Wednesday, April 30, 2008

In which our hero regresses. Roar!

So I knit a Baby Surprise Jacket. Uh, forgot to mention that, surprise? Really it took all of four days, most of which were not spent knitting, so it could have gone much quicker.

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I haven't seamed the sleeves because I know some folks here who want to see it (and I like watching people trying to figure out how to fold it into a jacket). It will probably hang out as a store sample, since I'm not aware of any upcoming babies.

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I used just under 2 balls of Regia 6-ply 'Square Color' (colourway 1126) on 3.5mm needles, and ended up with basically a newborn size, it is quite wee (and as everyone else knows, ohmywordsocute). Hey look, my needle storage system! (circulars hang on my wall elsewhere).

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In other news, MALABRGIO LACEWEIGHT. I believe the proper term is 'fall down. Go boom'.

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Colour number VAA 51. Descriptive, nu?

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It's this wonderful swampy green mix.

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The pictures don't really do it justice, it have more olive tones to it.

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For some reason this colour makes me think of dinosaurs...

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I have no idea why.

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I'm also thinking Laminaria for this stuff. Mmm.

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And finally, thank you ALL for the wonderful comments on my vest. it has been getting plenty of wear in this transitional season.

Have a good one, peoples!