Bamboo Girl & Boy Beanies up for Testing

I have just posted a request for testing for this model. If you are interested, please check here and use the thread to reply.

This means that the pattern should be published around 10th February. Stay tuned for more information!

First Item from New Baby Set

Yesterday I showed you a preview of these. These booties will be part of a baby set, which will be made of a pair of booties, a vest and a hat. Sizes are likely to cover newborn up to 18 months.

The set is designed to be made in sock yarn, especially self-striping. I always think that there are so many gorgeous sock yarns which are worth showing off, socks are too often hidden!

New Baby Pattern

Just a quick preview of a baby pattern I’m working on at the moment. Can you guess what it is?

What I can share is the choice of yarn; I’m using a beautiful bamboo blend sock yarn from Schoeller + Stahl.

Tiny Shoes

I made these teeny, tiny baby shoes yesterday as a birth present for a friend’s little girl. They are super quick and use a tiny amount of yarn. I used some leftover Regia sock yarn and it worked really well. I didn’t even plan to make them identical, I just started the second one where I stopped the first one and they turned out virtually identical!

I’m curious to see these on a baby’s feet, as I’m not convinced I like them yet.

Pattern is Tiny Shoes from Ysolda. Yarn is 4-ply sock yarn “Best of Effects 2″ by Regia in colourway 6800.

Sock Yarn Newborn Mittens

This is a simple and quick pattern for newborn mittens made out of sock yarn. The perfect opportunity to use up small leftovers and super practical for newborns.

Difficulty
Advanced beginner

Yarn
About 64 m / 70 yards of sock yarn or fingering weight yarn

Notions
Needles: 2.5mm (US 1½) circular needle or size 2.5mm (US 1½) DPNs, Darning needle
Accessories: 1 st marker

Necessary Skills
Knitting in the round, Kfb, Kitchener st (optional)

Gauge
Gauge is not critical for this pattern

Size
Newborn

Cost: $1.00

See more on Ravelry:

And Now a Face Cloth

Yesterday, I was posting a pattern for a quick kitchen cloth. It was just a garter stitch square with a loop. I had quite a bit of leftover still after that, so I decided to make a face cloth in the same manner, except in stocking stitch instead of garter stitch. There are only a few differences in the pattern. Explanations below.

You can find the Ravelry pattern page here:

Please take note of the copyright for this pattern:
Copyright Corinne’s Knits© – 2010
For personal use only. Pattern or items made from pattern may not be reproduced or sold without permission

How it’s done:

Yarn: You will need some worsted weight 100% cotton yarn. Peaches & Creme from Pisgah is a good choice. Use whatever leftover you have, you can mix colours if you don’t have enough of one colour. If you have only a limited amount, weigh it before you start.

Needles: size 4.0mm/US 6 needles of your choice

Method:

Cast on 3 stitches
Row 1: Knit to end
Row 2: Kfb (Knit in the front and back of the stitch, increasing 1 stitch), Knit 1, Kfb (5 stitches)
Row 3: Knit to end
Row 4: Knit 1, Kfb, Knit 1, Kfb, Knit 1 (7 stitches)
Row 5: Knit 3 stitches, Purl 1 stitch, Knit 3 stitches
Row 6: Knit 1, Kfb, Knit to last 2 stitches, Kfb, Knit 1 (9 stitches)
Row 7: Knit 3 stitches, Purl to last 3 stitches, Knit 3 stitches
Row 8: Knit 1, Kfb, Knit to last 2 stitches, Kfb, Knit 1 (11 stitches)

At this point, repeat rows 7 & 8 until you have used half of your yarn (weigh what is left over and compare with your starting weight) or until you have reached half of the desired size.

Next row: Knit 3 stitches, Purl to last 3 stitches, Knit 3 stitches
Next row: Knit 1, SSK (slip, slip, knit, decreasing 1 stitch), Knit to last 3 stitches, K2tog (Knit 2 stitches together, decreasing 1 stitch), Knit 1

Repeat these two rows until you have 7 stitches left.

Next row: Knit 3, Purl 1, Knit 3
Next row: Knit 1, SSK, Knit 1, K2tog, Knit 1 (5 stitches left)
Next row: Knit 5
Next row: SSK, K1, K2tog (3 stitches left)

Start knitting i-cord: If using a circular needle, don’t turn the needle but slide the stitches to the other side of the needle. The working thread should now be on the st furthest to the left of the needle again. Repeat until you have knitted 15 rows (or desired length). If you are using straight needles, slip your stitches back to the left needle at the end of the row and repeat at the end of each row.

Cut the yarn and weave through the loop. Use the tail to attach the end of your i-cord to the corner of your cloth. Fasten tightly. Weave in ends.

A Quick Kitchen Cloth

Yesterday I made a very simple cloth to use in my kitchen with some left over cotton yarn. Basically, it’s just a garter stitch square with an i-cord loop at the end.

These cloths are very versatile, they can be used in the kitchen but they are also very nice as face cloths.

You can find the Ravelry pattern page here:

Please take note of the copyright for this pattern:
Copyright Corinne’s Knits© – 2010
For personal use only. Pattern or items made from pattern may not be reproduced or sold without permission

How it’s done:

Yarn: You will need some worsted weight 100% cotton yarn. Peaches & Creme from Pisgah is a good choice. Use whatever leftover you have, you can mix colours if you don’t have enough of one colour. If you have only a limited amount, weigh it before you start.

Needles: size 4.0mm/US 6 needles of your choice

Method:

Cast on 3 stitches
Row 1: Knit to end
Row 2: Kfb (Knit in the front and back of the stitch, increasing 1 stitch), Knit 1, Kfb (5 stitches)
Row 3: Knit to end
Row 4: Knit 1, Kfb, Knit 1, Kfb, Knit 1 (7 stitches)
Row 5: Knit to end
Row 6: Knit 1, Kfb, Knit to last 2 stitches, Kfb, Knit 1 (9 stitches)

At this point, repeat rows 5 & 6 until you have used half of your yarn (weigh what is left over and compare with your starting weight) or until you have reached half of the desired size.

Next row: Knit to end
Next row: Knit 1, SSK (slip, slip, knit, decreasing 1 stitch), Knit to last 3 stitches, K2tog (Knit 2 stitches together, decreasing 1 stitch), Knit 1

Repeat these two rows until you have 5 stitches left.

Next row: SSK, K1, K2tog (3 stitches left)

Start knitting i-cord: If using a circular needle, don’t turn the needle but slide the stitches to the other side of the needle. The working thread should now be on the st furthest to the left of the needle again. Repeat until you have knitted 15 rows (or desired length). If you are using straight needles, slip your stitches back to the left needle at the end of the row and repeat at the end of each row.

Cut the yarn and weave through the loop. Use the tail to attach the end of your i-cord to the corner of your cloth. Fasten tightly. Weave in ends.

Boys Spring Beanie is Finished

Modeled by my 6-year old. The hat is meant for a size 2-5 years approximately, so it’s a little small on him. But, it gives you a good idea of what it looks like.

I will now write the pattern for both this version and the girls version and will get it test knitted. The pattern should be available in about 3 weeks time. Stay tuned!

Almost Finished

Only one element left to knit on my boys’ version of the upcoming bamboo spring beanie pattern. Here is a preview:

Note that it is a little bit small on my boys, there will be a bigger version for older boys.

Scary Cupcakes

Just to show you that I can do other things than knitting!

My eldest son, Logan, turned 6 on the 19th of January and we had his birthday celebration today. It has become a tradition that I make a fancy cake for my boys’ birthdays and they have now got used to requesting a theme. So, Logan decided he wanted a vampire/monster/ghost themed party and, of course, a cake to go with it.

After struggling to transport their – big, delicate – cakes at previous parties, I decided to make cupcakes this time, here they are:

Spring Beanie – Boy Version

Here is a little peak at the upcoming boy version for the spring beanie pattern. As with the girl version, it is made in a 100% bamboo yarn.

Newborn Set Ready

I just finished a newborn set I was knitting for a friend. Her baby is due any time now, so I’d better hurry to send it off. She wanted white, so white she got. We don’t know which gender the baby is yet. I just hope it gets to her on time.

The mittens are a personal pattern. It is very simple. If there is interest, I will write the pattern and offer it for free. I just have a few other patterns to finish up first.

Update on the Ravelry Help for Haiti Action

This operation is a great success!

Today, Casey announced that 50-60% of the total sales for tagged “Help for Haiti” patterns so far amount to $15-19K!

I only have a few patterns and I’m a pretty new designer, so my contribution is not fantastic, but, so far, here are the amounts to be donated on my side:

17-Jan – EUR 2.53
18-Jan – EUR 1.51
19-Jan – EUR 2.53

Total – EUR 6.57

I’m keeping this until the end of January for my pay patterns and I have put a price on my normally free pattern until 15 February. 100% of the proceeds from this pattern will be donated.

Help for Haiti

Ravelry has taken a great initiative of creating a special tag for designers to identify patterns for which they pledge to donate profit money to an organisation in help for Haiti.

You can find the list here.

I have included my patterns in the list.

Spring Beanie for Girl

A sneak preview of one of my latest patterns. I’m in the process of writing the pattern and also working on a boy’s version. So, stay tuned.

It’s made with a 100% bamboo yarn.

Cowboy Booties Pattern is Available

After a little wait, I can now announce that the pattern for the Cowboy Booties is available. Thanks to the very valuable help from my testers I can now offer a smooth pattern.

Pattern costs $5.00

These booties will make a perfect baby shower gift, and not only for Texan babies!

They have an internal bootie with ribbing at the ankle (cannot be seen when worn). The boot part is added onto it, so that it will stay on baby’s feet.

Necessary skills to make these are: knitting in the round, picking up stitches, Fair Isle knitting
The colour work is charted.

More details on the pattern are available on Ravelry:

Pattern in 2 sizes: 0-6 months & 6-12 months

A Birthday Present I Just Finished

This is the second time I knit this pattern and once again it’s for a present. I really love it, it’s so stylish, yet so easy and quick to make!

Here are a few pics:

Pattern “Quincy” can be found here.

My Friend George

OK, this has nothing to do with knitting but, what can I say, strangely enough, I have interests outside of knitting!

Let me introduce you to my friend George. He is a red robin. He first visited last winter and I was glad to see him coming back this winter. I thought he wouldn’t, but, he was probably “late” migrating because of the late start of our winter. Today, he paid several visits to my balcony and I managed to grab some – not so good – shots.

I named him George because red robins are called rouge gorges in French (my mother tongue). So, George is just an extra letter added in gorge. That simple…

But, enough talk, here he is:

Isn’t he the cutest thing?

The Testers are at Work

And, thanks to their help, I should be able to publish the Cowboy Booties pattern soon, probably Monday at the latest. So, stay tuned!

Here is a preview of a work in progress from one of the testers

Leftover Slippers Finished

These turned out to be a proper leftover project! It turned out that I did not even have enough of the green yarn left to make the whole foot of the second slipper, so I sneaked a bit of red in there. Nevertheless, I think they turned out really cute and Connor loves them!