First up, Claudia. She’s expecting in January. I chose the “Louise Cardigan” pattern in Vintage Baby Knits, it’s a lovely swingy little cardi that has two buttons at the yoke and lies open. Knit in sock yarn, it’s a lovely fine little sweater.
I’m really pleased with the result. I screwed up on the yoke, but because of the variegated yarn you can’t really tell.
Yes, that was my plan all along… And of course, as my excellent mother says, if it doesn’t have mistakes you won’t know it’s handmade.
Inspired by someone I found who had knit this same sweater on Ravelry and who had paired it with some adorable mary jane booties, I made Ysolda’s “Tiny Shoes” from her Whimsical Little Knits collection to co-ordinate. There is even enough sock yarn left over to make another pair of booties. I really liked the colour, I can see it making an adorable pair of “Saartje’s booties”. The Knit Picks stroll yarn is really good to work with, a nice rich colourway and good stitch definition for a modest price. And superwash to boot, so there’s no special care instructions! Very important for baby clothes.
I’m chuffed with how well this project has turned out, in spite of my mistakes. I really hope Claudia loves it, and that it serves her and her little girl well.
PS: I decided on the Simple Things… for a gift for Mom. Waiting on some time to do a Herbivore for myself. After the holidays!












Apparently Sheila likes yellow, so I tried to choose colourways of sock yarn I had on hand that featured yellow. In the front is Knit Picks handpainted merino, in the “Cartoons” colourway; in the back is some leftovers from my Lupin socks – Opel’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince “Lupin” inspired colourway. The merino is wonderfully soft, the wool is less so but I think it will wear well. Both are machine washable, that was a requirement. Now to get those off to be included in the overall quilt!





