Some more catching up

Here are some more things I've been working on recently (none of them brown):

Molly's socks, v 2.0
These are made from babyboo, which is such yummy soft yarn, I love it. The socks are fairly thick, but she can still wear them with her Crocs, which is what she wears 90% of the time. I think I may have to make myself some.

I weighed the first sock, thinking I might get 2 out of a 50g ball. It was 26g. Dang it! I think I will make her another pair of shorter ones, though, with the other 24g. She's worn them so much since I finished them, but they really show no signs of wear, so that's encouraging.
Here's a washcloth I made for St. Patrick's Day. It's a super easy slip stitch pattern I made up on the fly (the same one I used for the red price washcloth).
And I've been swatching on the Dickinson Pullover. I'm making it in the round instead of flat, so I'm swatching on a sleeve. I think I've got it right now and so I'm moving on (slowly).









Still working on names for the mitts. Some good ones have been suggested, but I'm not totally attached to any of them yet. I don't want to name them after me because they're for kids, not for me. And I don't want to name them after my daughter because I don't want to imply girlishness.

Keep the ideas coming :) I'm not going to share my favorites just yet because I think sometimes hearing an idea makes it harder to think of a new one.

Antidote

These were just the antidote I needed to all the brown and grey.

I took these pictures weeks ago, but haven't gotten around to blogging. I blame my husband being out of town for a week. And Ravelry.

But while I haven't been blogging, I *have* been knitting.




Caitie has been asking me for some fingerless gloves. (Actually, what she has been doing is wearing *my* fingerless gloves and folding them back so they're not too long). So I whipped up this pattern.

Of course after I did that, Sean wanted some too, and after that, Molly had to have some pink ones. I was working on the last pink one at a party and 4 people asked me if they could buy them from me.

I'm working on writing up the pattern. They're sized for toddlers to pre-teens and super easy to make. I've got pictures done so now I just need time uninterrupted to put the pattern together.

The problem is, they still need a name. I've got a few ideas, but I don't like any of them. Anyone got any good ideas? I'll give a free copy of the pattern or pair of them to anyone who comes up with a name I decide to use. I would really like a name brand kind of name (not just, you know, Mitts, or Kid's fingerless gloves). I love Sheepy Pants for that reason, but I also don't want to call them Sheepy Mitts, because that could get old really soon.

If you have any suggestions, email me!