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Monday, March 14, 2005

Every Hipster Needs a Hoodie!

Even the miniature ones. The BABY HOODIE for T&M's forthcoming tiny human is finished at last:
frontThe pattern is "Daisy" (I skipped the daisies) from Knitty. The yarn is Mission Falls 1824 Wool in Cornflower, which is theoretically machine washable. Vintage shell buttons are from a yard sale in New Hampshire. Here's the back: back
Let's hope that T&M have a real baby, instead of a stuffed raccoon, because the sweater is too big for Rocky. This picture is the best one of the yarn's color, though. rockyhoodie
As with all pictures on this blog, clicking on the pictures will bring you to flickr, where you can view a larger version.
This hoodie is the most adorable thing I have ever produced. The pattern is great, and provided good practice for a bunch of skills: shaping, knitting a raglan w/o side seams, making knit buttonholes, using kitchener stich. Still can't make seed stich borders to save my life for some reason, and the edges of the hood are curling in a bit where I accidentally made a couple rows of ribbing. But some ironing and/or drool should fix that right up.
Have more babies, people, so I can make another one!!!!