Posted in Kara, Knitting, tagged baby, baby sophisticate, knit on April 21, 2010| 3 Comments »
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 for the baby in the fall. I’m already excited about fall walks in the park with the little one!
Posted in Kara, Knitting, tagged daybreak, knit, shawl on April 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »
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 wear.
Tom bought me a beautiful wooden shawl pin for Christmas that is perfect for this shawl. I’m so pleased to finally have a shawl pin because I think it makes my lace items a lot more wearable – I can just anchor a shawl once and go, rather than constantly adjusting my shawls as they slide off my shoulders. As a result, I wore my lacework a lot more often this winter than I have in the past.
Do you knit lace, and if so, do you wear it frequently? With a shawl pin or without?
T and K, Day to Day 