Saturday, February 7, 2009

Clara's sweater

Hot off the needles is the Inca-Dincadoo Cotton Baby Cardigan from Luxury Yarn One Skein Wonders. I made this one from Manos del Uruguay cotton (somewhere between one and two skeins, though I lost track because it broke a couple times while I was winding it.) This is a simple piece to work up and does not even require purling. It is knit in garter stitch, all in one piece from the back hem up and over to the front hem. Once it's knit you just fold it in half and sew up the sides/arms. My camera batteries died before I could get a close-up of the buttons but they have adorable little drawings of boys and girls on them.

This piece will go in the mail next week for little Clara Grace, the latest in a long line of babies born to friends. I think this sweater is going to be perfect for momma's little girl!

Edited because, while Knitting Little Luxuries is a great book it is not the book this pattern came from. Oops!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Christmas reveal!


Well, Christmas is long past but I am finally posting pics of the lone Christmas knitting project: the Dummy Clap shawl, featured on the knitting blog Knitting Up A Storm. This was a gift for my future mother in law. I made mine from 4 skeins of Berger du Nord Charmant, a 50/50 wool/silk blend.