Knitting

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I have decided to return to knitting for a while. I started this hat when I was still pregnant but was not enjoying it so packed it away and stopped knitting. It was supposed to be a 'medusa hat' but I was getting so frustrated with knitting the snakey bits. I decided instead to know them and then just make up the has as I went along. I played around with decreasing on one side so that the point would fall in a certain direction. I learned a lot and am pleased with how it turned out. It was very freeing to turn away from following a pettern. It was a lot of fun, made more fun by now knowing the baby that will wear it! I made it a bit big so that she can wear it next winter.

Maia is also wearing some pants that I knitted her. Now that I am venturing into trying wool diaper covers I decided t try and knit some myself. These were my first try, made from a blend or alpaca & mohair. I am not that pleased with them as I think the yarn is not really hardy enough for baby pants. I also wish that I had chosen the "knit in the round" pattern instead of knitting each leg separately. I used the pattern from tiny birds organics. It was a great pattern to follow and I will definately try again (with modifications).


Next up are a pair of bell bottom pants and the infamous Elizabeth Zimmerman Baby Surprise Jacket, using some great yarn made from sugar cane!