The Spinner’s Study group on Ravelry (sorry posting with wriggly baby on my lap, no links) were focusing on Alpaca in February. I had some alpaca in the stash and after receiving lots of great advice from the group I jumped right in.
It’s just over 300 yards from 3.25 ounces (92 grams and 276 metres for metric folk).
This is going to make a simple lacey scarf for my mum. Since she’s not a knitter she won’t block anything after she’s washed it, so nothing too fancy. I’m very pleased with how this turned out. Hopefully it won’t fall apart when I knit it!
Gorgeous Man has a number of friends (three to be precise) who are expecting babies and he asked if I would knit something for them. I finally found some good gender neutral yarn that wasn’t completely boring in my LYS. This weekend saw me knitting like a mad woman. This yarn is addictive.
I started making the first hat and then realised that it was going to be way too big for a baby. What to do? finish it off and give it to a Gorgeous Girl of course.
Here she is waiting patiently to put her cooler sun hat on. She loves hats and often wears them around the house.
Here is the hat I ended up with for the first of Gorgeous Man’s friends.
And another picture because I love the top and the decreases
I’ve finished another one that is identical to this and there is a fourth one on the needles. All up I think I’ll do five, because Gorgeous Girl needs to have one with a loop as well.
There’s just something about the striping of this yarn that I am totally fascinated by…
Your spinning and the hats look great! I always seem to knit more with striping yarn, too. π
Hi, I love that wool, I made a sleeping bag and loved watching each row appear. I have some left over, I might make a hat for Rachel.
Totally in LOVE with the hats – and especially with GG modelling hers. π
The quilt pattern giveaway is great – if I quilted I’d leap to sign up!
The new hat from GG is so pretty. Which yarn did you used?
Those are very cute little hats. Is that an I-cord on the top?
I love the hats! What yarn did you use?
Adorable hats, yes, but MYOHMY your daughter is a beauty! I can’t believe how much she’s grown. And she looks SO MUCH like you!! Gorgeous Girl, indeed. π
Your spinning looks fantastic! And what a cutie pie in her hat!
The hats are so cute
Your handspun looks fabulous! It’ll make a beautiful scarf!
Very cute hats too!
What an adorable hat for GG! Very cute! π
Cute hat. Beautiful model!!
I love the “handle” on top of the hat! And the way the decreases work with the yarn is charming. They will love them!
The hat is gorgeous. It suits the top. In answer to your question yes it is one I sent. I was stoked when I found it because it wasn’t pink. The colour really suits her. In fact in that hat and top I can imagine her a little older with dreadlocks. π
Whenever my little pug dog decides to be naughty for attention, she goes straight to my yarn and grabs the alpaca! I assume it is because it is so dear…
Pssst- Hey, did you know you have a child who is WALKING?? Isn’t it funny how quickly they grow… You have a lovely diary of her growing up here.
These hats are so cute. What lovely baby presents. GG is a beautiful model, those eyes!! She is growing up!
Wow… your daughter certainly has grown… sorry it has been a while between visits… life getting in the way I guess…
I won’t stay away again… take care