Knitting Update

In answer to Spinning Fishwife's question, yes I have been knitting some baby things, I've just been really crap about taking photos of them and putting them on Ravelry. So, there are various jumpers and cardigans. 2 in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, which despite being inpractical and expensive is possibly my favourite baby yarn. Patterns from the Baby Cash 2 book. The darker one is a chocolate colour. I had trouble getting the colours right in the photos. I'm wondering if the greenish one is a bit girly in colour. It might yet become a present.

A couple more from Natural Knits for Babies and Mums, by Louisa Harding. One in blue Jaeger Matchmaker Merino and the other in stripped mystery yarns, costing £1.50 from the John Lewis bargin bin (we suspect this is Cathay, but they had no labels).

I also knitted some booties and a hat from the same book, in Washed Haze.

This Owl Vest in Jeager Matchmaker Merino DK.

I also crocheted the blanket below (being blocked) from left over sock yarn and some blue Hermit 4-ply crepe that I inherited from Graeme's Auntie Irene. I was actually looking out my sock yarn ends to give to people at Tuesday Knitting for their own sock yarn blankets, but when I got it out I felt like I had to make something with it myself. Each little ball had it's own memories and I didn't want to part with them completely. Don't worry ladies, there's lots left.

So yes, I have knitted some baby things, and before anyone says anything, don't panic, they're all in different sizes, from newborn to 12 months. I'm not a total looney.

I also made a difficult decision last week. I was knitting Vivian by Yosolda, in Rowan wool yarn, but it's been waiting for sleeves since I became pregnant. I haven't been able to bring myself to finish it because I know it won't fit any more. I know the bump will go but I'll be stuck with the bust for a while, so I decided it was destined for the frog pond. I loved knitting the bottom section and I could have kept it, but I hate that feeling of projects that have been hanging round half finished for months or years.

So as a quick knit I decided to make a Liesl for myself (another Ysolda pattern). It only took a few days and it's a nice spring item to have to keep my arms and shoulders warms, since it can't seem to get about 12 degrees C here. I can't decide whether it makes me look fat, but as G points out I'm quite large anyway.

Finally the money shot. A profile, for people who keep asking me if I look big yet. I know it's got a way to go, but it feels pretty large to me. I used to have a waist.