What to do with leftover sock yarn
Koigu booties! The pattern is from the Jaeger Handknits book # JB29.
My friend’s new son came home today. Tomorrow I get to meet him. Details once I determine how much information the new dads want shared with the public. I’m selfishly hoping they’ll let me post a photo of him wearing his eggplant hat and booties.
I had a lovely afternoon at KnitNY with the usual crew: Em, Iris, Mindy, and Jackie. We were joined today by Regina (who really should start a knitblog with all her free time), and the delightful Mrs. Pilkington. We got to meet her gorgeous daughter and husband as well. Always nice to see proof that the characters of a well-loved blog actually exist in the real world. While at KnitNY I cast on for another baby gift. Everyone is either pregnant or adopting right now, and I have quite a list of fruit caps, booties, blankets, and tiny sweaters. Of course, I can’t share most of this stuff on the blog until they’re finished and gifted…
The Jolie Holland show at the Mercury Lounge is sold out, but the brilliant Christina managed to get tickets anyway, so Alicia, Christina, and I will be seeing Jolie Holland tomorrow night. Of course, I’ll blather on all about it afterward, so there’s something to look forward to, hmmm? In the afternoon Billy and I will be hitting the Brooklyn Museum, because I want to see the “Passing/Posing” exhibit before it closes. Maybe I’ll tell you about that too, seeing as there’s all this secret baby knitting happening around here that I can’t share. Otherwise I could just post pictures of the dogs or the novel (ooh! A stack of paper!) Okay…so maybe the dogs.
Have a fantastic weekend.
thanks so much for letting me barge in…i had a great time! the booties are lovely. enjoy passing/posing — kehinde wiley did a talk last week that i missed, the exhibit looks fascinating.
Posted by: mrspilkington
Glad thr end of your week was surrounded by love and friends. The booties are a perfect use for lefover koigu. More babies should wear Koigu I say.
Posted by: Alison
thanks so much for letting me barge in…i had a great time! the booties are lovely. enjoy passing/posing — kehinde wiley did a talk last week that i missed, the exhibit looks fascinating.
Posted by: mrspilkington
Glad thr end of your week was surrounded by love and friends. The booties are a perfect use for lefover koigu. More babies should wear Koigu I say.
Posted by: Alison
Ahhhhh! I really hope Jolie Holland comes to Paris sometime! I am so jealous.
Posted by: Sarah
Just today I was staring at some single skeins of Koigu and scratching my head. And more coincidentally, just today a dear friend had a baby, 3 weeks early. The sweater destined for this baby is nowhere near done, but I can whip up some booties! Brilliant!
Posted by: Lynne
Dogs. Dogs are always good.
Posted by: claudialb
That photo is as cool as the booties are!
Posted by: Rachael
Hi! I just stumbled upon your blog doing a google search for “birthday dogs” which for some unknown reason brought up this picture (dogsstealyarn.com/archives/rosedale1.jpg), which I suspected immediately to be the doorway of Knit New York. And sure enough this entry! I knit and blog and was a Lit major also 🙂 Couldn’t find your “about me” section, so I just had to say hi. Hi! 🙂
Posted by: Kat
Have a great time at the Jolie Holland concert! Thanks for turning me onto her.
Posted by: Johanna
I vote for the novel. Sure, we’ve all heard about it, but we’ve never actually seen it.
Posted by: Jean
OK, so i’m totally late on my comments here, but I’ve had no time to read, much less write. Thank you for always making me feel so welcome at your gatherings! Maybe I’ll start a blog one of these days, when I feel like my knitting (wobbly at best) and my nattering might actually be of use to someone. Wow, what gorgeous booties! So glad your friends have their baby at home. See you soon, I hope. Oh, and you were right about Clapotis: it’s cooking with gas now.
Posted by: regina
Great Booties! Great Color!
I knit a pair of those a bit oversized for my niece and my Sister-in-Law used them OVER my nieces shoes — the tie at the ankle made them “Not-kick-off-able” and the shoes underneath stayed in place too!
Cheers!
Posted by: Kimberli
Those are adorable booties! I’m going to have to go in search of that pattern.
Posted by: Amy Cowen
Ahhhhh! I really hope Jolie Holland comes to Paris sometime! I am so jealous.
Posted by: Sarah
Just today I was staring at some single skeins of Koigu and scratching my head. And more coincidentally, just today a dear friend had a baby, 3 weeks early. The sweater destined for this baby is nowhere near done, but I can whip up some booties! Brilliant!
Posted by: Lynne
Dogs. Dogs are always good.
Posted by: claudialb
That photo is as cool as the booties are!
Posted by: Rachael
Hi! I just stumbled upon your blog doing a google search for “birthday dogs” which for some unknown reason brought up this picture (dogsstealyarn.com/archives/rosedale1.jpg), which I suspected immediately to be the doorway of Knit New York. And sure enough this entry! I knit and blog and was a Lit major also 🙂 Couldn’t find your “about me” section, so I just had to say hi. Hi! 🙂
Posted by: Kat
Have a great time at the Jolie Holland concert! Thanks for turning me onto her.
Posted by: Johanna
I vote for the novel. Sure, we’ve all heard about it, but we’ve never actually seen it.
Posted by: Jean
OK, so i’m totally late on my comments here, but I’ve had no time to read, much less write. Thank you for always making me feel so welcome at your gatherings! Maybe I’ll start a blog one of these days, when I feel like my knitting (wobbly at best) and my nattering might actually be of use to someone. Wow, what gorgeous booties! So glad your friends have their baby at home. See you soon, I hope. Oh, and you were right about Clapotis: it’s cooking with gas now.
Posted by: regina
Great Booties! Great Color!
I knit a pair of those a bit oversized for my niece and my Sister-in-Law used them OVER my nieces shoes — the tie at the ankle made them “Not-kick-off-able” and the shoes underneath stayed in place too!
Cheers!
Posted by: Kimberli
Those are adorable booties! I’m going to have to go in search of that pattern.
Posted by: Amy Cowen