Finished the alpaca babyrib!

Ok - I admit it. This is not pretty - at all.. No pretty colorways and definately no perfect knitting.

But - That being said I am really proud of this tiny babytop! It is knit with the softest, most gorgeous, thinnest alpaca and it took me FOREVER to finish it. Partly because it is knit on needles size 3 mm. with a very fine yarn and partly because it took forever to weave in all the ends, pick up neckline stitches, sew it all together etc. It has taken me weeks to finish this tiny thing - while the more beautiful blue and lilac baby-rib (Ruths baby-rib) took me only a couple of days then this took weeks - I could have knit my son a sweater in that time!!

But anyway - here it is - finally done! (and then we completely forget about the similar one that I am knitting in superwash merino and still need half of it to be done.. sigh..) Oh and the doll belongs to my daughter and is a bit smaller than an actual newborn - so I figure it wont matter that the body of the babytop is pretty long. It has a LOT of stretch so hopefully my baby wont outgrow it too soon.

Curly Purly Soaker done

Very short - I should be in my bed but wanted to get this done.

A curly purly newborn soaker knit with aran weight chocolate-colored BFL and the turquoise BFL I dyed the other day :D

Stuck knitting and dyed some yarn

Just a short status from here. I am stuck knitting two babytops in rib. I chose to try a pattern using thin and very soft alpaca yarn. Sigh.. It takes me FOREVER - not to mention that even when I am finally done I need to sew the lot together as well. Gosh - now I remember why I prefer stuff that can be knit in the round..

I recieved some dyes the other day. One of them a turquise that I tried out on a single skein of BFL yesterday. The idea was to make it a bit variegated - with darker and lighter areas - but it didnt work out too well. Here is the result. I still love the color though. I will use some of it for a soaker for my unborn baby boy.. I am about 1/3 done with that.. Pics to come..

DD's cardigan finally finished

I finally finished the raglan cardigan for my daughter. I started sometime late december and have been working on it on and off.

The yarn is Colinette Skye - colorway Earth. The pattern is a simple raglan with an added lace-pattern on the back and sleeves. The cuffs and button-column are pearl-stitches and the neck is lined with a thin crochet edge.

Some recent FO's

Ok - now that I have made myself a knit-blog I better start posting some pics!

So here are some recent FO's (finished objects)
First - I knit my son a Balaclava in december using this pattern: http://sockit-to-me.blogspot.com/2005/11/childs-winter-helmet-pattern.html

I also knit him a sweater in bluefaced leicester. I finished the last detail - the icord snake - just before christmas.

And an organic wool scarf that I knit for DH for christmas:

Finally a shirt for my yet unborn baby - due in february. It is knit with lovely BFL handdyed by The Natural Dye Studio . It has some minor flaws -It is the first time I used the pattern - but I really love the colorway and the look of the ribbing. I also think the buttons are absolutely adorable.. Oh and thanks to Ruth for providing the pattern - an old pattern used in her family for generations.

First post - and some projects - planned and on the needles

This is the first post in my new knitting blog.
I have finished this years first project - a ribbed babyshirt in 100% BFL. Will post a pic asap. Oh - it is not completely done yet - I still need to attach the buttons..
I have started a pair of perfection pants to go with it. Only cast on yesterday but cant wait to see the finished set. It is such a beautiful colorway. Pacific Moon from the Natural Dye Studio.

Also have a UFO from last year going. A raglan cardigan for my daughter in the Earth colorway from Colinette Skye. Still need to do sleeves and front button-panel as well as neckline..

Since I plan to participate in Webstrik knit-a-long 2007 I will also try to find a project for january - something in cotton. Will be some challenge for such a wool-junkie as myself. I suspect it will be something really small like a bib or a washcloth..

Another planned project that I hope to cast on soon is the Simple Knitted Bodice by Stephanie Japel. I have a kg of lovely brown BFL waiting to be knit along with a thin gold thread to go with the lace parts..

Those are the planned projects so far. We'll see how much knitting the next month brings..