FO: Striped Baby Sweater

I'm very excited about this FO. Baby knits are so adorable! Ta-la!

It has been a fun and very fast knit!

The seed pattern around the neck, at the bottom of the sleeves and sweater makes it even more adorable.

The collar is looking great after blocking. Oh! And it's my first top-down sweater with raglan sleeves. I had wanted to try that for quite some time...

Pattern: Striped Baby Sweater by Suvi S., 50 Villapeikkoa
Yarn: Nashua Handknits Creative Focus Superwash (light blue and green) and Berroco Pure Merino (dark blue), a little more than 50g for each color
Needles: US 8 / 5 mm
Colors: 14 and 27 (Nashua), 8585 (Berroco)
Start to finish: January 30, 2010 to March 21, 2010
For: Elliot, my cousin's son
Modifications: None

The only part that I'm not 100% satisfied is under the arms. I don't seem to master the "pick up" of stitches to avoid holes. I did some "random" sewing to have it look as good and solid as possible, but I think I may be missing something here. I'll have to do some research (and probably trial and error) on that particular subject...

I really look forward to giving it to my cousin (I haven't seen her for quite some time too) and see little Elliot (for the first time) in it!

Have a good weekend everyone!

Weaving in ends

I finished knitting the Striped Baby Sweater I started before the Ravelympics.

Right now, I'm weaving in ends. I found this article. I did not know that technique. It's perfect for this little sweater that has so many yarn tails...

I will most probably finish later tonight. Then, I will wash it and let it dry. Hopefully, I will have more pictures tomorrow!

It's sunny outside! Snow continues to melt! Have a great weekend!

Baby size question

Since the end of the Ravelympics, my pace has slow down... to its normal pace!

Still, I'm knitting the second sleeve of the little Striped baby sweater. I have a question for those of you who are familiar with baby sizes. The circumference of the body is 20", the length of the sweater is 13" and the sleeves from the armpit are 8". Could anyone help me figuring out what size this would approximately correspond to for a baby? I wanted to offer it to my cousin and her son is already 7 months old. Thanks in advance!

And I'm also almost done on the first sleeve of Thermal. This one will definitely not be worn this year!

Have a great week!

FO: Ravelympics Monkey Socks

I just completed my first pair of socks as part of the Ravelympics 2010!

I see orange everywhere now: tea tags, dishwasher liquid cap, magazine cover, Blogger logo, etc.

I put an extra effort this morning to redo the grafting of the toes of both feet because I was not 100% satisfied with the result and I had some time to do it. Now, I'm really glad I did because it looks so much neater.

Here are the pictures of my project:

Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A. (Knitty)
Yarn: Malabrigo sock, less than 1 skein
Needles: US 2 / 2.75 mm
Color: Terracotta
Start to finish: Feb. 12 to Feb. 28, 2010
(Ravelympics project)
For: Me
Modifications: None

I'm very very proud!

Have a great Sunday and enjoy the closing ceremonies!

Sock hockey - Day 15

First of all, congratulations to all of you who have reached their Olympic goals! It's so much fun to read and admire all your WIPs and FOs!

I'm almost done. I've got to correct a little error (oups!), but then, one more repeat and the toe and tomorrow, I'm done! At least, that's the plan...

I'm so glad I'm not knitting a sweater ;-)

Have a great weekend all!

Sock hockey - Day 11

Ouf! Today was D-day. I finished the first sock at around 9:00am and then, started the second one almost right away. It's 10:00pm and I'm almost at the heel of the second sock! I feel like when I'll have the heel turn done, I'll see the finish line!

I'm glad because if I knit between 1 and 2 hours every night this week, I should finish towards Saturday (which is perfect because I have something planned for Sunday)! And most of all, I'm glad because it seems feasible!

I'm really under a lot of pressure. On March 1st, some journalists will be coming at my office to see if I'm wearing THE OLYMPIC SOCKS! ;-)

Have a great week!

Sock hockey - Day 8

Sorry, no time to write much. Gotta go back on the ice right away. It's about 8-6 for the other team as we speak. But I'm not giving up. I'll try to catch up!

The good news is that it fits great!

I hope your Ravelympics are interesting and productive!