Booties!

My perfectly lovely cousin will have her first baby any day now. She lives in Sweden, so we won’t be able to visit right away. I want to let them know I’ve been thinking about them – thus, I somewhat proudly present, BOOTIES!

These took ages to finish. I started out with one yarn but ran out. I rather like the turqoise trims even though I never would have thought of them had I not ran out of my first yarn :)

Saartje's Bootees (pdf) by Saartje de Bruijn
Yarn: Wool in the Woods Cherub (main color), Lorna’s Lace’s Shepherd Sock (Devon), Colinette Jitterbug (Elephant’s Daydream)
Needles: 2,75 mm KnitPicks, hook 1,5 mm

Finally I finished something

Santa was starting to act all anxious already and said I'll run out of time with 14 WIPs. Something about thinking too much of oneself and being overly ambitious? Go figure...

My nephew's sweater is done. I found these 50 % cotton / 50 % acrylic balls for 1€ per piece and the yarn is perfect for children's clothing. Easy to wash, dries quickly and is not so expensive you want to cry when the sweater is suddenly too small after two weeks of use.

I am not all that satisfied, I should have used smaller needles.

Sweater for a 2-year-old
Pattern: Runaround Raglan (Ravelry link)
Yarn: Samos Lollipop
Needles: 5mm
Buttons: Little shanked buttons from my LYS

This is the next thing Santa needs to worry about:

The smallest garment and other stuff

Iih, I've got some new yarn!

This is what I got from the Secret Wool sock club (It's a Finnish yarn store, so I won't link it here). It is Indie Dyer yarn! If you don't know Indie Dyer, she is Jenna, the daughter of the Cherry Tree Hill yarns' Cheryl. The yarn I got is basically the same as CTH Supersock Merino, but of course dyed by Jenna. And I love CHT yarns!



I finished a cloth I'll take to the shower with me. It is linen stitch, a new pal of mine. Looks nice, on both sides. Basic cotton, crocheted edges.



And what's this? The yarn is super cheap but ok Finnish 50/50% blend of cotton and acryl. But... it doesn't look like anything...



Ok, now I get it - it's a baby hoodie for my cousin's baby, who is due in March. I think I'll have to make it a bit longer, though. I have no idea how big babies are and I am aiming for a size that fits a baby 2 to 3 months old.



And just a glimpse from our home. Here's how I store my favorite sock yarns: