I tutu, do you?

We had fun making this, just different colored tulle tied around an elastic band. Made in February, 2009.

Wynter's birth hat and newborn socks

Hat and baby completed on 01/04/2009. Socks three days later.

Spongebob square hat... or is it still commercialism if its handmade?

Modelled by M

The recipient of the hat, in her usual pose for the camera, a crazed spongebob fanatic, made for Christmas, 2008.

Thanks to Kate for the title of this post, it comes directly from one of hers...

I started this hat because of this:

www.kodymayknits.com/2007/09/spongebob-squarepants-hat-pattern.html

She has some cool patterns and this gave me the idea for this. I also followed her pattern for the eyes and the puff ball feet and got the whole idea of earflaps and ties for the legs.

I did some random purling spots to make it spongey looking and then rather than decreasing, I made a flap on the top and made it square. Also I knit the tie and i-corded the legs, added the yellow legs and the red stripes for the socks. I over knit the smile and knit a couple of teeth. Honestly, I've never actually seen the show, thanks to the many images on Google.

Grandma's x-mas stocking

Thirty some odd years ago the blue stocking on the left was knit for me by my Grandma in Wales. The whole reason I started knitting (one year before I made this) was so I could have one for M. And there it is. I literally counted stitches and rows to make it just like mine. Her's is better though because nobody has washed it without knowing how wool likes to be washed. So it is still stretchy to be filled to the brim with goodies like grapefruits and oranges. She picked out the purple. Her fourth christmas, December, 2008.

Felted ballet slippers!

Top picture is pre felting. There she is wearing them in dance class. These were made in December, 2008. I used a chunky yarn, which makes these slippers more everywhere than dance class. She loves them, until she can fit into the handmedown "real" ballet slippers.

More socks!

Socks, started on two circulars and then I realized I prefer knitting on dpns for socks. I love these. The yarn irritates me a bit, it is not evenly dyed, so there was a lot of waste yarn left over to make the stripes. She loves 'em. I never thought I would like knitting socks, but a friend recommended them as a good knitting project on the road and I read somewhere that wearing knit socks was like wearing special lingerie, even if nobody notices, it's so special. My daughter's socks however, are wonderfully noticeable. The trouble we have with these is that she loves to show them off and they are warm. So we have trouble finding something she can wear on a cold day that still shows them off AND DOESN'T COVER NOT EVEN ONE STITCH. This is a very big deal when you are three. I promise you. Thankfully we live in a temperate climate. These were finished in December, 2008.