Stash Knitting

I've been trying to knit up some of my stash yarn because I want to order new yarns that I haven't used before. There's two that I have my eye on, Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride worsted weight and Berroco Comfort. I've heard every good things about both and it's time to try something new! Of course I have to get some money first! So that brings me to these projects that I have finish.

First we have a Mermaid Cloche. I used this pattern: Bel Cloche that is a ravelry link. I made a size 6 to 12 mths(small i think). I used the Mermaid yarn I got in my trade. Nice pattern, but my yarn was a little bulky for the lace brim.



I used Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Tidepool(2 skeins) for this scarf. And the pattern is: Easy Lace Scarf pattern another ravelry link. A very easy pattern! Knits up pretty fast too!


I'm working on a new soaker for Sawyer(my 19 mths old) right now. I'm using up leftover wool yarns in browns for it. I think I have enough blue leftovers to knit another one for him. After that it's back to baby knitting! I'm on knitting her a few small soakers and a sweater for next fall.

Baby Knits and yarn mail

I love knitting baby items with kitchen cotton! I used Sugar n' cream for this shrug. I love the colorways they make. They have so many! I really prefer Peaches N' Cream cotton but I can't find many different colorways in stores here. I think its a little softer than Sugar n' cream cotton. And kitchen cotton is cheap! I mean this shrug cost less than $2 to knit. Plus I have over lefts! The pattern is Confection Baby Shrug, a free download on Ravelry.com. This is the 3 mth size but the pattern goes up 24 mths. I plan on knitting another one in a bigger size in wool for the winter.


I got all this in the mail on Friday! Some girly yarn love, for sure! This is what I traded the two Curly Purly Soakers for. First is Mermaid, a Cestari yarn; the top is It's a Girl, which is fisherman's wool and the last is Rocker Girl, also fisherman's wool. Plus a matching newborn shirt. I'm so in love with these colorways, they are my first real hand dyed yarns. I think this is going to start a new addiction, good for me but bad for our bank! The woman who died them for me is Amie who owns Eco-Wrapz. She also sells cloth diapers, wipes, and baby clothing! Check out her site here: www.EcoWrapz.com or here at www.hyenacart.com/appleocrhard.

Baby Leggings

My first girly knit! Well, thats not true, I did knit the Cherries hat first but that was before we found out Baby C is a girl.

I used Knit Picks Felici Sock yarn. I used bigger needles than the pattern said to, US 2 and not 1's. I also added a half inch after each of the decreases, one inch total. After they were washed they grew another inch, totally to 9 inches. The pattern was for 0 to 6 months but I think these are more 6 to 9 months, maybe even up to 12 months. She'll need them in the fall more anyways so no big deal! More baby stuff to come in my next post!