Carrot Cake

Carrot cake with cream cheese icing

Arun's Jumper Vest

Made for Arun.

Project start date: 9th January 2012

I used this pattern:

http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/peter/peter_easy.html



Bindya's Butterfly Cakes

Made for Bindya's Birthday

Vanilla Sponge with vanilla buttercream. Decorated with sugarpaste butterflies and edible glitter.

Waffle Hat

Knitted for Mum
Project start date: 11th February 2012

I used this pattern. It had really good instructions:

http://www.pickles.no/waffel-hat/

Dimple's Baby Shower Bakes

Fruit Tarts made with creme patisserie and fresh fruit.



 Tropical Fruit Tarts

 Berry and Kiwi Tarts














Baby Feet Cupcakes

Vanilla Cupcakes decorated with buttercream icing and sugar footprints.

Chocolate Roulade

Mary Berry's recipe.

Easter Chocolate Egg Cakes

Chocolate Sponge Eggs decorated with chocolate fudge sauce. I used an edible gold spray to create the 'Golden Egg'.

Preemie Sweetheart Beanie

Knitted for Baby Bhathela, born 19/02/2012

Project start date: 19th February 2012

4.5mm Needles

Cast on 72 stitches

Row 1 - Row 6: Work K2 P2 Ribbing

Row 7:   Knit

Row 8:   Purl

Row 9:   Knit

Row 10: Purl

Row 11- Row 14: Work in colour chart

Row 15- Row 24: Work Stockinette Stitch (end knit row)

Shape Crown as follows:

Row 25 and all next odd rows: Purl

Row 26: *k4, k2tog*  

Row 28: *k3, k2tog*

Row 30: *k2, k2tog*

Row 32:  k2tog around
Row 33:  Purl

Cast off and sew edges together.

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Spurs Hat

Knitted for Vikesh and Dee's baby

Project start date: 9th February 2012

Matching booties coming soon!

Valentines Day Cupcakes

Made with Chocolate Buttercream and sugar hearts.

Valentine Sables

Made with Strawberry Jam

Theres-No-Place-Like-Home Baby Booties

Inspired by Dorothy's red slippers from The Wizard Of Oz

Project Date: 5th February 2012

Knitting Pattern

4.5 mm needles

Red Yarn

Cast on 27 Stitches

1st  Row: (WS). Knit.
2nd Row: K1. yfwd. K12. yfwd. K1. yfwd. K12. yfwd. K1. 31 sts.
3rd  Row: Knit

4th  Row: K1. yfwd. K14. yfwd. K1. yfwd. K14. yfwd. K1. 35 sts.

5th Row: Knit
6th row: K1. yfwd. K16. yfwd. K1. yfwd. K16. yfwd. K1. 39 sts.

Knit 11 rows (garter st).

Shape toe , dividing instep:

(Unlike the First Baby Booties, you don't need to pick up stitches, pattern incoporates this)

1st  Row: K15. K2tog. K5. Sl1. K1. psso. Sl1. yf. Turn.
2nd Row: K2tog. K5. Sl1. K1. psso. yf. Sl1P. Turn.
3rd Row: K2tog. K5. Sl1. K1. psso. Sl1. yf. Turn.
4th Row: As 2nd row.
5th Row: K2tog. K5. Sl1. K1. psso. Sl1. Turn.
6th Row: P2togtbl. P5. P2tog. Sl1P. Turn.
7th Row:  As 5th row.

8th rows: As 6th row.
9th row: K2tog. K5. Sl1. K1. psso. Knit to end of row. 21 sts.
10th row: Purl.

Continue in garter st for 2 inches, ending with a WS row. Cast off.
Sew sole seam. Sew back seam, reversing seam 1½ins from cast off edge for turn back.

Strawberry Baby Hat

Strawberry Baby Hat for Dimple's Baby

Project Date: 1st February 2012

Knitting Pattern

4.5 mm needles

Red Yarn

Green Yarn

Black Yarn

Cast on 72 st with red yarn

Work Stockinette Stitch for 26 rows

K1 black stitch every 10 stitches in row 9 , 14 , 19, 24

Continue Stockinette Stitch using Leaf Chart:



Leaf Chart



Or follow Leaf Pattern as follows:

Row 27: *K1, K7*

Row 28:  P1 *P5, P3* end on P2

Row 29:  K3 *K3, K5* end on K2

Row 30:  P3 *P1, P7* end on P3

Row 31:  K3 *K1, K7* end on K3

Work only in Green Yarn:

Row 32: Purl

Row 33: *K6, K2tog* (63)

Row 34: *P5, P2tog * (54) 

Row 35: *K4, K2tog*  (45)
Row 36: *P3, P2tog*  (36) 

Row 37: *K2, K2tog*  (27) 

Row 38: *P1, P2tog*  (16) 

Row 39: *K2tog* (9) 

Rows 40-45: Work in Stockinette Stitch
Row 46: *P2tog *

Bind off, sew sides together.

Dee's Baby Shower Cupcakes

I used a Daisy cutter for the Flowers, pastel coloured cases.

Mini Tiramisu Pot



Cola Cupcakes

I used vanilla buttercream icing and cola sweets.

Party Polka Cupcakes

I used Buttercream Icing, red food colouring and Polka dot sprinkles.

Baby's First Booties

This was my very first knitting project. New born baby booties for Dimple's baby.

Project date: 31st December 2011

Knitting Pattern

3.5 mm needles

Cast on 33 sts loosely (use a slightly larger needle if you like to cast on and off with). 

Work *K1, P1* Rib Stitch for 10 rows.

Eyelet row: K1, * YO, K2tog * . Repeat from *'s to end.

P next row.

Divide for instep: 

K 22 sts, turn, P back over 11 sts

Work in Stockinette Stitch (K row, P row) for 14 rows on the 11 stitches. (You'll end on P row)

Sides:  

Pick up 7 sts on right side of instep, K11 sts of instep

Pick up 7 sts on left side of instep, K11 sts to complete row - 47 sts. 

Work 9 rows in stocking stitch. ( It'll be a little tight till you get a few rows up from the instep.)

Heel and toe shaping: 

Row 1: K2, K2tog, K17, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K to end

Row 2: K2, K2tog, K to end. 

Row 3: K2, K2tog, K15, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K to end

Row 4: K2, K2tog, K to end. 

Row 5: K2, K2tog, K13, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K to end

Row 6: K2, K2tog, K to end.

Bind off loosely.

Finishing: Sew back/sole seam.

Thread ribbon through the eyelets.

This youtube link shows really well how to divide for the instep

Divide Instep