If you haven’t already, scroll down to the previous post and read about the contest I have going on! M will pick the winner Friday morning, so be sure to comment or email to enter! Only 8 people have entered so far, so the odds are pretty good!<\/b><\/p>\n

In knitting news, I have an unexpected FO. Sunday morning, M and I went to lunch with friends, Nudia and Javier, who are moving to Texas in a couple of weeks, where Javier will start in a tenure track assistant professor position. Another couple of friends, Nancy and Robert, also joined us. Nudia is five months pregnant, and Nancy was nice enough to think to give her a baby gift. I felt awful, especially as M mentioned that he thought we should bring a baby gift. I had to explain to M that his thoughts aren’t real until he shares them with me (he wasn’t impressed with my thesis). Anyway, I knew we would see Javier and Nudia next Sunday, so when we got home, I dug through my stash and came up with a skein of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in Prairie Lupine (a color which does not photograph well). I knit up this little hat in the 9-12 month size, thinking that would be around the time she (they know they are having a girl) will need a hat.<\/p>\n

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The pattern is from Knitters<\/i> (Summer 2001). I loved the seed stitch flying wedge design (originally from Babara Walker).<\/p>\n

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The seed stitch border isn’t the stretchiest edge, but I didn’t try to make the cast-on as loose as usual, so I think that will keep the hat on her head without looking too goofy. I always like how circular decreases look:<\/p>\n

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I did one more round of decreases than the pattern called for, as I thought 12 stitches were too many to end on and run the yarn through. I also knit the whole thing on dpns (US sz 4), even though the pattern called for a 16″ circular. I cast-on to the circular needle, but I really had to stretch out the stitches, so I decided the dpns would work better, and I didn’t have a problem. I hope the baby likes her hat! The pattern also includes a romper (looks like a clown suit to me, but I am not a baby clothes expert by any means), booties (also in seed stitch with no way to fasten a tie), and a blanket. And Cotton Fleece is the called for yarn, but there was no way I was going to get 5 spi on sz 6 needles. I was right on using the 4s. <\/p>\n

Two packages arrived in the mail today. M snatched them up, and I don’t know where he put them. He is very strict about not opening birthday gifts before the birthday; he’s a big meany in this regard. I asked Mom for lace blocking wires from Knitpicks, and a long tube arrived! But I can’t open it until Friday!! <\/p>\n

Well, go enter the contest to win yarn and beaded jewelry!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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