Cute baby washcloths

Two cute little baby washcloths I knitted for my niece’s friend and her new baby. I used standard 100% cotton yarn (Sugar ‘n Cream brand) in a pale yellow and a heathered green. Simple enough pattern…mostly stockinette stitch with 3 rows of garter stitch at the start and finish to help the cloth hold its shape. I used my hand as a guide for the size–just spread my fingers like I was going to be using the cloth and that’s how long and wide I made it. Quick and easy and oh so cute!

Loom Knit Pink Hat

My twisted knit stitch pink hat was my first loom knitting project. Last Spring, I hurt my wrist and could no longer knit or crochet so I did some research and found loom knitting.

Loom knitting is definitely easier on the wrists and hands than traditional knitting (or crochet for that matter). I had no trouble learning how to use the loom with the help of the book “Loom Knitting Primer” by Isela Phelps as well as tutorials from her loom knitting site.

This pink hat is made from pink boucle yarn using the Simple Hat pattern from the book. My niece fell in love with this hat and it’s now one of her favorites!

Knit Christmas Scarf

This is one of my first knitting projects. Created five or so years ago at the request of my teen-aged niece who wanted a Christmasy scarf.

The scarf is made from a variegated three-color yarn with a bit of gold sparkle thrown in (I forget the manufacturer). It is quite long and thinner in the center (around the neck) then almost triples in width at the ends.

Simple garter stitch with lots of decreasing and increasing (excellent practice for me).

This is still one of my niece’s favorite scarves…particularly during the cold and windy days of this past Christmas season in Seattle!