Finished Knitting Projects

Well- I'm finally posting some of my knitting projects. As most of you know- I had this great idea that with my newfound love for knitting- I thought it would be fun to do a few things for my nieces and a friend's son's first birthday. Then, I realized that if you knit for one friend, you have to knit for the whole group of friends and their kids no matter how old. So- one or two projects turned into SEVEN projects.

To start with, I began with little leg warmers for my nieces- turning 1 and 3. The first one came out gigantic and I had to rip that out for the three year old- and I still think the striped ones will be too big- but I had enough. The second two came along much more quickly.

I was much too ambitious in the beginning. As you may have seen the posts about vests from Mama H and Mama N, I planned on doing the lovely vest Master K's grandmother made him for two boys. After several weeks of ripping it out over and over again- I gave up. I have learned from Mama N that knitting is very mathematical and I am not a mathematical person! I learned I cannot figure out how to continue a pattern without explicit instructions or frantic emails to Mama N. After complete frustration, I have decided a vest is too much work for me for a gift and maybe will attempt to finish one day for Aidan.

Then, I moved onto these simple helmet hats. I thought they were funny & cute and found they could be knit in a night or two (after knitting a completely miniature hat that wouldn't have fit a doll).

Next, was onto these adorable cupcake purses that Mama N found for me. I had thought about doing shrugs for the little girls who are 4 & 5- but having small bouts of concentration w/this pregnancy- these were a fun cute knit.

Now, I'm making a kimono for BabyOD#2. Happy to be off of these projects- I needed them done early so I wouldn't have to think about them this fall. I'll never do this again!!! Mama N is encouraging me to start crocheting as well. Reading a book to learn will be nothing like sitting in her apartment, chatting and learning to knit :)