Davy has liked the hats I have made him but said that they got “itchy” when he got a little sweaty. My solution: a cotton blend hat. This is the Seaman’s Cap knit with Lion Brand Cotton Ease. This is really the only cotton yarn that I can knit with for any length of time without my wrists complaining. It has enough acrylic in it to make it have a little give.
Doesn’t he look happy?
I started a project last night at work. Working nights has some advantages and one is that when the patients are sleeping, everything is stocked and you’ve done all your continuing education, there is nothing left to do except knit. (right?) Davy said that I needed to knit myself a beret so I looked through all the Ravelry patterns and found one that looked interesting.  This is the Star Crossed Sloucy Beret knit with some stash yarn - Bernat Softee Chunky. I should be done with this in the next couple days but here is the work in progress.
The bonus about those pictures is that is shows off my Knit Picks Harmony Options Interchangeable needles. I love these needles so much. It is such a great way to have a good assortment of needles available and they are pointy, slick and the joins where the cable meets the needle is very smooth. I love these needles!
I have another finished object but I can’t share it with you until the recipient receives it. Just know that it is very cute!!
Until next time ~Happy Knitting!!
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I finished a baby sweater for Jenna, Bonnie’s baby. Bonnie is my friend. She and I used to work together doing First Steps. Here is Jenna wearing the sweater. The pattern is the 5 hour baby sweater (it takes longer than 5 hours) and the yarn is Caron Simply Soft. This is my go-to acrylic yarn. Bonnie loves the sweater and I’m glad I didn’t wait any longer to give it to her since it looks like it fits right now.
The second finished object is a hat that I knit for Isaac, my friend and co-worker, Carla’s son. She mentioned that he loves to wear beanies so I knit him this cabled hat. The pattern is Snappy Hat knit with Caron Simply Soft in Black. Isaac looks so handsome in it and he tells me that he wears it to school every day.
I want to knit this hat for myself in a cream, bulky yarn.
Thanks Bonnie and Carla for taking the pictures and sharing them with me.
I’ve got another baby item on my needles but can’t share it here yet.
~Happy Knitting!
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I have finally finished the infamous cardigan. It is a cozy and warm sweater but not as flattering as I would have liked.
To recap: this is the Incredible, Custom-fit Raglan made with Cascade Ecological Wool it took a little over 2 massive-sized hanks. I used some of the left-overs for Benjamin’s soaker.
Speaking of Benjamin’s soaker, here is a picture of him wearing his soaker, the hat I knit and lying on the blanket also knit by me. Talk about being surrounded in knitterly love!
Benjamin is a cloth diapered baby and the wool soaker works to keep him warm and dry. It is treated with Lansinoh, a medical grade lanolin that is used by breastfeeding moms. The lanolin works to make the wool water or liquid resistant. We experimented on Benjamin while I was visiting and it works remarkably well. I would have never guessed how well!! Now Sarah just needs to wash it in a lanolin based wash like Eucalan and it should keep it working well.
The next project is also a cardigan. I am working on a gift for a co-worker who recently had a baby girl.
This is the February Baby Sweater from The Knitters Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmerman, one of my favorite knitting authors. It is a pretty little sweater that I should have done this week. The lace pattern is easy but somewhat complicated at 3am. 
Happy Knitting~
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