Procrastinating and… Not.

Okay. Project procrastination is done (for now). Tomorrow I am mailing off … a million things, but most importantly, and craft related-ly, the following stuff.

For little sister:

Pattern: Daisy from Knitty.
Ravelry: link.
Yarn: Paton’s Grace that I somehow acquired for a dollar a skein.
Notes: First I used this yarn for a Tivoli, before promptly gaining twenty kilos. Thus, I only wore it once or twice and spent the next two years gazing longingly at it. Then I got over myself, ripped it out and made this. I like to call it the Sunshine Jacket, even though its more mandarin oranges than sunlight. Check out Ravelry link for close up of OMG adorable buttons.

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Pattern: Seamless Baby Booties from Pickin’ and Throwin’ Blog x 2, Converse Booties from Alley Kat and Mary Jane Booties from How Stuff Works.
Ravelry: Seamless #1, Seamless #2, Converses, Mary Janes.
Yarn: Gjestal Bomull Sport in black, red and white. I bought three skeins and knitted until I ran out of yarn.
Notes: Am very dubious about the Mary Janes, they are so tiny that I think big sister will use them for her dolls instead. The red ones are Arsenal Booties and the Converses I converted to work in the round instead, because I believe that even babies (especially babies!) have a right not to have seams running down the sole of their feet!

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For big sister:

Pattern: Kate from Knitty and Pitter Patter Socks from Ravelry.
Ravelry: Kate, Pitter Patter.
Yarn: Qualitas Sock, small amounts of all three, for Kate, Sock It To Me in two shades of purple for the socks.
Notes: Because I had limited room in the parcel and/or am insane I made this one with 2.5 mm needles and sock yarn. She’s just 6.5 inches tall, when the original is a full 12 inches. The socks look… dis-proportional, but will have to wait for the verdict from the five-year-old before I decide if they were successful or not. Books by Astrid Lindgren. Every girl needs some Lotta in her life! (Yes, I like her more than Pippi.)

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Finally, I spent all day in close proximity with these babies. Soakers done, channels sewn on, backs cut out and pinned to the tops. Tomorrow I’m turning and top stitching (yes, really).

And mailing lovely Japanese print and cute little snowbirds out.

I believe that is all from the department of the clinically insane. (Unless you want to know the amount of anti-anxiety meds that I am needing just to THINK ABOUT my trip to Scotland next week.)

Posted: August 13th, 2009 under all my posts.
Tags: finished objects, knitting, pads