Quick post about quick knitting. I’m working nights at a temp job, which is messing with my internal schedule. I leave in a few, but wanted to share a quick knit:
Nope, not for me. We aren’t planning on finding out the gender of this babe.
The story? I received an email from my sister the other day, asking urgently if I could knit a hat and booties for her soon-to-arrive little girl. She has had a very difficult pregnancy and has been on modified bedrest. It has been killing her, apparently, that she can’t shop for a hand knit set locally, and she turned to me for help. What else was I going to say but yes?
Pattern: Ripple Eyelet Baby Hat
Size knit: Newborn
Yarn: stash-diving produced Lion Brand Wool-Ease in colorway Blush Heather. Surprisingly soft.
Needles: size 6 & 9 Knitpicks Harmony
Started: January 13
Finished: January 14
Modifications: I altered the pattern to be knit in the round. What baby wants a seam upside their head?
Knit it again? Not sure.
Notes: The pattern was an extremely quick knit. I am not a fast knitter by any means, and this took me maybe 3 hours. I would have finished it in one day morning and afternoon, knitting lace *while taking care of my 19 mo old child* but I had to leave for work 2 rows before the BO. So, a normal human could get one done in a TV show or two.
Not sure how I feel about the stacking K2tog S Psso. It looks messy to me. Here, blocking the crown, you can see it (and my *ahem* “helper).
I already have one One Hour Baby Bootie (Rav link here) done and blocked and am casting on the other as soon as I hit “post”. Update soon.
