Cotton Baby Raglan Cardigan

Pattern: Baby cardigan with fully-fashioned raglan shaping

Source: Debbie Bliss Beginner Baby Knits

Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton Ease in light grey

Yardage: Just over 1 skein

A quick easy knit, baby stuff is always fun to make because you end up with a finished little sweater quickly. If I make this again I will do it in the round - too much finishing to do at the end. I'm making a little hat to go with this since I've got yarn leftover.

And some bitty baby socks made of leftover Fleece Artist:

...and another Koolhaas Hat, this time knit in the larger size. A better fit for sure. I've been productive, haven't I? This week I'm going to start on some sewing, really...

Crafty Update

Finally, the weekend! This weekend will be especially fun because it happens to be Road Trip #1. A while ago I purchased Neil Zurcher's Ohio Road Trips and have been wanting to do a little exploring. Starting with central-ish (I think) Ohio, we will be visiting the Tuscarawas region and stopping in Sugarcreek, Dover, Bolivar, and whereever else catches our eye. This entire area is also home to Ohio's largest Amish population, and producer of a ton of Swiss cheese. Should be very interesting.

Onto knitticraftiness: It has been a crafty few days so I've got a few photos to share. First off, I made yet another bear from LMKG - they are just so cute. You can never make too many of these. It still needs facial details, but it's almost done. I love its pudgy arms and legs. Gatsby was suspicious at first, but soon converted to a bear-cuddler:


What a helpful photography assistant. I think he's giving me a dirty look.


The jacket is slowly coming along. It has been abandoned many times for smaller, quicker knits, but I managed to start a sleeve...

I also baked a cake on Thursday, but was rather uninspired, and ended up just using the flower candies I had made last time. Actually, this cake went through several disasters including having to remove some ugly hot pink roses from the centre. That's why there is a large mound of purple in the middle - to hide the ugly mistake. The cake was unfortunately a bit of a mess on the inside (I broke both layers) too, so hopefully the taste makes up for the interior ugliness. It's a nice bright lemony cake inside...yum!

And I finished the crown of the Koolhaus Hat:

Have a good weekend!

Koolhaas Hat

This is a common thing that happens - I get sidetracked and start casting on for new projects, and soon end up with all these half-knitted objects lying everywhere around the house. But when I saw this cool hat designed by the talented Mr. Brooklyn Tweed, I couldn't resist making it. So last Friday I stopped by the Yarn Shop on Kenny Road and picked up a couple balls of worsted weight wool for this little side project (it's not quite done, but close enough):

Pattern: Koolhaas Hat
Source: Interweave Knits, Holiday Gifts 2007
Yarn: Reynolds Kids Play Time, a little more than 1 skein
Needles: US 7 and 8

Aside from knitting, I had dinner at Bluefish on Friday night, did a little shopping and stopped by Whole Foods on Saturday, and then checked out a punk band at Skully's - a loud and interesting night. This started us on the topic of making more of an effort to experience more arts and culture - including some day trips to explore Ohio's nearby towns!