Reason #1 for my prolonged absence: I'm having a baby boy sometime in late May or early June. Last fall I felt so crappy in my first trimester that just keeping up with life outside my blog was more than I could handle. And then I got into my second trimester just in time for holiday craziness... And you can imagine how it's gone from there. I'm now just starting my third trimester, and I've realized that my blog will officially die if I don't start posting again right now!
Reason #2: when I tried around holiday time to put together a new blog post, my BlogPress app wasn't working correctly, and thanks to the wisdom of Apple's app store it took months to get an update approved so I could use the app again. Annoying, but with my iPad I really hate using my laptop these days!
Reason #3: thanks to pregnancy, I've been too tired to do much knitting, and in the past few weeks or so I'm starting to get some pregnancy-induced carpal tunnel, which really sucks. So I'm trying to work on some cute little baby things, but it's going much slower than I had hoped.
Anyway, enough with the excuses. I'm hoping to have a few new patterns posted soon, but in the meantime here are a few photos of baby things I've managed to finish.
Garter Yoke Baby Cardi, in leftover Madelinetosh Pashmina:
I was worried about running out of yarn here, so the sleeves are on the short side. And I opted for the no-button version, since I knew having to sew on buttons would stall me.
Newborn Vertebrae, in doubled laceweight yarn dyed by my husband (in a colorway I think of as "parrot"), front and back so you can see the colors better:
I think I wasn't paying enough attention on the body so I made it a bit longer than necessary, but I'm pretty sure the baby won't mind so much. This cardigan is really small, so I'm hoping for a smallish baby (for many reasons, but also so he fits in this tiny stuff!).
Baby Surprise Jacket, before and after folding, in Malabrigo Rios (no buttons yet, though):
I have buttons picked out from my stash, but sitting down the a needle and thread to sew them on is not my idea of fun. I'll get it done eventually. I've been wanting to make a BSJ absolutely forever, and I'm glad I finally did it! The most challenging part of this pattern is translating EZ's instructions, cause her writing style is much more sparse than most patterns these days--my advice is to take it one step at a time, and it's really not so bad.
Snug cardigan in my own hand dyed yarn:
This is adorable, and with a chunky yarn it's a pretty quick knit. I opted not to do shaping on the hood, cause I think it's cute to have a pointy elf hood.
The start of a Puerperium Cardigan in leftover Tahki Cotton Classic:
Not sure why, but I've been working on this for weeks and haven't made much progress. As much as I think this sweater is totally adorable, I'm considering putting it aside to work on stuff I find more inspiring at this point in time.
I also realized that I'm having a summer baby, and maybe I should work more on stuff like hats and booties, since he will probably need those more than wool sweaters (that's also why the last sweater I started is in cotton!). But I'm also quite pleased at how I'm using up leftover yarn stash, because I seem to end up with enough leftover yarn from adult sized sweaters to make nice little baby sweaters as well. And I've got lots of leftover sock yarn that's the perfect amount for baby socks or booties, or even hats.
So, more recently I made a little cotton hat (currently blocking), which I will try to write up a pattern for, and I made a Baby Genius Burp Cloth (also blocking) and am working on a second one cause the first was so fun. Pictures to come soon!
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