After knitting so much for friends' kids, I was very excited to start knitting for the new baby. My goals pre-baby #2 were a kimono, learning to do a cable hat and learning to crochet. I knew I'd never want to take on anything that requires brain power for some time after the baby arrives.
The kimono went fairly smoothly as it was a simple, seamless pattern. I had problems finding more of a boyish pattern as many seemed very girly. The kimono came out a bit bigger than I hoped for- to be used for winter when the baby is about 3 months- but it should be fine.
My cable hat project was quite a pain. The process of cabling is quite easy- just removing a few stitches to a separate needle and knitting past and then picking them up. However, with 10 cables on this hat, and each cable alternated when twisting. I had to frog the hat several times. I even sent pics to Mama N thinking there was something I was doing wrong. I just was not paying close enough attention to the pattern and trying to zip through it. Oh well, at over eight months pregnant, concentration is not key. I finally finished the hat and actually decided to try it again for another friend who is due on my same due date.
As to the crochet, I attended a 2 part class and you may have seen my wimpy attempts at it in an earlier post. I practiced a bit over the past 2 weeks and am finally feeling a little more confident. Crochet is quite different from knitting but Mama N promises that I will like it and that it goes by quickly. She encouraged me to do the blanket I really wanted to do- a blanket she made with adorable sheep on it- even though I thought I should do something simpler. Luckily, my new yarn shop Lionbrand, has crochet doctor once a week and I'll probably take a private advanced lesson to learn increases, decreases, and some other stitches after the baby arrives. Hopefully, I won't be too embarassed to post the blanket one day.
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