Archive for September, 2020
Baby Knits – Yugo Sweater, Rose Baby Hat, Sweet-Pea and Merry-Jane Booties
I got a request for a baby sweater like the one I knit for my dad (baby’s great-grandfather). Kind of an old man sweater, tweed, shawl collar, patch pockets.
For inspiration, I went yarn shopping online at Hazel Knits. We exchanged email to discuss colors, and followed up with a safe socially distanced curbside pick-up. Several shades of pink were lined up so I could ‘window shop’ and point to the one I wanted. 
Inspiration
Okay.
On to Ravelry to find a baby version of Grampa’s sweater…
Yugo by Marianne Munier in Hazel Knits Lively DK.
So cute I could hardly stop giggling.
And then I just kept going.
The yarn softened up marvelously after washing and blocking.
Sweet-Pea Booties by Bekah Knits in Hazel Knits Artisan Sock
Merry-Jane Booties by Bekah Knits in Hazel Knits Artisan Sock
BOOTIE MODIFICATIONS:
1) Provisional cast on. Cast on edge later closed with a reverse Kitchener stitch.
2) Shoe section knit in the round.
3) Embroidered buttons. As I recall, babies can put their feet in their mouths and I didn’t want to risk a choking hazard.
Rose Baby Hat by Marji’s Yarncrafts in Hazel Knits Lively DK,
details in Hazel Knits Artisan Sock
It still makes me giggle.
Souvenir Yarn: Schoppel Edition 3 Fingerless Gloves and Malabrigo Silky Merino Dress Beanie
Maine for Amy Herzog‘s Make. Wear. Love. retreat and special yarn to remember it by.
I am lucky and glad I got to attend both a West Coast and an East Coast MWL. Both were wonderful events in BEAUTIFUL settings, Monterey, CA and Phippsburg, ME, with many joyful memories.
View from our room at Sebasco Harbor Resort
The colors caught my eye.
Schoppel Edition 3 in color 2296 English Garden
from KnitWit Yarn Shop in Portland, Maine
NOTE: No color repeat in two balls of yarn.
Unusual colors for me, I kept coming back to it as I wandered around the shop, I was charmed. Easter eggs. I convinced myself they could be cheery mittens on a cold, gray day.
The color caught his eye.
Malabrigo Silky Merino in color 472 Nocturnal
from Halcyon Yarn in Bath, Maine
My husband said he saw a good purple yarn, you know, “if you want to buy some yarn”. 
Indeed, he had found this violet Malabrigo Silky Merino, silky intense color and luster. I pointed out the silk content, not the usual stuff I use to make his hats.
We decided it would make a fine Dress Beanie, after all one needs to keep one’s head warm even on special occasions.
Knitting In Mind 