Little Sophisticate

We’re still waiting for the little one (two weeks to my due date!), but I have another baby knit to show off. This is the Baby Sophisticate pattern, and I’m totally in love.  This is the 6-12 month size, but other Ravelers said it runs small. I hope this will be just the right size [...]

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Daybreak Shawl

The final shawl I have to show off is Stephen West’s Daybreak pattern. I saw this shawl going around Ravelry and loved it’s shape and style. I picked yarn that is outside the range of my normal color palette but I really like the results. This shawl is springy and energetic, and very easy to [...]

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A Beautiful Handmade Baby Shower Gift

Last weekend Tom and I went up to our hometown and both of our mothers threw me a beautiful baby shower. The whole event was really wonderful, but there was one gift in particular that I wanted to show off. One of my mom’s friends is a knitter and she made us this beautiful baby [...]

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Shawls, take two

Another shawl that I finished a while ago and photographed this weekend is the Eliina shawl.  I was lucky enough to receive a gift certificate to the Stitch House from a friend, and I decided to buy this beautiful purple cashmere yarn with it. I liked this shawl pattern because of it’s beautiful edging.  Of [...]

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Shawl Party, part 1

I’ve been really lax in getting these finished objects photographed, but in the past 6 months or so I’ve done a lot of shawl knitting. Now that the temperatures have warmed up a little, Tom and I were able to take some nice photos in the park. I’ll post a few shawls over the next [...]

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I’m a winner!: Tollipop print

I love winning stuff, and I was overjoyed when I clicked on the Tollipop blog last week and saw that I had won one of Kirsten’s great prints.  The detail is just wonderful on her work, and I love the colors: It’s a great print and I can’t wait to hang it in our apartment. [...]

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Down to the toes: baby footwear

I’ve also made a pair of baby socks and baby booties to warm the feet of the little one. These socks are from a pattern in the Summer 2005 Interweave Knits. I’ve used the pattern to make baby gifts for a couple of friends, and I think the results always come out cute.  I also [...]

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Take it from the top: baby hats

More baby craft goodness! I’ve made two little hats for our fashionable future baby. This first hat is the Greenleaf baby hat, which I made another version of a year ago for a friend’s new baby. I think it’s cute and classic. I made mine with a silk-wool combo that will hopefully be soft on [...]

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Baby Crafts: my first mini-quilt

I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted, but I’ve been busy growing a baby  In addition, I’ve also had a lot of fun doing some baby crafting. I wanted to make a crib quilt for the little one, and decided to test out my quilting skills on a mini-quilt. I was inspired [...]

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Great Giveaway at GardenMama

I’ve been reading the GardenMama blog for a while now. I love her wise words and absolutely beautiful photos.  She’s hosting a giveaway of Mothering magazine that you should all check out!

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