This week I finished up this little set. I found the leaf-pattern on the sacque yoke and hat to be adorable. Easy to knit too, which was a bonus. The lace pattern in the body of the sacque? Well, let's not talk about it. Easy to do, and yet not. Every row was different, every row required counting, every row threw me a curve. Glad to be done, that's for sure.
The pattern came from Paton's Book No. 111 titled Nursery Styles for 3-12 Months by Beehive. A classic publication, which I believe dates from the 60s. Possibly a bit later, but I'm not certain. All I know is that the little sets are mostly adorable and I'm itching to try another one.Last week I finished up this little blue set from the McCall's baby book that I use frequently. The picture doesn't do the colour justice as the colour really is a soft baby blue. I've made this set previously (in pink) and originally found the lace pattern frustrating. Actually, it is easier than the pattern shown above. Ten rows, six of which are knit straight across. How much nicer can that be?
Again, this set will be going to the Durham Crisis Pregnancy Centre.
In other news? My sister has announced the impending arrival of Baby #2. I'm so excited! This means that I simply *must* make something for the new baby, as well as big sister Emery. Of course, this also gives me a reason to browse through my (extensive) pattern collection and plan my next projects.
And finally the big news -- in less than 30 days my son will be home from Mexico! Only an eight-hour drive away, instead of multiple days. He has had a grand adventure and enjoyed himself. He lived through home-sickness, language problems, and Montezuma's Revenge.
And thrived. Doesn't get much better than this.
2 comments:
It's so nice to see the classic baby sets still being knit. I have pattern books dating back to the 1950's when my grandmother was knitting for me. I too have most of the Patons line. The first sweater I knit while waiting for my new grandson was a traditional eyelet yoke pattern. I say let babies be babies, and don't rush to put them in mini-grownup clothing. They'll grow up soon enough.
Wow, I have that same layette set (the yellow one) in white with pink ribbons. My baby is now 16! But I just loved it so much, it was one of the few things I kept from her babyhood. My neighbor from my hometown knit it when she was born.
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