got a few more pairs of patchy pants done - doggy pants for estin, polka dots and stripes for my nephew reed, and itty bitty doggy pants for curran. i've never made pants so small but they turned out so cute! i'll try to get some pics of him wearing them soon...
first up - my little peace baby. a customer is sending me some prefold diapers to appliqué for her and it's been a while since i've turned my sewing machine on, so i figured i better get back in the groove. i tried out the appliqué stitch on the outer edge and wasn't too happy with it, i think i'll stick with plain, ol' zigzag until i can figure out the right settings for it.
then we've got some booties from leftover sweater yarn - i love these, they are so cute and they actually stay on even when he crawls around! (pattern here)
next is more leftover sweater yarn, a pixie hat for estin. i really love this pattern (scroll down), so much that starting in february i will be licensed to sell hats made from it!
and last - i finally finished another pair of patchy pants, i used some heather ross doggy prints so dade calls them his doggy pants. they turned out a tad baggy, especially now that he's wearing underwear more often than diapers but oh well. that's what i get for not using a pattern, lol!
this hat is the first thing i've ever knit for myself, it was about time! i used zen string's handspun, the pics really don't show off how cool this yarn is. i also followed their pro bono pattern for the hat and honestly haven't taken it off since i finished it!
my friend sara asked me to knit a little set for her new niece or nephew due in february. she gave me these great yarns to work with even! i love how everything turned out! i'm definitely going to knit up some booties for curran, they are so cute and fast!
i finished these a while ago but forgot to post a pic, they turned out so cute! the cool matching shirt was wahm-made by terri of full moon baby gear and the sewing is absolutely perfect!
this one was awful to make, i used this super bulky yarn i picked up at joanns, i needed a quick gift for a party we went to for the gift exchange. my hands actually cramped up knitting with it! i thought it turned out looking pretty cool, but the recipient wasn't all that pleased with getting a handknit hat, haha. next year, we'll just bring booze. ;)
this one was for my brother-in-law, dan (aka uncle booney) and this was the best pic i got of him wearing it. as usual curran likes to model any hat i make. it was a tad short on him and i felt bad but i thought the colors were perfect for him. the yarn is bulky bfl from selah.
i just finished this set for my good friend kate's daughter indalee. she was born a couple months after curran and they are pretty close buddies. kate's hubby kevin is a photographer and took a bunch of pictures of our family - he took the one we used for our holiday card. :) the yarn is stallion organic merino and was awesome to knit with, so soft! it's from dashing dachs.