Baby Blue, Baby Blanket

I'm happily in between jobs right now while I wait for my visa to come through, so I'm finishing off projects that have been siting on my to-do list for a while such as this lovely baby blue blanket in Lion Brand Cotton Ease yarn. I really like the size and simplicity of this pattern, one I've made before but that always makes me happy to knit. Not that I don't like a full to-do list, but it does feel great to cross off lovely creative projects, especially when I know they are going to find their way to friends and new babies, of which there are going to be plenty this year! (iI'm certainly feeling my age with all these lovely pregnant friends around me, blimey.) Congratulations to all of you wonderful women: Louisa, Bethany, Sofia, Jemma, Catie, Kath and one too soon to mention! :) I'd better get knitting!

Perhaps my next project should be painting this wall ;)

Hooded Pink Cardigan: For Charlie

What a cutie! Such a fun little cardigan to make and so rewarding to have such a beautiful little girl to give it to. The pattern can be found online here under Knitted Hood Sacque. Little Charlie's mum and dad took these super cute photots of Charlie enjoying being the pretty in pink, I am so proud and relieved that it fitted! The yarn was Lion Brand Cotton Ease and I think this wonderful dusky rose colour added to the vintage pattern to make us all long for a simpler time when things were made for you and pom poms were the height of one's fashion wardrobe. Viva little girls!