Becca and Justin Anderson May 25, 2008

The new family
The "Bashful Bride"
The Newlyweds

Circle/Pinwheel Doll Sweater

The Circle/Pinwheel Sweater. This little experiment was taken from a free hand knit pattern at http://www.elann.com/ . I can't really say how I did it in details, I lost my notes so I don't know how many stitches I cast on, but I did it using the same short row wedge technique for the round/pinwheel baby blanket patterns that are available on the internet. For the sleeve openings I just dropped one ball and picked up another ball which left like a button hole in the wedge where I wanted the sleeves to go and I hand knit the sleeves with dpn's. It worked great, but I was shooting for an infant size and it ended up a perfect size for the 18" doll :) That's cool, I'll figure out how to make a matching one to fit my granddaughter and I think she will really like it :)
This is how it looks from the back. Oh, this is the long edge down with the shorter edge at the neckline for a small shawl type collar. Below is the sweater flipped over.
Same sweater, short edge down and the long edge used as a big shawl collar.
I think it turned out pretty cute if I may say so myself :)

Tofutsie Anklets and Latest OTN

These anklets are knit with Tofutsie's Bamboo blend yarn. There is enough left in the ball to make another pair of these I think. There's lots of yarn and this stuff is really soft. It splits a bit so I don't think I would use it on my machines, but it's wonderful to hand knit with. I like it.

I finished the Tofutsie's anklets on the plane to Michigan and I started these. This yarn is a hank I got off of eBay from Karen's Kolorways, it's a wool/tencel blend and it's really great. I haven't washed it yet so I don't know how it washes out or if it blooms, but it's very soft and these colors are incredibly vibrant. I believe I'll be buying more of this stuff too :)