- Baby hat no. 1
- Baby hat no. 2
-Nerven shawl
Well, these are now completed! Yay!
As you can see, there are three baby hats in this picture. I knitted the first one (purple one on the bottom left) before the parcel from Værbitt arrived. All three patterns are from a wonderful little knitting book called Myk start (Soft beginning) by May B. Langhelle. The book contains patterns for 40 knitted projects for babies from newborn up to around 1 year. The patterns are fairly simple, and the photos are just gorgeous (babies in knitted garments, what's not to love?). The dark purple and the brown yarn are both Filcolana Pernilla, and the softer purple (lavender) is Filcolana Arwetta Classic.
The last project on my list, was the Nerven Shawl (look it up on Instagram #nervenshawl to see other colour combinations). This was designed by the danish designer Karen S. Lauger (known as Lykkefanten on both Ravelry and Instagram). I knitted this in lime green and medium grey. The yarn is Filcolana New Zealand Lamuld.
I love how the neck is shaped with short rows. It falls really nicely and comfortable over my shoulders.
Short rows are also used to create the "bubbles" - giving it a fun and playful pattern.
And so, here we are.. three projects completed - and the box can finally be opened and it's contents revealed.
Six small skeins (20 grams) of six different colours - ranging from dark blue to deep purple will be joined with a medium/light grey.
With a little help from A, these skeins were made into balls of yarn in a wee little time Saturday afternoon.
And then it was time to cast on..
This is looking so incredible yummy - the yarn is a dream to knit with (pelsull - fur wool/pelt wool), the technique is new (but very easy to get a hang of) - and everything smells so lovely of real sheeps wool!
The yarn is Hillesvåg Sølje, and those six small skeins are dyed by Laila, who owns and works at Værbitt (she's an incredible dyer).
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