Monday I mostly finished the Syncopated
Rhythm hats—I still need to make pompoms.. but I am going to make a
few.... One in every color of the rainbow—and two white ones. Then
my daughter can decide what color she wants (or the white)--I have to
dig out my Clover pompom maker—I love the big fluffy pompoms the
Clover tools make.
These hats are miniature—really home
from the hospital and won't fit in month hats.. Which is fine,
because when the baby's are a month old, it will be Valentines
day—and I will have heart hats for them, and when they are 2 months
old, they will be sporting hats with shamrocks, and the next month
hats with colorful Easter eggs. Not the I am obsessed with making
them hats or anything...
The first baby blanket is started, and
25% done—it will be circular—well actually a 12 sided polygon
that sort of looks circular. Blanket 2 will be square—and there
might be a spare—triangular-- keeping up the geometric theme. I
bought 6 skeins (they were sold in lots of 3)—and I thought 3 skeins
wouldn't be enough.
Good thinking--blanket 1 is likely
going to need ever inch of 4 skeins—and blanket 2 the same. Then I
will have 2 +2 skeins left over.. (for the spare blanket) --
There are still booties to knit, and a
nice hood with dickie—scarves are out for infants, but something
that covers head and neck will be useful—And I have some skeins of
Paton's Décor (acrylic) for baby sweaters, and I keep finding cute
patterns that I want to knit! And, and, and!
I treated myself to some wool, for me,
too. Lion Brand 1878 wool has been discontinued—I love this wool
and at half price—well-- a few cones (each over 2000 yards) have
found there way into my stash.
I love the green shell I knit for
myself in the Lion Brand sock yarn last year—and I want to knit
some more and I will-- But a charcoal grey sweater –knit with 2
strands held together—so it's not so fine as sock yarn—but finer
than DK, will be very useful and I now have the yarn for it. I
bought some cones of the white, too. No plans for the white—except
that some of the yarn won't remain white!
