mama-to-be

kyriesweater, originally uploaded by mama k.

here it is...my sweater for my very own self. the vote is in for red, and i'm thinking *matching* buttons, not multi ;)

well, mom's cardigan has taken more brain power than i had hoped.  for some reason, this pattern has been a complete puzzle for me, resulting in three or four frogging sessions, and one, only one, completed piece.  which is a sleeve, no less.  but a perfect sleeve, and that's really what's important, isn't it?

the cable blanket is still on the back burner.

i have decided to try, again, to make something for myself.  i am not sure why this is so difficult, but i've never actually made anything for myself, much less a sweater.  i make them for other people, not me.  but we have been going through all of our old clothes, trying to get rid of things to make room for the baby, and i had to get rid of several completely worn out cardigans.  i love cardigans.  so i figure, hey, that's the perfect project.  a cardigan.  i've decided on a very cute three-quarter sleeve eyelet pattern number, but haven't decided on the color yet.  basically, i wear things that are black.  i like black.  but i cannot fathom whipping up an entire black cardigan.  on size 3 needles, no less.  but would i wear a red cardigan, for instance?  a green one?  well, that's a bad question.  i actually have a green cardigan.  hmmm.

i like black.

tell me what color my cardigan should be.  i need help!

check it out!!  a whole blog devoted to knitting bunnies.  i, of course, must knit one now.

in other news, the only thing i have left on the baby cardigan is sewing up the seams, putting on the buttons, and blocking.  which is the least fun, so i've moved on to other projects while i wait to get excited about finally finishing it.

in other project land, i'm working on a very sweet cabled baby blanket out of baby pink merino that my parents brought home from italy.  ahh, the international language of knitting!!!  i'm three skeins into an eight skein blanket.  cabling goes fast, but in the midst of working on it i got distracted by a sweater for my mom.

she was in portland the other day, trying on all these cardigans, and i kept saying, "i could make that!"  "i could make that better!"  and, "for heaven's sake, that is the worst quality yarn i have ever seen!"  i finally convinced her to let me knit her a sweater instead, and we went to lint to pick up some lovely 'pink-a-boo' cotton fleece yarn to whip up a gorgeous cardigan in rebecca 27 (it's the one with the ribbing at the bottom).

baby sweater, originally uploaded by mama k.

almost done with the baby sweater!!!

finished diaper cover, originally uploaded by mama k.

look! look! i got buttons today and sewed them onto the diaper covers! pictured here with phone and a quarter for size comparison. oooh, tiny.

diaper covers sans buttons, originally uploaded by mama k.

the infamous diaper covers that still need buttons. also very tiny. for a tiny miss m butt.

cardigan in process, originally uploaded by mama k.

here's the half-finished back of the cardigan- it's so little! and sooooft! i love working with this yarn.

okay, zevhonith , i have found a reason to actually keep this blog.  knitting!  which, besides onlyabunny , the fabulous miss m, and our little crazy luckycat, is my true love.

yesterday i went out to purchase some buttons to finish some diaper soakers for miss m, and while at the yarn store i spied with my little eyes a NEW debbie bliss knitting book for babies.  now, i love me some debbie bliss.  so i had to get it, of course.  and then i managed to find a charming little design in said book that i could knit right up in just two skeins of lovely taupe debbie bliss baby cashmerino.  mmmm.  cashmere.  merino.  soooooft.  i love to knit for babies- the projects are just so damn cute, and they are extremely gratifying because they finish up so fast.  i mean, i'm already halfway up the back of this cardigan.  how cool is that?

and no, i didn't manage to actually get any buttons.