make some booties too! The yarn is wool - Rowan Kid Classic. We'll post pics when she's through!
KnitWit Mary Beth is knitting a baby blanket out of a sort of funfetti looking yarn by I Love This Cotton. Super cute! Baby blankets are always fun to knit - such a heartfelt gift and truly shows the effort you put forth to welcome the newborn. And completed soon enough so that you don't feel weighed down by the task. I'm excited to see the end result!
KnitWit Meredith found a great pattern for a modern baby bonnet in Vintage Knits for Modern Babies by Hadley Fierlinger. It's on size 6 needles and light - probably fingering weight wool yarn. The bonnet is cream colored and should be so sweet when she is finished.
KnitWit Laura did not knit last night. I gave birth on April 22nd and since then I have my knitting on hold. As in sitting on a pair of circular needles in my knitting bag. It's a pretty blue mercerized cotton that I have knit a lace pattern on. Don't ask me what it is yet - I haven't quite decided. It is somewhere between a shawl and a baby blanket. I usually don't do big lace for babies because their fingers might get stuck in it, but this is so pretty. The pattern reminds me of lilies of the valley. I see one spot in it where I skipped a few rows of the pattern - whoops! Not going back as much as it kills me. I figure if there's a baby on the blanket, no one will notice.
Some of the KnitWits were on vacation last night so we'll post their projects soon. The Knit Picks catalog came today (yea!!!)so I am going to kick back with it to wind down the evening. The photos always instigate such inspiration!!
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