Chickadee cardigan

Rowan Classic Baby ' Chick'
With RYC Cashsoft Baby
Size - for 6th month

I loved this cardi!!

Raglan shoulder makes baby more comfortable
-- lesser seam is better!
Yarn wasn't scratchy or itchy
-- which makes plus for baby with skin problem like beanbean.
Cardigan front makes sweater more versatile.
-- Sweater, Cardigan, blanket, changing pad you name it.
Front opening makes it can be worn longer
-- give little more give in size wise & season wise.
also great for squirming little baby when you try to run out fast.

It was great pattern & I highly recommend it.
Beanbean is around a year old size-- but he can still fit in to
6 months size which makes all knitting effort worthwhile.

We love it so much.. My mom just bought yarns for another
RYC baby pattern!

Winter Bonnet

I haven't knitted much lately..
& it's been such a long time that I did any knitting post.
Here it is..
Very small small knitting post.

Bonnet from Last Minute gift.
Beanbean was too hot to model the hat for me..
But he was willing after he wears only short sleeves onesie.

Yarn : left over from RYC Cashsoft Baby Cardigan
Pattern : Bonnet from Last Minute Gift

Book says 4 hours.. But it took quite longer than it says..
May be we were distracted quite often -
It was joint effort with my mom & me
while Baby tugging our pants legs.

Yeah.. I have to get back to knitting..
Really Really miss it..

May be I should start again with small projects that I can finish fast..
Any suggestion??

On my Needles

What I have been working on after long long sweater phase?
( I haven't shown my long sweater.. because I look
really big & funny on picture with 9 month belly )

Suddenly, I got a color knitting bug.
These are not my first attempt to knit with colors or
Fairisle technique ..
But Certenly it has been A learning curve..

I always wanted to knit Scottie from RYC's Classic babies
& thought may be It is good time to learn about steeking
using Eunny's Deep V argyle vest and put the method on scottie.

Alah.. What a bad idea..
-- because RYC yarn I have ordered for Scottie
is Superwash ( which is bad choice for steeking) and after couple of
hours attempting to refigure pattern out using steeking..
I just gave up whole idea & decided to do weaving method .



So..

I been working on both Eunny's pattern with steeking
& Scottie with fairisle using weaving method..


Eunny's deep argyle vest is really fun to knit..
Knitting Round & Round~~
my only complain is Gauge - even though I made a gauge
swatch.. Whole demension seems all whacked.
( I am using Knitpicks' merino style & Highland wool from Elann)



Width are pretty much same as the direction but length seems
almost 20% longer than suggested
..which makes whole pattern consume more yarns than
what Eunny have suggested.. ( I think I might
have to use about 250 more yards to complete..300!)

I am still knitting .. even though my good knitter conscious tells
me to reknit - but I would't stop ( because I would not be able
to wear this vest for a long time - until I get back to my formal
size before baby and I am having too much fun to stop).

Matchy, Matchy,

While I been knitting Chunky Baby Cardigan
( See Below post~~~)
My mother who visits me every Wednesday
to cook her gourmet meals for preggy and
check up on how big my belly gets wanted
to knit simple thing she can finish in a day...

Here It is..
Matching Baby beanie hat with PomPom!

Thanks MOM!!