Once we told the herd about Raspberry, they made it quite clear that baby gifts would have to be made. They are a serious bunch when it comes to planning for celebrations.
Little Sriracha, the newest and youngest member of the herd, was the first to formulate a plan. Remembering how cold it was once she was hatched into the world as a dragonlette, she decided that "dragonscale" hat and booties would help keep the chill away from our tiny one.
These are both free patterns that I found on Ravelry - the Easy Peasy Newborn Sock Hat by Keri McKiernan and Toe Up Baby Socks by Sheila Toy Stromberg. Both patterns can be adjusted for different head and foot sizes. I knit a newborn size hat, and the socks are 0-3mos and 3-6mos. The small socks basically fit on Phin's thumb; they are so tiny!
Thanks to the sock pattern I've learned a new bind off - the aptly named Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off. It really is sole mates (wocka wocka) with Judy's Magic Cast On, which I use for my toe-up socks. If you are not a sock knitter, but are interested in learning, baby socks are a great way to go. These are basically knit the same way as adult socks (these ones have a short row heel), but because of their small size, they are less overwhelming and less of a time commitment for a first timer.
Naturally these were knit up in the same yarn that I used for Sriracha. Baby hats and socks are perfect for using up leftover sock yarn. So far, 2 skeins of ToshSock, which is a 100% merino superwash, have yielded a pair of socks for me, a baby hat, 2 pairs of baby socks and, of course, Sriracha herself. Not too shabby considering that there is still enough for another pair of baby socks. The beautiful purple colorway is called Vishnu.
Milkshake the Cow was wandering by during the photo shoot. She does tend to get into things. So I'll leave you with this picture of the hat being modeled by her.
Little Sriracha, the newest and youngest member of the herd, was the first to formulate a plan. Remembering how cold it was once she was hatched into the world as a dragonlette, she decided that "dragonscale" hat and booties would help keep the chill away from our tiny one.
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| Sriracha's Gift for Raspberry |
These are both free patterns that I found on Ravelry - the Easy Peasy Newborn Sock Hat by Keri McKiernan and Toe Up Baby Socks by Sheila Toy Stromberg. Both patterns can be adjusted for different head and foot sizes. I knit a newborn size hat, and the socks are 0-3mos and 3-6mos. The small socks basically fit on Phin's thumb; they are so tiny!
Thanks to the sock pattern I've learned a new bind off - the aptly named Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off. It really is sole mates (wocka wocka) with Judy's Magic Cast On, which I use for my toe-up socks. If you are not a sock knitter, but are interested in learning, baby socks are a great way to go. These are basically knit the same way as adult socks (these ones have a short row heel), but because of their small size, they are less overwhelming and less of a time commitment for a first timer.
Naturally these were knit up in the same yarn that I used for Sriracha. Baby hats and socks are perfect for using up leftover sock yarn. So far, 2 skeins of ToshSock, which is a 100% merino superwash, have yielded a pair of socks for me, a baby hat, 2 pairs of baby socks and, of course, Sriracha herself. Not too shabby considering that there is still enough for another pair of baby socks. The beautiful purple colorway is called Vishnu.
Milkshake the Cow was wandering by during the photo shoot. She does tend to get into things. So I'll leave you with this picture of the hat being modeled by her.
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| Dragonscale Knits |
