3/30/11

quince & co. e-letter


Immie is the supermodel for today's Q e-letter (have you signed up yet???). The Camilla Babe pattern is old news to those of you who have been reading SD for a while. But, the pattern is now newly available on the Quince & Co. site.

3/29/11


Wow. She's not even 3 months and she can already hold a knitting needle. So smart!

3/27/11


Trying to figure out how to knit and cook/bake and make the house look neat and visit with friends/family and (AND) spend hours staring at my daughter's cuteness...all in a weekend's time. I'm not ready to give up the fantasy that I can do it all. Yet.

3/24/11


oh la la. road to china. super deluxe in sapphire.

3/22/11





These beautiful bonnets are gifts from my knitter friends Cecily & Melissa. Cecily knit the top bonnet from Tern. And Melissa made the bottom one from Canopy. Immie is one lucky little girl.

3/21/11


tinkering with tern.

3/18/11


Amongst all this baby love I am thinking about Japan. Overwhelmed with thinking about Japan, really, and what they must be going through right now. Right now. And, remembering just a few years back, my amazing trip to Kyoto this very same time of year. What a magical place it is. My heart sends its Love to you Japan.

3/17/11

upon request...


eyes open. dimple and all.

3/15/11


Camilla babe fits her perfectly!

3/13/11

babe patterns








Annabel Babe and Leila Babe are done!
Imogen has been very cooperative this weekend and let me get a fair amount of work done. (thank you, darling). So, I am happy to introduce these 2 new patterns. The wee one will have to grow into the cap a bit, but I figure it is better to have the knits on the big side for a longer lasting fit. Hopefully, they'll both fit her through this winter, though she's really growing fast. I can hardly believe it.
Annabel Babe is worked from the top down all in one piece. Most of the photos only show the garment with three buttons, however I did end up sewing all six on as you can see from the last image. It is a simple knit (all-over garter stitch with no seams) and made with the softest wool yarn (chickadee). Plus, it is easy to get on and off a baby. I think this could be unisex with the right color and button choice.
Leila Babe has been on my mind for a long time now. The vine stitch works up beautifully in Tern (wool/silk) and I am so in love with that gray!! Some may not think it is an obvious choice for a baby, but it looks so dreamy with Immie's skin. And, it matches the buttons of Annabel perfectly.

ps: sorry for posting so many photos--it was a hard edit!

3/6/11

greenhouse


I went to a fun location today for a photo shoot with Cecily. It made me realize how ready I am to be thinking of plants and gardens and green!

3/5/11


Last weekend I knit a garter stitch rib swatch for a new design. I see a friend of mine had a similar idea! Maybe it is something in the Portland water?