WIP Wednesday (late again)

So yesterday was Wednesday which usually means putting all of my WIP's on display, but yesterday was WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too busy (and possibly a little drunk). This week I have been on a bit of a baby hat binge. We know several couples who are expecting, and a hat is a quick, easy, and lovely gift for the parents-to-be, (not to mention it's handmade so it's incredibly thoughtful!)

Last Sunday in Cork was absolutely gorgeous, so I sat on my balcony for several hours and FINALLY finished the vest top for my niece and it looks lovely, and after it's blocked I'll be sure to post some
additional photos.

I am still working on Tubey by Woolly Wormhead, but it's almost done (if I could just dedicate an hour or so to it, it would probably be done!)

I also started working on another baby hat (which is so adorable and easy I will probably make a second one for another baby on the way!) This hat is Aly's Owls by Diana Dzendzeluk, and I am making it with 'Down by the River', a gorgeous baby blue, with flecks of green, purple, and pink. It is 85% merino and 15% nylon sock yarn (which I have doubled up to add weight) by Hedgehog Fibres.



Of course I am still working on Vlad by Tammy Bailey, which needs to be finished ASAP for the KAL, which ends 15, July...I don't know if I'll be able to make it or not! Wish me luck!

WIP Wednesday

This week I am working on three projects, two that I am continuing from last week, and a new one that I just cast on. Recently my husband and I were invited to a friends home for dinner, since the couple is expecting their first child I thought it would be nice to knit something up for the baby. Now normally this wouldn’t be a problem. I would choose a color based on the sex of the baby, but this particular couple chose not to find out the sex. So I dove head first into my yarn stash in search of something ‘gender neutral’. I discovered a ball of Sirdar Crofter DK in FairIsle (54). So I decided that this colorway had enough green to be neutral. Now I set out to find the perfect pattern. After an extensive and rather unsuccessful search on Ravelry, I remembered that I had received a copy of  ‘Wee Wooly Toppers’ by Wooly Wormhead. I looked at the book and remembered that several of the girls from my knitting group had done ‘Tubey’ and it turned out very cute. So I decided to give it a go! First of all the pattern knits up extremely quickly (especially when you’re dealing in the smaller sizes). I decided to go with Medium so that the hat would fit the baby when the weather starts to cool off. The pattern is extremely easy to follow and the results are brilliant.

I am still working on my shawl and my vest top from last week, although the vest is nearly complete. I will be sure to post more photos when it’s done, maybe even a few of my niece modeling it (whenever I get around to sending it out!)