the blue blog archives: more green sleeves

Got one of the sleeves done and (don't be mad, Peter) I redid the decreases on the front of the baby kimono so it lays smoother and looks a bit more like the picture in the book. This kimono is progressing so quickly that I'm thinking I should knit something else for my friend's baby. It does seem sort of strange to knit just one baby sweater! I'll have to come up with some coordinating something to go with the kimono. Hmmmm....

And speaking of green sleeves, we're back to cold weather here, so I got the chance to wear my greensleeves to Knitsmiths yesterday. Yeah! We had a small group, but a few really nice finished projects to share. Check out Dana's first socks, Claire's beaded bag, and May's new cardigan. I love show and tell days at the knitting group!

posted by alison at 7:33 am | in minimono & co.

Comments

Don't you just love it when the weather changes in time for you to wear something you made? i got to wear my Giotto camisole on the beach yesterday for our Mothers day trip out. The weather was great!

Posted by: kerrie at March 31, 2003 8:48 AM

I see the difference now in the decreases and it looks very nice! Was the picking up of the arm stitches as difficult as you expected with the chenille?

Posted by: Leigh at March 31, 2003 9:27 AM

Leigh, I was clever enough to think of using a smaller needle to pick up the stitches, so it wasn't too terrible. But I wasn't clever enough to remember to do the same thing when I picked up stitches for the second sleeve yesterday evening. Argh!

Posted by: alison at March 31, 2003 9:42 AM

Will you have leftover yarn? How about some booties or a hat? Looks great.

Posted by: Melissa at March 31, 2003 12:56 PM

Thanks for the ideas, Melissa. I'll probably take a quick trip to the yarn store this week to see if something inspires me, otherwise, I'll pick up another skein of the chenille and try some booties.

Miss your blog, by the way! I hope you'll be up and running again soon!

Posted by: alison at March 31, 2003 1:33 PM

Yeah, booties! Or what about some leggings or a soaker/diaper cover so that the baby can have a whole outfit?

Posted by: Sarah at March 31, 2003 6:31 PM

No- can't get angry with you. It does look better, I must confess, & being a perfectionist myself, I'm sure I would have ripped out too - grin. James, my partner, always says: Nanna! listen to your own advice. He's right of course, damn him!

Posted by: peter at March 31, 2003 6:39 PM

Yes, for you knitting one baby sweater is like knitting one sock! It must feel strange.

Posted by: Melissa at April 2, 2003 6:35 AM