I've gotten into a bad blogging cycle. In the beginning, I'd blog about any little thing, from turning a heel to starting a lace pattern. Somehow I've transitioned to where I feel like my posts should be more collected, significant, and well-presented.
The problem is that I rarely manage to be significant and well-presented, so I end up rarely posting. When I do post, it's usually a pithy little thing that I toss out there when I feel like it's been way too long since my last post. I have a whole backlog of FO's and dyeing experiments and book reviews that I'd love to blog about but couldn't find the energy to write up well.
Enough of that, I say! Time to get back to the beginner's mind.
Part II: Baby Gifts
This is a bonnet and booties that I knit for my godmother's daughter, who had a baby girl in the fall. I am so happy with how the set turned out! The bonnet is the Lacy Bonnet from Knitting for Two, trimmed with heart-patterned cloth ribbon. The booties are Saartje's Booties, trimmed with heart buttons. Yarn is Ornaghi 'Merino Kind Superfine,' which is a soft and springy fingering-weight merino.
I tried two other bootie patterns before I met success with Saartje's pattern. It's quick and sweet, and the garter stitch makes the booties stretchy. My only difficulty was with the button loops on the strap-ends. I ended up making an eyelet at the tip (with a yo, k2tog in the middle row), which I then crocheted around. It made for a decorative loop that sets off the buttons.
That is a very pretty baby set. That ribbon is absolutely perfect for the bonnet and the red buttons pull it all together.
ReplyDeleteLove the set - esp the ribbon.
ReplyDeleteI feel that blogging is a mix of the significant and the insignificant. And I find that the more I blog, the better it is. Hmmm . . . maybe I should blog today :)
I love Saartje's booties, so easy! The button loops confused me a bit the first time but they beat out the finicky-ness of other bootie patterns.
ReplyDeleteI love the set! It has that heirloom quality. Beautiful!I've been meaning to knit the booties for my nephew. I'll get around to them soon enough :) Good to know about the button holes. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your engagement story and passing on the word. I wonder how long my fiancee waited for me to join him in the kitchen. I was of course at the dining room table reading through all the blogs and emails before I realized I should help him with breakfast. Then it was just moments later!
Happy New Year!
These are beautiful!
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