Before this baby was officially on it's way, plans for this blanket were in place. In May I decided to place an order for a lovely colorway of Madelinetosh DK Twist in Deco Green. A blueish-green had been decided on as an accent color for the baby's room and so I took a leap and ordered yarn online, hoping the color would be right. And, by golly, it wasn't just right, but it was as perfect as perfect can be! I'm so very in love with the color (which I've found very difficult to capture in the photos below). With it, I knit up this unique little pinwheel blanket for baby! It was a super easy knit, perfect for all of our road trips over the summer (my Ravelry notes can be found here). Now, it's just patiently waiting to be wrapped around a snuggly baby. Soon, little blanket, soon.
a ceydar cap for the chilly morns
I've been doing a lot of knitting over the past several months for this little one of ours, but this past weekend I decided to knit a little something for myself. Besides, there is nothing quite as lovely as knitting a new hat for fall in a chilly rustic cabin in the woods. So, that is exactly what I did! This hat is The Ceydar Cap by Heidi May. It was a quick knit using the PurlSoho Flax Down yarn in Steel Blue that I bought in New York, which resulted in a very soft lightweight hat perfect for fall! I love it! If you're interested, you can find my Ravelry notes here. (Also, thanks to my friend Bethany for helping me with this little photoshoot yesterday! And for capturing my baby bump so that I could share it with all of you!)
mittens for arthur
Yes, yes...more knitting...but, it is February in Minnesota...what else is a girl supposed to do?! Last night I gave this sweet little pair of thumbless-mitts to a friend and her new baby Arthur. They are such an easy knit, using the Family Mittens pattern from Taproot Issue 3 :: Retreat, with the added i-cord. I do so love making these little mitts for little hands. (Ravelry notes here.)
Happy Friday to you all! I hope you all are keeping warm through this cold front that seems to be hitting most of the country!
a navy cowl
As I've mentioned...there's been a lot of knitting happening around here lately. This week this lovely cowl came off my needles. It's the Telescope Winter Cowl by Carrie Bostick Hoge, with the pattern found in Taproot, Issue 12: Bread, and made with Patons Shetland Chunky Tweeds in Medium Blue (my Ravelry notes here). I've been in a bit of a navy rut as of late with my Honeymoon Sweater and March Mitts, but I don't mind. It was a quick and easy knit and just the thing I needed over the past week or two that have been full of events and rather cold temps.
march mitts
We've had a few rather warm weeks for Minnesota with temps hanging out in the 20's and 30's. As much as I love the 30 degree days, I've found myself without the proper hand attire as most of my mittens are too warm and the thin pair of fingerless gloves I made for myself several years back are just not warm enough. So, with a pretty skein of Cascade Color Duo in grayish-blue that my brother Jake gave me for Christmas, I cast on a pair of Churchmouse's Welted Fingerless Gloves (Ravelry link). It's a pattern that I've made several times before and I've always been so pleased with the result. The pattern calls for a DK weight yarn, but I decided to use Aran this time with a size 4 needle instead of a size 5 and 6. This made for a thicker/warmer mitt, which was just what I was looking for the warmer days of March that are hopefully on their way.
They were such a quick knit, finished in just one busy week filled with Superbowl family fun and a couple evenings home alone. I was excited to finish them up with a couple vintage buttons I had hiding in my stash.
There's been quite a lot of knitting happening in this house lately. It must be February!!