I finished the knitting for co-worker baby #2. It took me some time to pick out patterns, but I finally ended up with the pixie hat from Crystal Palace. What's not to love about a baby in a pointy hat?
Yarn: King Cole Merino Blend (white) and Sandnes Garn Smart (lime)
Mods: Adapted for DK weight yarn by casting on less stitches. Didn't knit and sew on the bottom border. Instead, I picked up stitches along the back and front (2 stitches per knit section and 1 per purl section) and did a seed stitch edging (6 rows at the back, 4 along the front). (I can't take credit for the seed stitch border idea ... I saw lots of examples on Ravelry that inspired me). The ties I made by casting on 75 stitches then immediately casting them off using a p2tog cast-off.
The booties are the same as for baby #1. I wanted to make them in green, but one skein wouldn't stretch that far. In fact, I only have a little left from each skein after making the hat and booties.
Yarn: King Cole Merino Blend (white) and Sandnes Garn Smart (lime)
Mods: Adapted for DK weight yarn.
This was my first time using the magic loop method - hello, where have I been? Talk about simple, no dpn's all over the place and best of all, no ladders. I can't wait to try this with a pair of socks.
All pictures are pre-blocked, so they should look even sweeter once I give them a nice soaking.
I think I'll take a break before tackling baby #3's knitting. Something for myself maybe. A skein of malabrigo sock I picked up is calling my name ...