Blockhead

So apparently I've been blocking wrong all this time. If only I had paid more attention I would have known that you should NEVER steam ribbing!!! No wonder all my mitten cuffs expanded so much! I've been on a knitting hiatus, but when I start up again I have a couple of pairs of mitts to redo. :P

Oh, and since I feel obligated to include some pictures, here are the baby booties I crocheted for my cousin's adorable baby girl! I got the pattern came from a Japanese book. Luckily Japanese crocheters are big on diagrams. I was a little nervous about it coming out like the picture while in progress, but once it was done it came together pretty well. Yaaaaay... (Hopefully they fit!)

One-Hour Baby Booties

So here are the baby booties I made back in the summer and forgot to post about. Got the pattern from Stitch 'N Bitch Nation. It's a busy day for me, so I'll just let you look at the picture:

Crochet Baby Blanket

This is something that I started back in August. Unfortunately, it's still in the same state it was when I originally posted this (but something new is on the way):



Baby Blanket
August 2006 - unfinished

• Type: crochet
• Stitch/Pattern: crosshatch
• Needle: size G crochet hook
• Yarn: TLC Baby (in White, Powder Blue, & Powder Yellow)

A friend of mine had a baby recently, so I've taken on the daunting task of knitting a blanket for the little guy. I usually stick to scarves, but I'm starting to branch out. I think of this as just a really wide tri-color scarf. I still have a long way to go and borders to add. (Haven't quite figured out what that will look like yet.) Hopefully I'll have the finished product ready by Christmas, but I'll be happy if this thing is done before the kid grows up.

(If you've noticed the baby booties in the first picture, that's something I'll get to in another post.)