I finished the Dotty socks yesterday afternoon, and immediately drove them over to my friend Doreen’s house. They’re for her birthday tomorrow, and it’s snowing and icing this weekend. I wanted to beat the weather, and I did!
I didn’t take an FO picture, but she did! Our planned dinner out tonight is OFF, but at least she’s cozy.
This photo popped up in my Facebook memories today. It was blocking day for my Camellia Wrap, and for the unpublished striped bed socks. That Camellia Wrap is one of my favorite things to wear, fantastic drape and swing. And apparently there were two of those striped socks…I wonder where they went? They weren’t in the drawer with the orange/purple prototypes that I frogged. Maybe I already gave them away as a gift? I don’t recall.
Remember the Ann Norling Fruit Cap pattern from eons ago? I knit a whole bunch about 20 years ago; they were my go to baby gift for a while. I can’t find the pattern in my house, so I winged it. Pretty close, I think. This is for a baby shower on Monday that may be iced out. Oh, weather.
I actually knit two of them because there’s a baby due at church, too. I bought a skein of Malabrigo Rios in Ravelry Red, what a great color. I paired it with Ivy that was leftover in my stash from designing for my Brioche Knit Love book. Rios is one of my favorite yarns. Lovely colors, not expensive.
I knit these on a US7; I started with a US6 but it was firmer than I wanted. I use a 6 for all my Rios brioche, but not for stockinette, I guess!
Inclement weather is great for knitting productivity. Now I only have one project on my needles again (having four was definitely outside my monogamous knitter comfort zone). What are the other two projects? One is done, and I’ll let you know about both of them in a bit.
But I think it’s also time to swatch for the When Harry Met Lucy sweater KAL, finally!
PDXKnitterati 
Those tomatoes are simply wonderful, Michele ! – so much fun for a hat .. 😀
Hi Michele,
What an amazing hat, especially considering you didn’t have a pattern! I’m still at the ‘need specific instructions’ stage and always impressed by people who can wing it.
And I didn’t know about the original fruit hats, but I’ve done this one https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/berry-baby-hat before (it makes a cute pumpkin!). It’s a free download if others are inspired by your example. (I hope it’s not rude to mention another designer’s work in your space? If so, please delete my comment)
I have my pattern for the Tomato hat from “eons” ago. I think every child born in my immediate circle the last 25 years has gotten one. Grapes, tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries, peaches and one modified to look like a watermelon. Now, that was fun.
Lots of lovely gifties! Hope you are staying safe and warm 🙂