"Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit either." ~ Elizabeth Zimmerman

2/3/20

Layette Set #42

Set number 42 is done.



The cardigan.



PatternIt's something from my head.
Size: 6 months

Yarn: Loops & Threads Impeccable.
Content: 100% Acrylic, Aran weight
Colors: Butterscotch, Pale Grey, and Black

Needles: Circular size 6 and 8

Started: January 2, 2020
Finished: January 22, 2020

Comments: I wanted to do something different, so I thought of a color block sweater. I'm happy with how it turned out. I found some really cute buttons in my stash. Fortunately, I had five of them.



Here's the back.



The hat:



PatternChibi Striped Baby Hat by Chiaki Hayashi
Size: 3-6 months

Yarn: Loops & Threads Impeccable.
Content: 100% Acrylic, Aran weight
Colors: Butterscotch, Pale Grey, and Black

Needles: Circular size 7

Started: January 24, 2020
Finished: January 25, 2020

The booties



Pattern: My own (Not published)
Size: 6 months

Yarn: Loops & Threads Impeccable.
Content: 100% Acrylic, Aran weight
Colors: Butterscotch, Pale Grey, and Black

Needles: Circular size 7

Started: January 23, 2020
Finished: January 24, 2020

The blanket



Pattern: The shell pattern from the web site The Friendly Red Fox
Size: 30 by 36 inches

Yarn: Loops & Threads Impeccable.
Content: 100% Acrylic, Aran weight
Color: Butterscotch

Hook: Size G

Started: January 25, 2020
Finished: January 25, 2020

Comment: Now you can see why the daisy buttons. The shell edging is a little different from the one I've usually used. I like this one much better, but it uses up more yarn. Almost twice as much. I found myself playing Yarn Chicken.

Yarn Chicken is when you keep working on a project even though it looks like you may not have enough yarn to finish it. It doesn't happen to me very often, thankfully, cuz it's a real anxiety producing game. I was about halfway around the blanket when I looked at the quickly shrinking ball of yarn and thought I didn't have enough, so I started pulling it out, thinking I'd use one of the other colors because I had more yarn left of them. And then I thought, no, there's enough, and I crocheted back on what I'd ripped out and continued. One thing about Yarn Chicken that is so weird is the closer you get to the end, the faster you go. By the time I got near the end I was going like crazy, and I made it to the end. What a relief! I was actually covered in sweat. Sheesh! Here's what I have left. Just a little over a yard.



I'm happy I won. I'm happy with this set. Now on to the next one.

Live long and prosper. \\//

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