Finishing a Vest

I haven't brought myself to finally finish the baby vest that I've been working on for ages.  The said baby is now a toddler. I just can't seem to wrap my mind around the v-neck.  I've pulled out the stitches, dealt with live stitches, and then stalled out.  I know that I'll get it down, but the weather may be too warm by the time I do.  Alas.

I messed up the pattern.  It was to be bands of a different stitch, but I read it as bands of seed stitch.  It's interesting, but not quite what I planned.  It will be a one of a kind, that may get worn once.  Perhaps another boy will get use out of it in the future.

Faltering on Christmas Stockings

Another season has come and gone without completion of the Christmas Stocking that I started years ago.  I have noticed that there are so few patterns available these days.  Most are quick and easy.  While this certainly appeals to people who no longer enjoy needlework, I wonder at those who do embroider.  There are other patterns available, and in use by embroiderers.  It is the Christmas stockings that are disappearing.  I have noticed a huge increase in fashion for Christmas.  No longer is it conventional to bring out the same decorations year after year.  Now, I see new decorations every year or every few years predominate.  Why spend months creating needle craft if disposability is the sentiment?  Why put effort on the timeless if there is a theme from year to year?

At the cottage vineyard, we celebrate the feast of the Nativity.  That doesn't change from year to year.  There is no fashionable turn.  Enduring - immutable: what can we embrace every year to honor the Incarnation of Our Lord?  It certainly makes all the months of effort seem worthwhile, instead of a silly diversion.

I'm making a toddler vest, a baby blanket and...

I'm being inspired to change my wardrobe.  Thank you to Leonor Fini, and her bold style.

Butt Knits

I'm making another Butt Knits diaper cover, but this one for the new baby. I like the pattern, and hope to improve my skills with it.

A New Approach

After several attempts, I've come around a new approach to the baby hat. I think I've got it. If so, it's an obvious and delightful idea for a pattern. I may have hit exactly what I've been looking for with my new number of casting on stitches. I'll assess as it goes along.

Time to shift into full gear with the new baby only two months away!

How hard can a baby hat be?

I've messed up again on the hat. I keep making the wrong stitches in places. I must stop knitting when I'm so very tired. I'll begin again.

Fixing an Error

I don't know how I make such strange errors in knitting. If only I could just drop a stitch, I could easily fix that. Somehow, I manage to mangle stitches in a complex way. Regardless, I am calm at pulling out all the work, having live stitches, and putting them back on the needles. I've now fixed the hat, and am progressing nicely. My biggest concern is running out of yarn before the baby hat is finished. It may be a rather small cap after all.