Thank you for all the lovely comments on the safe arrival of Freddie, he is absolutely gorgeous and has been really chilled in his first week, considering. He was quite marked and had bruising from the forceps, he still has a little bit around one eye but it is fading a little bit every day. I didn't realise they used forceps with a ceserean. Steve was told it was a difficult birth with him being so low down in her pelvis, so no wonder she is so sore.
I managed to get one pair of socks finished during April.
These are knitted in Yarn Smiths sock yarn, it's lovely and soft to knit with but a bit on the splitty side, I think they came out lovely though.
Obviously there has been baby knitting going on for a few months too. I've only knitted a few cardigans and one blanket as we will be going into the warmer weather, I will knit a few things for the Autumn/Winter in the coming months.
These two are from commecial patterns and seamed together
The white cardigan below is the Baby Aosta cardigan, (pattern on Ravelry) and is knit top down. While I do like knitting top down I much prefer how a seamed cardigan looks and fits. Having said that I have alomost finished another Baby Aosta cardigan in a bigger size and It does look better than in the smaller size.
My favourite make is this baby blanket. When Stevie sent me the link to the pattern and asked me to make it I thought It would be too difficult, I'm ok at basic crochet but not fancy stitches.
But the pattern was so clearly written and there were no fancy stitches so I finished it in about a week. Absolutely loved making it. The pattern if anyone is interested is the One Stitch at a Time blanket by Kerry Jayne Designs. The pattern also includes instructions for a large sofa throw in the same design too.
Yes all but one of the baby makes are cream, Stevie is the queen of cream, lol. We knew early on that she was having a boy but she still wanted neutral colours, I must say that I prefer baby clothes to be white or neutral too, especially when they are tiny.
Can you beleive It's the end of April? A third of the year gone already, goodness! We are having some nice weather at last though, after what seemed like months and months of rain were seeing some lovely sunny days. I mentioned before how I don't like the lighter nights but I'm trying to pace myself and not find things to do just because it's daylight. lol.
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9 comments:
Aww Freddie is so lovely.
I like those socks, wonderful colours.
Nice to see your knitting and the baby blanket looks great.
Enjoy this new month of May.
All the best Jan
My goodness, you managed to get a great deal done. Freddie is such a cutie.
God bless.
What a sweetie .
I bet you have had loads of cuddles .
Fantastic baby cloths you have made .
Enjoy your weekend Hugs June.
Wow, Maggie--your knitting needles are on fire. Just look at all of those adorable baby clothes you've created. And the blanket is lovely, too. I'm so glad Freddie arrived safely. My niece just had a very difficult birth in early April and they had to use a suction device on the baby's head to get it out of the birth canal. Very scary and the baby was in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit for a full week afterward even though she was born full-term. Things seem to be okay now, but we were all very frightened. Enjoy those baby cuddles with your precious new grandson! ♥
He is precious. I am happy to hear he is here and all is well. The things you have knitted up are exquisite.
I love baby hand knitted cardigans. What you knit him are just perfect.
Awww, such a lovely photo of Freddie. I love all of your baby makes, especially the blanket, it's gorgeous. The Aosta cardigan is my go to make for babies as it always knits up so nice, especially with the added little touches like the tubular bind off, it's the little things which just elevate a make, isn't it. I'm sorry to hear you didn't like the look and fit of it, I haven't had any problem with any I've made, and I've made quite a few now, haha. Eleanor was all for neutrals too when she was expecting Jack but I added some colour for a bit of variety if nothing else. I still remember taking Daniel to see Mick's nan just after he was born, he was wearing blue and I was told in no uncertain terms that babies should be in white, haha.
He is really precious!
Such happy news sharing about the safe arrival of baby Freddie. Congratulations to the new parents. Your knitting needles have been very busy over the last few months with baby items and socks. It looks like you have a few new projects as well after your visit to the yarn festival.
Lovely to see your garden with all the new shoots of Spring. Enjoy your garden this year.
Cute new kitten. I'm sure Neville will win everyones hearts as he becomes part of the family.
Also you must be so proud of Jacob and Bonnie with their swimming.
It has been good to catch up with you again and all your news, Maggie. enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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