photo of baby set

Yay! It worked!

I'm ba-ack!

Thanks to the greatest brother in law in the world, I'm up and running again! So regular posts shall return, and updates shall ensue.

My darling sweet niece was born in early April, and I'm a bit in shock over it. I have no experience with babies, and so here I am knitting these wee tiny things that I think are impossibly small, but then when I took them down to my sister, they're two or three times bigger than the baby! They won't fit her for months, if not years! How odd. And most of them were 0 - 3 month sizes, too. I guess I'm going to have to learn how to design baby stuff that will actually fit a baby.

Photo of a sweater and slippers I made out of Debbie Bliss' Cashmerino (leftovers from my 'Heather' sweater) from her Baby Cashmerino book will be coming as soon as I can get photos to upload without timing out. Damn windows vista/dial up Internet combination!!!

I think I'm still here....

I have a crashed computer at home, so the posts aren't happening. Knitting is happening, of course, but there is no way to post pics of the masterpieces, nor comment on their progress!
Fingers crossed that I'll be up and running soon.

Babies everywhere!

Yet again, stuff for me is on hold so baby stuff can be knit. My sister has asked me to do a christening gown. I'm honoured, actually! I'm using a lovely Paton's pattern that I've had for years and some beautiful cotton baby yarn called Stork from Dalegarn.

Oh. My. God.

It is the most sumptuous fibre in the history of knitting, that's all. Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk. 80% baby alpaca, 20% silk and so soft it makes you want to cry. Or knit like a fiend. And my darling Karen had it on sale - can't go wrong! I've already picked out the pattern (check it here), and since I just have the sleeves to go on the Grecian Plait sweater, I can start any day.
Oh, I'm so excited!!!
Oy, I need to get a life.

Baby, baby

My sister emailed me 2 pics of the ultrasound of my almost-ready neice. One was a very cute little foot. The other was something resembling the ghost in the basement of the New York Public Library flying at Ray, Egon and Venkman in Ghostbusters. But it inspired me, anyway! And 2 days later, here is the completed Anouk, done in cottonlicious.
My mum thinks that all baby things should be knit in icky pastels. I think she'll change her mind when she sees this brilliant little bit!

Ta-dah!

Yes, it still needs buttons. So sue me. In my books, it's finished. Which is good, because I believe the recipient was born this weekend. At least, she was due on Sunday! But the '1 year' size was requested, so it's not like they'll be putting it on her right away.
Yay, one more thing off the 'on the needles' list!