So Have You Ever...

Had a project that drove you NUTS?!

Well I have had a handful in my crafting adventures and the knitting I am currently working on fits the bill.  I have been knitting my DD a cardigan and it started off innocent enough.  Well since then it has been a royal pain in the trouble with a capitol T!

Now the actual pattern is very easy and knitting up quite well but I thought I would "save time" and do a few things differently.  Usually this would not be a problem but that's not the case with this.  First I ended up have to rip out 3 rows of the back for a dropped stitch.  Then I decided to knit the front and back in one piece so I could avoid shoulder seaming.  I got a couple inches of the front left knit while trying to reverse the pattern to knit from the top down instead of bottom up only to realize that I wasn't doing it right.  I decided to start knitting the other side instead but following the pattern (so as to get it right) and then just 3 needle bind off the shoulders, still no seaming.  Seemed brilliant.

Now I have never done a 3 needle bind-off but there are lots of good websites out there and I have learned plenty other things from cyberspace so really how hard can it be?  Well it looked super simple, I diligently followed along and knotted off, cut the thread and started to weave in the end when I realized that my shoulder was unseaming and I was about to drop about a hundred stitches on BOTH the front and back.  Insert major scream here!  I got myself together and began picking up all the stitches while trying not to drop any.  After an eternity I had picked up the appropriate number of stitches and catastrophe was averted.  I soon realized many of my stitches were twisted so I spent forever getting those situated.

Well the third thought was just do the kitchener stitch like when you finish seaming socks.  Again I though genius, shear genius.  I should have known by the way the night had already went that this was not going to go as planned and maybe I should just abandon the project all together, at least for tonight.  But instead I again took the yarn and needle and did the little chant:  knit, purl, purl, knit.  Well I don't know what happened or what I did wrong but it looked like no kitchener stitch I have ever seen.  After spending the next hour undoing the 3 stitches I did I finally accepted defeat and stopped.

The shoulder is still not seamed, or together, or anything for that matter but I am not touching it again for quite some time.  Instead I have started knitting the left front the exact way the pattern called for and when I am ready to seam then I will rip out the 3 inches I did already.

And if that isn't enough already I also thought I would, again making things "easier", knit the finishing edge and buttonholes into the front pieces instead of coming back later and picking up stitches (which I hate doing).  This started off fine until I got to the buttonholes.  Now I looked up how to do a vertical buttonhole and found a few different ways.  I decided to go with the one that appeared to be easiest which was to just use 2 pieces of yarn and stop when I got to the buttonhold, use the second yarn to knit the remaining stitches and then come back together a couple rows later.  This worked well but looked awfully sloppy and I didn't like it so once again I ripped out about 3 rows taking out the buttonhole and just knit the rest without buttonholes.  I haven't completely figured out how to close it but I'm thinking snaps!  Had I thought it out more I could have just crocheted button loops on one side after it was finished and that would have easy as pie but that thought didn't hit me before I started so now the front panels are too wide.

Now perhaps this was just somewhere for me to vent since I am about to throw the cardigan out the window a bit peeved with it right now but I am thinking I am not the only one out there who has had a project from hell!  Would love to hear your stories!!

I'm Back!

So I know I am highly sporadic with these posts but basically it's clean or craft and while I wish I could just ignore cleaning all together.... I can't!

Honestly I haven't done any crafting...at all!  I know, a true crime but between weeks that seem  to fly by, clutter that seems to take over, and a nasty cold I just haven't had time.  Not to mention my newest obsession that takes up my time... COOKING.  And for those of you who don't already know I just started My Culinary Adventures , a blog solely dedicated to all my cooking endeavors.  If cooking interests you then check it out!

As for my 2 most recent projects they were a favorite of mine, HATS!  I always seem to end up making these because they don't take too long and it's instant gratification.  I am pleased to say after a very long hiatus I am officially back into knitting!  Exciting stuff.  While pregnant knitting was very uncomfortable for me because I couldn't sit still so I stopped, completely.  Since her birth I had been more into sewing because in an hour or 2 I could have a completed project in hand.  Since I knit like a snail it takes me forever to finish something, I am talking about a week just for a hat.

These past couple weeks though I have found my love for knitting once again.  I finally made my son a hat with some yarn he picked out a long time ago.  It's nothing fancy, I was planning it to be a folded brim hat with a ribbed brim but as you can see from the picture below that isn't the case.  I even tried it on his head to make sure it was long enough and alas, not so.  Still looks fine the way it is and it should fit him for years!  He likes it which is really all that matters.

The second was a hat I knit for my daughter.  I found a baby beret pattern while I was pregnant that I planned on making before she was born but, again, that clearly isn't the case.  I followed the pattern and it looks beret like off but on not at all.  I did end up going back and picking up stitches along the bottom to make it a bit longer.  It's a strange looking hat, but it's a hat that will keep her head warm in all this snow we have been getting.  I can't decide if I like it or not, one time I look and I think it's cute in a weird sort of way and I look again and don't really like it.  I do love the yarn however!!

Now that I am feeling human again I have a list of projects I want to get done so I will try very hard to get better at posting here!  More importantly I am going to try hard to get some crafting done since it is my sanity saver!!

Busy, Busy

So I have been quite busy this past week. Since I know I will not have much time after my daughter arrives to craft I am trying to kick my butt into high gear to complete as many projects as I can before she comes.

The first thing I worked on were some fabric animals that I am going to applique on to the 4 plain black squares which will be on the jungle quilt. I also have bought the black fabric and plan to cut those pieces today, then I can put together the rest of the quilt. I LOVE these animals and think they are very adorable. They were quite simple too so watch out because everything may be getting embellished soon, at least the plain stuff! They should look really cute on the quilt too because these are all animals on the fabric.



The other thing I worked on were some fabric shoes. They are made to fit a newborn but could easily be enlarged for other sizes. I decided to make these for a friend of mine who is due in June. I also figure I will make some for my daughter and also my SIL is due in June so there's no shortage of babies. That's not even counting the newly pregnant women I know! I found the pattern and directions here. They are a bit tricky at parts but overall generally easy. I was doing these assembly line style and currently have 6 pairs halfway done!

Best part is they are reversible so you have 2 pairs for the price of one!


The final thing I just started yesterday is a pair of mittens I plan on making for a friend of mine for her birthday the end of May. I am hoping I stay motivated enough to finish these and that I don't get stuck on any of the steps since it's my first attempt. These are being made with yarn that matches a hat I had previously made her. This is all I have completed so far so I have a long way to go.

Birthday Present

The birthday present I knit a while back has finally been delivered so here is a picture. This was knit for a friend of mine's little girl who turned 2 on Easter. I used Adorabubble Knits free pattern for a Sun Hat, pattern can be found here. It knit up very quickly and easily and I will be making more of these in various sizes.

Moving right along on the comfy kimono. I finished the back last night and knit one sleeve earlier today. The other one is halfway done and will be finished tonight. All thats left are the front two panels which hopefully won't take too long.

Of course since I tend to have knitting ADD I have been tempted to start one of the hat patterns I have printed out since I finally found the right needles!! We'll see if I can just focus on the project at hand or if I will start something else. Hats are just fabulous because they knit quick and in about 3 days (for me anyway) you have a finished, wearable item!

Also last week I started cutting fabric for one of the quilts and have all of one of the fabrics cut, which sadly isn't that much. I may cut some more squares tonight but perhaps not. I just need to hire someone to cut all the pieces, then I could have the quilts together in no time!

On the Needles

So on the needles I currently have started knitting Lion Brands Comfy Kimono
for my baby girl. I am knitting it in the same color as the picture too, it's such a gorgeous color. It is made using Lion Brands Micro Spun and size 8 needles. I am really liking this yarn, it's very soft kinda silky feeling and very easy to knit with. I always knew I was a tight knitter but I have found that to be greatly true with this pattern. The patterns gauge is 18 stitches across making 4 inches, well MY gauge is 22 stitches for 4 inches. I knew I knit tight so I made the next biggest size but the back is still an inch smaller than the size I was shooting for called for. That worried me at first but I measured one of her 6 month old tops just for comparison and it was 9 inches wide, the same as the kimono back, so I am thinking I should be fine, probably fit around 3 months or so. Anyway I digress a bit but I wasn't going to go up to size 9 needles with this yarn to get the correct gauge because then the stitches would have been very loose and I wouldn't have liked that either. Who knows it may fit her right away which is fine too as long as it fits her at some point I consider it a success!

I am also on the quest to find size 7 16" circular needles. Not an unusual size, I didn't anticipate any trouble finding them but it turns out they apparently don't exist in my area. I really don't want to go to my LYS to buy them because I know I will be paying more for them. I save my LYS to splurge on fabulous yarn, not needles. Anyway tomorrow I am checking one more place that is near my parents house, I am praying they have them because I have a coupon. If I don't find them there then it will be time to do some online shopping.

Didn't know it until after I bought the yarn and went to start one of the 4 hat patterns I have printed out and onmy list to do that every single one of them uses size 7 needles!! I couldn't believe they all used size 7, they were worsted weight yarn so I assumed size 8 but I was wrong. I wouldn't have imagined every one of them using size 7. Now I do have size 7 DPN's but I like circular needles soooo much better so I don't even want to knit the hat using only the DPN's eventhough I already have them. Call me crazy but instead I am on mission impossible because I'm stubborn! Well enough ranting I just needed to say a few words about that, apparently my town prefers 36 inch circular's because I could find those in every size but there are only about 3 or 4 different sizes of 16 inch. Who'da thought?

Pictures of Hats

So here are the pictures as promised. The first one is my first knit for my baby girl who will be debuting in early summer. This was actually the pattern on the skein of yarn and as you can see it's adorable. It will be perfect for summer, especially since it's baby weight yarn so it's nice and light. I may end up knitting one without the eyelets for summer use so she won't have a spotted head and perhaps a few more in various sizes because they are quick and super cute.

This next one was one I knit in a day using a small amount of leftover yarn. Turns out I loved the ruffle so much, and it's so easy to do, that I just knit a basic hat and added a ruffle. No pattern needed. I didn't write it down and am not sure how I did it but the decreases turned out in such a way that the hat looks like a flower. It even ends in a slight point. I knit this initially for a fellow Mommy to match the shrug I had knit but it will depend on when I see her next and if the hat will still for her little girl. If it's a bit before I see her it will be used for my baby girl. Good thing is it won't go to waste!

This is a view looking down from above so you can see the decreases. Again, really wish I would have wrote this down because it looks so much like a flower!

The only other news is I finished knitting the birthday present last night and I sat down yesterday and "designed" the quilts I need to make. Nothing fancy, basically just serves as a blueprint so I know how to sew it together and how many squares of what color and size I need to cut.

I also have begun a quest searching for pink and brown fabrics to see if I can find one I absolutely LOVE. If so then I may just make the crib set myself, or at least the comforter and curtains. A plain crib bumper is easy enough to find.

Recent and Current Projects

Time for a little catch up. These are projects that I have completed in the last 3 weeks or so. I was on a crafting kick and did a handful of projects in those couple weeks.

This was a garter stitch scarf done in Homespun yarn for a fellow Mommy I know. It was her birthday and I don't know her too well but still thought it would be nice to make something small for her. I thought a scarf is pretty universal and already had the yarn. This yarn makes a wonderful scarf, very soft and cozy. I liked it so much when I finished I am planning on making myself one with another skein of Homespun I have in my stash. I plan on making mine a bit more narrow although this one wasn't bad. I am not a big bulky scarf kinda person.

This next project is yet another hat (I have been on quite the hat kick lately). It is done with Peaches and Cream self striping yarn that I had bought at Micheals that week on sale for $1! Can't beat that. I also discovered from the cream hat I recently made, that one skein of this yarn is perfect to make a hat to fit a child or a ladies head (up to about 21, maybe 22 inches). It's not a long hat, just long enough to cover the ears. I am not sure if you would have enough yarn to make a small cuff or not.

This hat is done in a basic K1, P1 ribbing. I loved the colors of this yarn though.

The blanket I already posted about was completed during this kick too. Told you I was on a roll!

Next I started a pair of socks, more like slipper feet, knit with chunky yarn on size 8 needles. The pattern can be found HERE. It is a very simple sock pattern and knits up very quickly (a result of the chunky yarn). Even for me, a slow knitter, I completed a sock in 2 days. Mind you I have many distractions including housework and a 2 year old. I may make a few more pairs of these since my feet are always cold. The next pair I may make a little longer but otherwise keep them basically the same. As you can see, after a brief hiatus due to a horrible virus that struck my family, I am almost done the pair. Another shocker since I tend to have one sockitis! I don't think I'll quite finish them tonight but come tomorrow I should be able to put them on.

Final Christmas Project

So the final Christmas gift has finally been delivered. This one turned out to be the project from hell but it turned out good in the end, it was just a long road to get there.

This was a large purse I made for a good friend of mine. She carries everything but the kitchen sink in her purse so it needed to be big so that it would be useful to her. Her favorite color is purple so I bought a super chunky purple yarn. It is done in an easy basket weave pattern but it gives the bag a lot of interest since the yarn is plain. Here is a picture before it was blocked, the pattern came out a lot better after blocking.

I did write the pattern down but when I was almost finished with this bag I realized a HUGE design flaw so I'm not going to post the pattern. It didn't occur to me at the time that I should make the flap smaller than the width of the bag and boy did that come back to bite me in the end. I made a thick strap (about 2 inches) and wanted to line that and the bag so it would be durable. I also knew it would be heavy when it was full and didn't want the strap to stretch over time. Also it makes it a bit more fun with the fabric. Well after I lined the bag and the strap (I also used interfacing to give the liner some body) they were pretty stiff. Good for the overall bag but then I couldn't get the strap where I wanted it. I ended up putting the strap completely on the front of the bag (which actually worked out well) but then the flap wouldn't close!! You can imagine my frustration! By then I was ALMOST DONE.

Well after discovering that I had to come up with a solution because I had put too much work into this bag to just trash it. Not to mention this was her main gift! I ended up cutting a square off each side of the flap. I hope it holds up over time but I sewed a few lines near where I cut and used some liquid seam to keep the yarn from fraying. This solved the problem of letting the flap close but as you can imagine was not appealing to look at. My next dilemma was how to cover up what I just mangled.

After a few days of brainstorming it hit me. I used double wide bias tape on the entire flap edge and it actually looked really good. It even gave it a more finished look. Inside the bag I created four pockets so it wasn't just one big open hole. At least you could have a place for the most important things.

When all was said and done the bag came out well, it looks good and sits well on your hip. Haven't gotten the verdict from her yet but I would call it a success even with all the problems I encountered. I don't foresee me ever making the "flap mistake" again.

Here is a picture of the finished bag. This one has the flap open so you can see the fabric and the next one has it closed.

Two More Projects Done!

Yesterday was a very good day in the crafting world. I finished up 2 projects that I was working on, one knitted and one sewn.

The first project was a knitted hat called the "Beaufort Hat". I found the pattern on Raverly and loved the fact that it seemed simple but looked very complicated. I was getting tired of knitting plain Jane hats. I also like that is almost has a cabled look but is not cabled which is good because I don't know how to do that.

I was surprised at just how quickly this hat knit up. I also discovered that I actually like knitting a hat like this where you have to constantly count K2, P3, K7, and so on more so than just a simple garter or stockinette stitch. I think I will stop being intimidated by stitch patterns because they really aren't bad and are fun to knit. Here is a picture of the completed hat.

This picture I zoomed in trying to show the detail a little better but am not quite convinced I did. I love the color of this yarn too, it's a touch lighter than the picture but pretty close. I darkened the pictures a bit to bring out the detail more.


The other project I finished yesterday was a blanket I made for Nathan. This should have been a very simple blanket but as it usually goes, it wasn't! It's been sitting on the table for about a week now in various parts of completion. I found this fleece right after I painted his room and the green is almost the exact color as his walls which is awesome and I thought it was a very cute pattern.

I decided to do things a little different than I usually do and actually edge this blanket, the first one I have ever used edging on. That is most of what made this project so difficult. Also the fact that the zigzag stitch didn't want to work certainly didn't help. I am glad I have a bunch of different "design" stitches so I just picked another one and it worked fine. Strange I know.

Anyway it was worth all the trouble because it came out pretty well and is super cute. It's perfect too now because he's outgrown all his baby blankets and we only have 2 or 3 larger ones. I do like the satin edging so I may give it another shot on one of the other blankets I am making for Nathan but I don't think I would ever do it on a larger quilt/blanket. We'll stick to crib size and toddler size.

Diamond Border Hat

This was one of the two hats I knit for my son. It is almost impossible to get a picture where you actually see the border (at least I haven't succeeded yet). This was a very quick and simple knit although it did require a bit of math and attention for the border.

This was knit with Peaches & Creme yarn on size 8 circular needles, switching to DPN's as needed.

** Any multiple of 6 stitches would work so you could make it bigger/smaller as needed


Pattern:

CO 72 stitches (this makes a hat fitting an 19-21'ish inch head)

Place marker and join round, knit remainder in round

Purl 2 rows

Knit 1 row

Row 4: K3, P1, * K5, P1* (repeat until last 2 stitches), K2

Row 5: K2, *P1, K1, P1, K3* (repeat until last stitch), K1

Row 6: K1, *P1, K3, P1, K1* (repeat until last 5 stitches), P1, K3, P1

Row 7: Repeat row 5

Row 8: Repeat row 4

Row 9: Knit row

Row 10 & 11: Purl row

For remainder of hat knit until you reach desired length, mine I knit until it was 5.5 inches long.

Decrease as you want over the next 1/1.5 inches

Break yarn and thread through remaining stitches, draw tightly and weave in your ends.

It's as easy as that and you end up with a somewhat impressive looking hat!

Mini Felted Bag

This was another one of my Christmas projects. I only have one more Christmas present to post about after this one but it has yet to be delivered yet as it proved to be a bear and I just recently finished it.

This was made for my friends toddler. I figured what little girl didn't need a little bag so I designed this little number. It is very simple and knit all in one piece, all the finishing that needs to be done are sewing up the two side and felting it.

I must say I LOVE this bag and when I get a bit of time plan on making myself a larger version of the same thing. It would make a perfect tote bag so I may experiment with large needles and 2 stands held together.

Anyway without further adieu here it is...



Materials:

any wool worsted weight yarn (must be 100% wool in order to felt)
- I used Patons Classic Wool in the colorway Rosewood

size 10 straight needles

Pattern:

CO 40 stitches

TO FORM HANDLE:

Knit 5 rows

Row 6: K12, BO 16, K12

Place 1st 12 stitches on a spare needle or stitch holder

On 2nd set of 12 work in stockinette stitch for 6 rows (ending on knit row)

Leave those stitches on the needle

Go to 2nd set of 12 stitches and rejoin yarn

Work in stockinette stitch for 6 rows (ending on a knit row)

Next Row: P12, CO 16, P12 (rejoining the stitches so you are back to 1 complete row)

*Please don't be scared by this it is basically the same premise as making a buttonhole where you CO and rejoin the stitches. I tried to explain this the best way I could but if you have any questions please feel free to ask!

THIS FORMS THE HANDLE

Here is a picture of the finished handle. It doesn't have to look perfect since you will be felting it.


The Body:

Work in stockinette stitch until bag is 22 inches long

TO FORM 2ND HANDLE:

P12, BO 16, P12

Place 1st 12 stitches on a spare needle or stitch marker

Knit 6 rows in stockinette stitch ending on a purl row

Move to the other 12 stitches and rejoin yarn

Knit 6 rows in stockinette ending on a purl row

Next Row: K12, CO 16, K12 (the same as with the first handle)

To Finish:

Knit 5 rows (40 stitches total)

BO all stitches

Sew up the two sides to form a bag

Felt bag and block


Here is a picture of the finished bag.

The dimensions were as follows:

BEFORE - 8.75"W x 11"T (bag) 1.25"T x 4"W (strap)
AFTER - 8"W x 7"T (bag) .75"T x 3.75"W (strap)

More Christmas Presents

Felted Purse

This was another Christmas present that I made for a good friend of mine. It was first experience with felting and I like the results.


Materials:

Bernat Felting Natural Wool or any other bulky weight wool yarn
size 11 needles


Pattern:

CO 66 stitches on straight needles

work in stockinette stitch for 22 inches

(You could use circular needles and work 3 rows flat then pick up stitches along the other 3 edges and then work in the round for 11 inches)


Work for Flap:

K2tog, knit until last 2 stitches, k2tog

repeat for 6 more rows (7 rows total)

after finishing decreases knit straight until the flap is your desired length


Finishing:

Sew up the two sides to create the purse


For Strap:

CO 105 stitches (on circular or 14 inch needles)

Knit 5 rows

BO

You could also CO 7 stitches and knit until the desired length


Here is a picture if the finished purse BEFORE felting.

The finished dimensions before felting are 11"W x 11.5"T x 5" flap
The strap measured 1.5"W x 39.5" long

Here is a picture AFTER felting.

The finished dimensions were 9"W x 6.25"T x 3" flap

I think I may have let it felt a bit too long since it shrunk so much but it still looked fine, next time I may keep a better eye on it just so it would be a bit bigger. All in all I would say my first felting experience was a good one.

Half Pipe Hat

This pattern can be found in Debbie Stoller's book Son of A Stitch and Bitch. I made a few small changes since I was making this for a female and it's a pattern written for a male.

Here's what I did differently.

First: I only used a single strand of worsted weight yarn with size 8 needles and CO 80 stitches.

Second: I only knit in K1, P1 ribbing for 4 inches instead of 5.

The rest of the pattern remained pretty much the same. It's an awesome hat and I recommend knitting one for yourself! I have made 3 of these so far with at least one more in the works.

Modified Half Pipe Hat (Toddler size)

So I decided to make matching hats for a good friend of mine and her toddler. To do this I modified Debbie Stoller's pattern for the Half Pipe Hat. This hat will probably fit any size head from 18-20 or 21 inches.

Here is the pattern I came up with.

any worsted weight yarn will do
size 8 straight needles or circular/DPN combo if you prefer

Directions:

CO 72

work in K1, P1 ribbing for 4 inches

Purl 1 row (this is to help when you sew in the brim)

work in K1, P1 ribbing for another 4.5 inches

I didn't write down how I decreased but decrease as you normally would over the next 1/1.5 inches

Finishing:

cut a child size brim out of plastic canvas

sew in the brim using the purl row as a guide, make the brim line up with that row

Coffee Cup Cozi

This is another super quick project I knitted today. As shown it is a coffee cup cozi. This will come in handy for my friend and I because we tend to get Starbucks a lot especially since she works there. They are overkill for the travel mug but will be perfect for keeping your hands cool on one of the regular cups! This will later be felted but I don't have the ability right now although it looks fine unfelted. I used Bernat Felting Natural Wool in the blue combo (don't have the wrapper on hand). I also used one of the free patterns from Bernat, found at the local craft store, to make it. It turned out very well and the yarn is very easy to work with. If you are a beginner knitter this would be a great project for you. Also if you have small amounts of leftover yarn, which we all do, this is a perfect way to use it up. Not sure how much was used but it wasn't very much. Also instead of knitting bottom up and increasing I just knitted top down and decreased. I personally like to decrease better but the effect is the same. I plan on making many more of these!

Adult Chunky Sock

Sorry for not writing in a bit, I haven't got much knitting done in the past week. Been a busy week otherwise. I have finally finished an adult sock! This is a pair I am making for a friend of mine with Patons Bohemian yarn. This is a super soft bulky yarn. I am using a Coats & Clark pattern which I will post soon, I do not have it with me right now. Hopefully I can get back to knitting and will post soon!

Completed sock!

So this my very first sock attempt and I am very pleased with how it turned out. It was much easier than I thought! The only problem was it was a bit too small for my son but I am currently doing another one that will be bigger. These will be super cute peeking out through his Crocs this spring. I will soon be starting a pair for a friend of mine in a chunky yarn so I will post when I get started on those and let you know how it goes. I have yet to find a good pattern for socks with chunky yarn so if anyone has one they like please feel free to pass it to me. Otherwise I will be winging it and let you know how it goes.

Knitting Oh Knitting

So I have been quite busy since my last post. First I knitted a belt, just a basic black belt in broken rib stitch. I used Red Heart Super Saver yarn in black. It was going to be for me but that stitch is pretty stretchy so it went home with a friend of mine.




The next project I completed was a basic, no cuff hat with K2,P2 ribbing at the bottom. I used Bernat Berella
"4" yarn in periwinkle. I knit this hat flat and just sewed it up when I was finished.















The third and final project from the knitting frenzy this past week was a sock. This is what I completed in a day on a toddler size sock. It is inside out right now so it will look better once I complete it and flip it. This sock was slow going at first because I had never used DPN's before and it is my first sock attempt. The pattern I used was http://www.valleycafe.com/knitting/sock-pattern.html
I found this to be a very simple pattern. Also there is a great site that shows a video of how to turn a heel, work the gusset and how to do the Kitchener stitch. The website for that is KnittingHelp.com
I was making them for my 16 month old some but his legs are too thick for the top even though the bottom may fit. I am using Bernat Berella "4" yarn in Seascape Ombre. I should finish sometime today and will post a picture of the sock completed.

Knitted sundress

So this is a sundress I just completed knitting for a friend of mine. Up to this point I had only knit hats so it was a big step for me. The pattern I used was from MagKnits. There were a few issues with the pattern that I had to resolve but it could be because I did the 6-9 month size. Anyway the finished product came out well and my friend loved it! This has prompted me to find many patterns waiting to be completed.