Craft Basket Wednesday

I've got a couple of things in the works, none of them nearly as awesome as my most recent sewing project.    Yeah, I know--it's all self-referential and proud, but that was a lot of fun to do and it came out so well.

First up is the sweater I'm knitting for a friend's baby.  This is the very sweater that has recently been described with ugly adjectives, including one that begins with the /f/ sound (This is how my children refer to my cursing, and I am deeply ashamed.  I'm working on it).   I'm using a Loop Pattern from Harmony's Knit & Purl, and I just love it.  It's got a scooshy, nubby, dense texture, and I know it'll be warm come wintertime.  It's also a top-down sweater, and you can barely see the raglan increases.  No holes!  It's neat!

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At the moment, I'm waiting for my sister's expertise.  I managed to flub the buttonholes, which are in the seed st border.  I tried fixing it, and I kind of did, but managed to reknit in ribbing instead of seed.  While I wait, I'm knitting on the sleeves (which is why you can see dpns and a circ)--I love all the needles poking out everywhere.  Especially while I'm knitting!

Next up is a little dress I'm putting together for Lulu.  She needs some summer clothes, and since she's in the middle of potty-training, I love those little Carter's dresses.  In an enlightened moment, I thought, "Why not use some of my stash instead of spending money on something new?"  I do have washable yarns that would work nicely, including this very pink Cottontots.  Voila!  A little henley dress about halfway through.  The plan is to add a little lace design at the bottom (courtesy of another Harmony guide)--little flowers or butterflies or some such.

I do wish I had this third guide, but I have dropped some heavy hints about the upcoming secular card-giving opportunity from which I benefit.  Ahem.  Are you reading this, honey?

Drop by Amy's and see what she's working on, too.