June 10, 2007
No Saturday sky this week. It was grey. Cloudy. Raining.
Rain is such an unfamiliar sight around here that it's been something of a novelty. At least all we got was rain. Other parts of NSW have been flooded, with several people losing their lives, and thousands of houses losing power and water.
My clothes dryer is running. I can't tell you the last time I actually needed to run the dryer.
I have made a decision regarding the baby cardi.
I prefer the style of the yellow buttons, but the colour of the white. That makes it kinda difficult, doesn't it? However, seeing as it's not my baby that will be wearing the buttons, I'm going to put the white buttons on the cardi, (going with the majority here), but I'm also going to give the baby's mum the yellow buttons, so that she can decide which ones to use.
I had hoped to have the cardi finished, blocked and buttoned today, but the weather isn't cooperating.
So lets look at a new baby cardi!
This time, I'm going with a plain raglan cardi. The yarn is "Touch" 4 ply from New Zealand. I'd originally bought this yarn with the intention of knitting socks with it, but it wouln't behave. I think it's coming along nicely for a baby cardi.
This one is for a family friend's baby girl. I swear that there is something in the water. There are a great many babies waiting to join us!
The Lupine Lace socks are growing slowly.
Socks are usually my fill in knitting, but these have been a little neglected of late, due to baby cardi's and scarves, but I love the way the pattern is working with The Knittery's Merino Cashmere sock yarn. The colourway is "Water Lilies" I was worried about the variegation, but it just looks mottled. I can see plenty of this yarn landing in my stash box!
Posted by Donna at June 10, 2007 10:14 AMComments
I have that sock wool in that colour..still trying to work out what to do with it..
And I had that exact Touch 4ply as a prize the other year on my blog..Amanda at I heart knitting won it and knitting socks out of it..
I think all your cloudy weather came my way..its all clouding and looking ready to rain down here today
Katt
Posted by: Katt at June 10, 2007 11:08 AMFunny how yarn decides what it wants to be. We think we make the choices, but really, the yarn knows what it wants to be.
Those socks are so pretty, I have some of that Knittery yarn here. I was going to use it to make Mum some socks, but she doesn't handwash....
Posted by: Carol at June 10, 2007 11:11 AMGreat to hear your area wasn't hit with the floods. So bad about that road that was washed away.
Love those lupine socks.
I too have to get into the baby knitting, I have a grandchild due mid August.
Love the Lupine sock,I stocked up on The Knittery Merino Cashmere too because I love this yarn. I finished my Merino Cashmere green socks and love how they turned out and feel.
Posted by: Helen at June 10, 2007 02:22 PMI love the Knittery's colours. Both the sock and the cardi are soooo pretty! Makes me want to start something pretty too :-)
Posted by: sandra at June 10, 2007 02:27 PMGood button decison!! Is the Lupine sock Wolf-ish?? Or are lupins, the flowers, represented? I would not know a lupin if I fell over it.
Posted by: 2paw at June 10, 2007 05:00 PMNice socks - nice yarn choice!!! I've got 2 babies due soon (that I know of!). Have to get knitting! (well, knitting for them, clearly I'm knitting quite a lot anyway!!)
Posted by: Rose Red at June 11, 2007 12:28 AMThe socks are cardi are looking great, nice colours for both of them.
Posted by: angie at June 11, 2007 08:18 AMooh...that socks is so pretty. what needle size are you using?
Posted by: Michelle at June 11, 2007 12:23 PMBabies do seem to come in bunches now, don't they? The new cardi is pretty in that yarn. The socks are looking good too.
Posted by: Wool Winder at June 12, 2007 01:15 AM
Those socks look beautiful, and I will have to check out their merino yarn. I have bought some other yarn from them, and it has always been wonderful. I like the new baby cardigan too, so pretty. I am sure that there are new babies popping up everywhere. We know of 4 due sometime in the year, and we just had another new arrival last week.
Posted by: Sue at June 10, 2007 10:48 AM