Prolific!

I knew this weekend would be this way.  R is gone unexpectedly, I have no other plans, so all I did today was knit.  Here is another pair of those cute bootees.  This time I didn’t bother changing from the 3.25 needles on the sole to the 3.00 needles for the rib.  It works just fine and actually looks more reasonable and less tight on little baby’s feet.

I’m now going to carry on with that stripy sweater.  It’s almost time to increase and make the sleeves.

Baby Bonnet

I finished my baby bonnet.  It is a lovely shade of lilac-blue so I think suitable for either a boy or a girl.  I have no idea who I will give this to.  At present, I soooo don’t want to give it to anyone.  However, that’s silly.  I will think of someone.

I’m going to do another pair of bootees today because they are so cute.  Then, I’m going to move on to making a pair of more complicated bootees in the baby book.

Making serious progress

I had a very eventful knitting weekend this weekend and am now almost finished with 2 projects!

I’ve been knitting from Easy Baby Knits by Claire Montogomerie.  This weekend, I had a 2-hour session with Aneeta (who also teaches classes and does drop in sessions at Loop in Islington), which was really helpful.  Most helpful because I was having real problems reading Claire’s patterns.  In the baby bootee pattern, she calls for increasing where she really means knit front to back.  I’d never in a million years have figured this out.  Thanks to Aneeta for getting me on my way.

Aneeta was really great.  I can highly recommend a session with her if you live in/around London.  She had me to her lovely flat in Stepney…  She’s got a great sense of style (sumptuous pink and purple living room that I loved) and a very warm heart.  I’m definitely going to schedule another session just as soon as I get another list of questions!

So, my baby bonnet is almost finished.  I just need to pick up an knit a final side and do the finishing.  My bootees and scratch mitts are almost done too.  I need to finish the last mitt and then weave in the ends and finish the lot.

R. going on his extended trips in the coming months means loads more time for knitting, sadly.  I think I’ll have this book finished by August. 

I may skip my KU reception in Kensington tonight and go home and do this… Kensington is such a long way from Islington and I am such a lazy lady lately.  I’ve been wanting to meet more Americans, I know.  But I just can’t be bothered to go down there tonight.