Sunday, 26 February 2012

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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Friday, 24 February 2012

Spurs Hat

Knitted for Vikesh and Dee's baby

Project start date: 9th February 2012



Matching booties coming soon!

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Sunday, 5 February 2012

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.