Babystrik på pinde 3

I first wrote this post in danish... seems that my brain automatically swithced to danish as the title was in danish.

Pattern is from the leaflet/book = Babystrik på pinde 3

Yarn= pink is Dale royal alpakka, and needles 2.5 and 2

Red is tynn alpakka and needles 3 and 2.5

Modification pink -  casted on for the smallest size and knitted the length of the next size.

Modification red - ended up doing the same modification as for the pink, as it seems that I knitted very loosely the red one and it seemed to wide compared to the length so I also increased the length for that size.

The pink one was intended for my 2 1/2 month old, and the red was intended as the first thing in my gift basket/drawer. Seems that I will be keeping the red one as well....

Merry Christmas - Free pattern released on Ravelry

I hope you enjoy this christmas present from me to you, the cardigan comes in 4 sizes (0-3months, 6 months, 12, months 18 months) , I knitted the 6 months size and the other sizes have been tested. I have  released the pattern on Ravelry. 

                                   

more baby stuff

I finished the white devil-hat a while ago, but the red one I knitted yesterday evening. We had a get-together at work, where we knitted and crocheted and etc. 

Devil-hat:

Pattern- http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/norwegian-sweet-baby-cap---djevellue

size: newborn size, modifications found here

yarn- drops baby alpaca silk

needles- 2 mm

Red hat:

Pattern - http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/1936-lettstrikka-babylue

size: 0-3months

yarn- Tynn alpakka

needles- 2.5mm

Shell Cardigan

The cardigan is ca 6 months size, but i might be able to start to use it earlier and at least until she is one years old.  I still haven´t decide how many buttons to include on the cardigan, any suggestions? Contemplating whether to have just one , three, or all the way down.

Yarn: Du store alpakka - Tynn Alpakka , colour "tomatrød"  

Pattern: did not use a pattern, calculated from my gauge and used a online size chart, to estimate the size. I knitted bottom up (my preferred method

Shell stitch: can be found in many free patterns on Ravelry, f.ex this here, I fell in love with it in a Icelandic mitten pattern book, with patterns made from old Icelandic mittens.

Oh! baby booties

I finally finished the other bootie!

I used this pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/oh-baby-baby-booties

I also finished the baby cap, I cord was way to thick so I ended up crocheting a band.

Instructions on modifications that I made to fit this yarn can be found on my ravelry page:
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/prjonandi/baby-cap

All knitted with Debbie Bliss Rialto DK

Newborn Cardigan - Instructions

I wanted to document how I made the baby cardigan, before I loose the piece of paper I scribbled down what I did. I used debbie bliss Rialto DK

Body:

Cast on 86 Stitches

Row 1-2: k
Row 3 (buttonhole): k accross to last 4 sts, k1, y0, k2togk1
Row 4-5: k
Row 6. k4, P accross to within 4 stitches of end k4
Row 7: k

Repeat Row 6 and 7 until 14 cm. But create buttonholes with 8 garters between (I had 9 between and, the last two buttons will be two close). Instructions for Buttonhole row is Row3.


Sleeves:

Cast on 24 stithces,

knit 3 garthers (knit 1 round, purl 1 round).  Increase in every 6th round (total of 5 times) until you have 35 stitches. Knit until 14 cm.  Put 6 stitches in the middle on scrap of yarn.

Attach the sleeves to the body :  knit 20 (6 stitches on scrap of yarn), knit 28 stitches sleeve (6 stitches on scrap of yarn), knit 34 stithces (6 stithces on scrap of yarn), knit 28 stitches sleeve (6 stitches on scrap of yarn), knit 20 stithes.  You now have 130 stitches on the needles.  Knit 2 rounds (Row 7 and 6)

Raglan decrease:
Decrase 10 times (Row 7), make sure to knit also row 6 without decreases.  In the end you will have 50 stithces.

Knit 3 garthers in the end and then Cast off.

Pants ready and a matching hat almost finished

The pants are finished,  and I have almost finished a mathcing hat.

As I´m using much thicker yarn than most baby patterns I had to adjust the hat pattern, and it seems that it will be ok, i hope it will fit...   i´m planning to add   bear-ears to it and an i-cord. The pattern for the hat I have on a piece of paper copied from somewhere and in Icelandic.  But here is very similar pattern . I had one of these as a child and I have always loved them.   Modifications that I made is: cast on 24 stitches, (12-12-7-7-12-12).

  Next on the agenda is either a scarf  or mittens or maybe both if the yarn is sufficient, i don´t really feel the need for a scarf for such a little baby as they almost have no neck so I will start with the mittens and then see if i mabye do socks or scarf. 

Project 12 - baby cardigan and pants

First thing I´ve knitted for my baby girl who I´m expeting.  The cardigan is ready. No pattern, measured one of a favourite shirts from my 2 year old when she was newborn and went from there.  Aparrantly made some calculation errors, so the last button is very close to the previous. But I don´t care love it anyway.  I know just need to find the right buttons.

And I decided to start on pants to go with it, I´m basing it somewhat on a drops pattern and somewhat on these modifications... well that was the idea anyway but ended up doing it totally different to make them more baggy and tighter in the waist.. and ended up going more after a pants from my 2 year old than the pattern and the modifications. 

yarn: Debbie bliss rialto dk