For Christmas I made my mother-in-law a pair of felted slippers in beautiful purple/red variegated wool....
and my sister-in-law had mentioned she'd like an ear-flap hat that didn't have a pompom on top or weird ties - easy enough to skip that step if you are making it. So she got a hat in a nice shade of oatmeal.
Unfortunately in my pre-christmas rush I forgot to take pictures. Oh well, pretend you saw them and they looked so pretty!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Four more Baby Showers
I posted the first of five baby showers I knew were coming and then I dropped off the face of the earth... or of the blog....
Between September and October I made gifts for 4 more showers (and attended three of them, darn allergies).
Each new baby got a blanket and a coordinating bear.
I usually try to make each baby gift unique, and these are... kindof. I did, however, follow the same basic pattern for each in an effort to save my brain (and my time).
I grabbed two random strands of yarn (boucle, homespun, left over teddy bear yarn, etc) and did seed stitch through the blanket. Lovely. It worked up thick and cushy and quickly, with much love and not much thought.
It seems that the yarn I usually like to use to make teddy bears is not available for sale any more. Thanks to ravelry I was able to find a nice bunch of skeins, so for now they will still be made with the traditional yarn, but I might have to look for a replacement soon!
Hopefully more blog posts about my fall and winter will be popping up soon, just not tonight!
Between September and October I made gifts for 4 more showers (and attended three of them, darn allergies).
Each new baby got a blanket and a coordinating bear.
I usually try to make each baby gift unique, and these are... kindof. I did, however, follow the same basic pattern for each in an effort to save my brain (and my time).
I grabbed two random strands of yarn (boucle, homespun, left over teddy bear yarn, etc) and did seed stitch through the blanket. Lovely. It worked up thick and cushy and quickly, with much love and not much thought.
It seems that the yarn I usually like to use to make teddy bears is not available for sale any more. Thanks to ravelry I was able to find a nice bunch of skeins, so for now they will still be made with the traditional yarn, but I might have to look for a replacement soon!
Hopefully more blog posts about my fall and winter will be popping up soon, just not tonight!
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