July 25, 2006
Baby Lace
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Design: Lydia's Lace baby dress from Kids, Kids, Kids
Yarn: Knit Picks Shine Sport in Orchid
Needles: US 5 (b/c gauge doesn't really matter with baby clothes)
Begun: May 20, 2006
Finished: June 15, 2006
Details:
- Once again, working on baby clothes is dynamite! You finish up so fast, even if it takes me over a month to get pictures taken and posted. This one is for a cousin's fresh out of the womb little girl.
- Knit Picks Shine is a fabulous cotton yarn. It is a 60% cotton, 40% modal blend, and is unbelievably forgiving. My stitches are all perfectly even and beautiful and the lace stitches pop with this yarn as well. And it has that delightful sheen to it that looks so gorgeous with this orchidy purple.
- As far as the pattern goes, I had no problems except for the sleeves. You can see in the full shot picture that there are bunching in certain places. The first go-around of seeming had me screaming in frustration, as there was about 1 inch left of sleeve and no where to attach it. Please note that the picture in the book has no such bunching or cute runching at the top. I am left once again with giant baby sleeves. So I ripped out and tried to accomodate for the fact that I absolutely did not want to reknit 2 sleeves by making a bit of poof all the way around the sleeves through gathering as I seemed. Not my idea of totally pretty but it works. Note to pattern designers: what the heck is up with making baby garment sleeves so HUGE??? I could have knit probably 1/2 inch less on both sides of the sleeve and been good to go. Half an inch is a lot on a baby arm!
- The buttons. Oh, how whimsical and delightful! They are compliments of my mom's super fabulous button stash. Just don't ask me where she got them. Probably some quaint little embroidery store somewhere.
- I highly recommend this book. Some of the patterns are a little, um, uncool. I would never put my kids in them. However, most of the baby stuff is down right adorable and I plan on knitting quite a few from items from here.
All in all, a wonderful little shirt that can be worn over pants or a skirt and is long enough to keep from creeping up on a snuggly baby belly.
10:20
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June 13, 2006
Of Weddings and Knitting, the knitting part
This is the baby tunic I've been working on from the Kids, Kids, Kids book. It is a really fun book for small children clothes and toys. I've actually made a whole lot more progress on it since I took this picture, but just the lace pattern alone is worth flashing. I'm using Knit Picks Shine, which is SO soft and works up into a beautiful fabric. Lovin the Knit Picks!!!
Design: Sweater and pants set from Erika Knight's Simple Knits for Cherished Babies
Yarn: Knit Picks Sierra in coal for the sweater & Knit Picks Palette in Cream, Ash, & Fog for the 'pants' (really more like diaper covers)
Size: 6-12 months
Novelties: buttons bought at JoAnn's
Begun: January, 2006
Finished: June 10, 2006
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This is a little baby boy outfit I just sent on its way. The young one was born a couple of months ago and I made the 6 month size so he could wear it this winter. This was also done in Knit Picks yarn, which I really liked. The Sierra gives great stitch definition, especially with the black being so hard to see. The shorts were my first ever attempt at stripes. It turned out pretty good but weaving the elastic into the band didn't turn out so hot. I was under a bit of a time crunch, otherwise I think I would have ripped out the band to do a double long rib and fold it over, enclosing the elastic that way. I'll know better for next time! Erika Knight's patterns are really easy to follow and turn out beautifully! Plus baby knits are such instant gratification.
Thanks for reading the longest post ever! Happy Tuesday :)
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