Lookie!

I sent my photo to Sara, the pattern designer of the baby pants at Bella Knitting. They put me on the blog!!! How cool is that? They even linked my blog to theirs in the post!

http://bellaknitting.typepad.com/bella_knitting/

I did end up frogging the brown striped pair and lengthening them so they would be the same size. No problem, and now they're perfect. Off to Hawaii as we speak, and none too soon, as those babies are coming out via c-section in the morning. The pants are for later anyway, but still. Oh, and good thing one pair has a blue stripe, because according to Lara, one of the ways they will distinguish between their identical twins is that one baby will always wear blue, and the other one never will. Good idea.

Uno y Dos

Uno y Dos, originally uploaded by Ladymama.

Ta-daaaa

Dos

Dos, originally uploaded by Ladymama.

This pair turned out half an inch shorter because I was more careful with my rows. I may or may not go back and try to fix that.

Uno

This is part one of a baby gift for a pregnant friend. I doubt she'll see this, but just in case, I can't tell you who for now! Pants knitted using Plymouth Jean nee on sevens. I actually learned to do a crochet cast on and whip stitch cuffs. The pattern is from Bella Knitting. The only thing I didn't like was the way the crotch is done. There's basically a huge hole that has to be seamed. Oh, well.

Gryffindor Koozie

This was a birthday present for my dear friend and Harry Potter fanatic, Carissa. It is my first felted koozie. I used Lion Brand wool and added a patch I got on ebay.

Knitted knitting needles

Knitted knitting needles, originally uploaded by Ladymama.

I think this was a completely original idea. I thought of it on my own and executed it. Someone else probably thought of it first, but I didn't know about it. I made these for Ivy and her own knitting bag, which contains discarded yarns from my stash that I hated (red chenille- ick!). So I used some Sugar-n-Cream yarn, and started an i-cord, decreased by half after a few rows, and then continued in i-cord until I thought they looked long enough. I stuffed them with pipe cleaners (or whatever the ones are called that are just for crafts), folded down the tops, and closed them up. Of course, they're bendable, but totally baby-safe!

Scout's Gift

Scout's Gift, originally uploaded by Ladymama.

I am so, so proud of how this turned out. I knit it for Allie's baby Scout, due in a few weeks. The pattern is from Erika Knight's Simple Knits for Cherished Babies, garter stitch wrap top. I adapted the pattern to use Mondial Cotton Soft yarn and size 3 needles instead of the recommended yarn on size 2s. (Thank you Lucy for teaching me ratios and maths). I ended up needing a second skein of yarn, but I think it's because I experimented with some lace before I started. Using a Nikki Epstein book, I knit the flower and added it with the brown ribbon. I found the pants at Old Navy, and the night before the shower I used the same yarn to embroider a monogrammed onesie. There is another picture of this on flickr.