Sunday 28 January 2018

Yarn Along: Baby knits

Hello! Hope you're having a lovely Sunday.

I have somehow stuck to my resolution of only working on personal projects at the weekends, and both my business crafting and hobby crafting seem to be benefiting.

I am currently working on a lot of baby knits, either on the needles, or just in the back of my mind. In the current academic year (September to August) 7 babies will be making an appearance*; in my experience babies do seem to come in clusters, but this is a pretty extreme one! So a lot of my weekends will be spent knitting baby garments. I love knitting for babies: the garments are so small and cute. They allow a chance to try new things without having to commit to weeks of knitting.

The current baby knit on the needles is a heavily modified Rainbow Child**. I'm knitting it in 6 months size as the baby is already here, and I definitely want it to get some use before it is outgrown! All the blue yarn I'm using is Paintbox Yarns Baby DK,*** while the cream is some long-stashed Sirdar Snuggly DK.**** The yarns are working really well together and I'm enjoying the project. I'm hoping that I might even have the whole thing knitted by the end of the weekend (but it is possible I said that last weekend as well and that clearly didn't happen), but a bit of a mishap knitting the hood means that’s looking less likely!

State of play this morning 

Not the greatest progress for one day!

As for books, I finished the Sarah Millican book before last weekend and loved it. I laughed out loud so many times that my children thought I was mad. I'm now onto Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly (you may have come across the film based on the book; it was out in 2016 and I plan to watch it when I have finished the book) about the role of black American women in the space race. I'm finding the book interesting, but a little slow - this is not one for bedtime as I tend to fall asleep.

What are you working on at the minute? What are your favourite things to knit for babies?

Linking up with Ginny for Yarn Along.

*And that's only the ones close enough that I plan to make a gift for them!

**I have used a different stripe pattern, omitted the i-cord edging, and am not knitting the pockets.

***Supplied by Paintbox Yarns for review purposes. Affiliate link.

****Affiliate link.

3 comments:

  1. I'm also knitting baby clothes! My next door neighbours are having twins (maybe right now. No, their car is there...she's 35 weeks!!). I knitted two matching cardigans, ond of my favourite patterns and one which people ooh and aah over it despite it being pretty simple- it's called Gift Wrap by Carina Spencer. I also tried out a Baby Surprise Jacket, v cultish. Nice results but not an exciting knit really. I am also stashbusting which I love (weird!) and trying not to buy yarn, but after finishing 1 mitten for me I had to order more yarn...from Mothy and the Squid. Spectacular crash off the wagon if ever there was!

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    1. Wow, twins are even more exciting! I’ve just looked up Gift Wrap - that is a cute cardigan! I’m less keen on the Baby Surprise Jacket, it looks interesting to make, but I just don’t like the look of the finished item.

      Oops on the yarn. I am holding out ok so far. I went to a yarn shop on Saturday, but bought a couple of crochet hooks as I felt I ought to buy something and really don’t need more yarn! I clearly wasn’t paying attention though as I bought the wrong size. Can I manage a second visit without buying yarn?!

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  2. I thought the Baby Surprise was rather a boring knit really, but everybody who has seen it (non-knitters) seem to rave - but I agree, I'm not a big fan of garter stitch stuff either.
    With Mothy and the Squid, actually, YOU are responsible for that since you introduced me to her yarns via the blog! Of course, I couldn't just buy the one skein I needed...another dropped in my basket...But the quality is so, so good and the colours are so beautiful.
    I can't just look at yarn in a shop though. It's like asking an alcoholic to hold a glass of wine...!

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