Wee Winter Knits

My new niece or nephew (it's a surprise!) is due this week. We all know babies come on their own timeframes, but here are some things I've been knitting for the wee one. Wool Leaves is a nice, lofty blanket by Jared Flood. It's a great size for the stroller or carrier. My project notes are on Ravelry.

The Iceling Cardigan looks nice and flexible for when baby grows. I knitted it in a 3-6 month size. I'm totally into the grandpa sweater look now, so it fits that, but it should be appropriate for a boy or girl.

Finally, everybody needs a lovie. This yarn is designed to make a hat with a topper, but Buddy Blankies has some cute patterns to transform them into blankies. I love this feather and fan stitch!

That's it from me. This weekend has been incredibly cold, so we are heading over to go see a movie tonight. Stay warm, everyone!

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Wee Winter Knits

Breaking (crazy) knitter news! I just bought a dress form to model my knits.

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Weaving

I went to the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival this year (as I do every year!), but this year I came home with more than just yarn. Well, I came home with a lot of yarn, too. But I bought myself a Schacht Flip 25" rigid heddle loom with the intention of teaching myself how to weave. Long story short, warping a loom is a lot of work and more than a little confusing. I signed myself up for Angela Tong's Rigid Heddle weaving class on http://www.craftsy.com/ and started my first scarf.

Obviously, my selvages are terrible, but I had a lot of fun learning to weave. This scarf used the leftover Kureyon from my Paintbox Log Cabin blanket. I had too many beautiful colors to throw away, so this was the perfect way to use them up. I only made the scarf 60 inches long, which is a little too short to be practical. More knowledge for next time! More project notes are located on Ravelry.

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Weaving

Kureyon Log Cabin

My big winter project was to knit a large log cabin blanket. The project was pretty portable because the blanket involves knitting 20 individual squares and them attaching them together and knitting a border. I'll admit that I got sick of this project towards the end, especially since the temperatures got up to the 80s a few days in a row. Needless to say, I am thrilled with the results. I plan on entering this blanket into my county fair in August. 

You can view my project notes on Ravelry or you can see my full photoset at Flickr.

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Kureyon Log Cabin