Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Knee Highs for a Baby
The yarn used for the heels, toes and ruffle was part of a prize that I was thrilled to win last winter on the blog of the ever-generous Mona. Thanks Mona! I bet you never expected me to actually use the sock yarn for socks!
Pattern: Adapted from Better-Than-Booties Baby Socks
designed by Ann Budd
Yarn: main color-Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock, color: envy;
Needles: US size 0 dp
These were knit for baby Hannah Simone. I am sending them off tomorrow and I'm hoping that her mommy is too busy with new parenting business to bother with my blog before she actually gets them.
Baby Hannah's mommy is an old friend from my college days. She is terrific and, incidentally, VERY long-legged. I thought of my friend's fantastically long legs (seriously, they are at least as long as my husband's - and he is 6'2") as I knit and knit these little socks and I hoped that they might actually fit as knee highs and not anklets. I also hope that they'll be big enough to last her through the chilly Seattle fall and winter.
My socks are obviously longer than those in the Ann Budd pattern. Also, I used a simple 4/1 rib instead of the stitch patterns suggested, to better appreciate the lovely Lorna's Laces yarn.
The yarn used for the heels, toes and ruffle was part of a prize that I was thrilled to win last winter on the blog of the ever-generous Mona. Thanks Mona! I bet you never expected me to actually use the sock yarn for socks!
I don't get to talk with Hannah and her lovely family often but my heart is full as they welcome her into the world. Welcome, sweet dumpling!
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Knee Highs for a Baby
I bought a skein of Lorna's Laces Shepherd sock yarn that looks like this:
It was meant, at first, to become a little fine-gauge baby hat. Then I got a mental flash of hand-knitted knee high socks on a baby. That, I thought, would surely be the cutest thing I have ever seen. They would remind me a little of the Baby Legs I adore, except with so much more old-fashioned charm.
Haven't I seen hand-knitted baby knee highs on a rerun of my beloved Little House on the Prairie?
I have a baby in mind to knit them for, but my busy schedule may prohibit the knitting of little socks just now. We shall see.
A little detail of current knitting sweetness:
I love Berocco Touche. It's soft and plump and drapes nicely. The colors are pretty and it's affordable. I will have to withhold details for now, as the little gem you see here has not quite been gifted.
Thinking about Seattle
I've been savoring summer in Albuquerque, but as I approach the anniversary of last summer's vacation, I find myself longing for Seattle.
Here's what I'm thinking about:
My longing has been intensified recently by the discovery of Orangette. Molly, the site's proprietress, writes so beautifully about Seattle that she makes me wish I was there.
There are plenty of things that I love about our city. Really. But I'm not thinking about those this week.
Alas, this summer, we won't be taking any big trips.
Instead. Our limited time and money is going toward improving things around the house. Over the past 3 months we have constructed the slowest fence in the history of fence construction. It's almost done, however, and we are so gratified to have done it ourselves. (With considerable help from dad. Thanks dad!).
Now we're shifting our energy to laying flagstone in the backyard, crafting a functional sandbox cover, and hanging strings of globe lights for late night get-togethers under the arbor.
Stay cool.
I bought a skein of Lorna's Laces Shepherd sock yarn that looks like this:
It was meant, at first, to become a little fine-gauge baby hat. Then I got a mental flash of hand-knitted knee high socks on a baby. That, I thought, would surely be the cutest thing I have ever seen. They would remind me a little of the Baby Legs I adore, except with so much more old-fashioned charm.Haven't I seen hand-knitted baby knee highs on a rerun of my beloved Little House on the Prairie?
I have a baby in mind to knit them for, but my busy schedule may prohibit the knitting of little socks just now. We shall see.
A little detail of current knitting sweetness:
I love Berocco Touche. It's soft and plump and drapes nicely. The colors are pretty and it's affordable. I will have to withhold details for now, as the little gem you see here has not quite been gifted.Thinking about Seattle
I've been savoring summer in Albuquerque, but as I approach the anniversary of last summer's vacation, I find myself longing for Seattle.
Here's what I'm thinking about:
- Walking along Ballard Avenue eating a hot deli sandwich from the Other Coast Cafe.
- Strolling through Discovery Park and feeling like I'm deep in the woods, right in the middle of the city.
- Eating breakfast at Le Pichet.
- Going to Port Townsend and drinking beer on a deck by the water.
- Spending long, leisurely hours wandering through the best yarn shop in any city anywhere.
My longing has been intensified recently by the discovery of Orangette. Molly, the site's proprietress, writes so beautifully about Seattle that she makes me wish I was there.
There are plenty of things that I love about our city. Really. But I'm not thinking about those this week.
Alas, this summer, we won't be taking any big trips.
Instead. Our limited time and money is going toward improving things around the house. Over the past 3 months we have constructed the slowest fence in the history of fence construction. It's almost done, however, and we are so gratified to have done it ourselves. (With considerable help from dad. Thanks dad!).
Now we're shifting our energy to laying flagstone in the backyard, crafting a functional sandbox cover, and hanging strings of globe lights for late night get-togethers under the arbor.Stay cool.
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