Posts tagged longies
Newborn Cuteness
Jul 7th
About a month ago, I knit some longies for a lovely mama out of Elliebelly’s “Sistine Chapel” colorway on Blue Faced Leicester. The yarn was spectacularly yummy.
There was a lot of question as to what trim color to pick. There are a lot of colors in there! But I found that some colors blended a little TOO well with colorway and made for a washed out look. I took the yarn to my LYS and the lovely woman there helped me find this wine-colored Cascade 220. It went GREAT with the yarn, and really made the colors POP.
It was about this time that the mama I knit these for found out she was expecting another baby! She asked if I could use the leftover yarn to make matching newborn sized longies. But of course!
They turned out darling and just as beautiful as their toddler sized counterparts. What a lucky new little baby that will be!
And I couldn’t resist taking a picture of the two pairs together. I can’t wait to see action shots of these pants, side by side!
And if that weren’t enough newborn cuteness, I also offered up my services to knit a lovely brand-new mama (for the first time!) a little set for the bean she is expecting here in several months. The longies and matching hat were knit on Dashing Dachs’ “Oyster Rock” colorway, on Stallion Merino yarn. Very soft and thick and perfect for a newborn baby!
The hat was knit with the ever fabulous and versatile “Holly Hat” pattern that I now fully and truly swear by. I plan to make about a bazillion of these for Christmas presents! Quick and easy and very cute. Plus, she has instruction for all sizes! Sweet!
And again, here is the whole set together. And yet again, I cannot wait to see action shots. Who can resist newborn fluff? Since I will be having no more newborns around here, I have to live vicariously through others, you know!
That’s all for now! Look for an update tomorrow that has some super cute things that will be for SALE this week! (Yes, I’m actually selling something I’ve already knit!)
The Sparrow projects
May 14th
These customs were a challenge as I had to try to make the yarn “stretch” over the span of two projects. It wasn’t terribly easy, unfortunately. And I did sweat it towards the end. BUT, it all worked out and I think both came out very nice!
First up is a pair of medium/large longies in the “Sparrow” colorway from Sugar Bubbie on Hyena Cart. The yarn is their Inspire BFL which is an aran weight BFL (meaning it’s more like heavy worsted). WONDERFULLY soft. A joy to knit with. Things went well until I got to the legs and the yarn started to pool something awful. I switched skeins every row and that seemed to help. The mama wanted long legs so her daughter could grow into them next winter but we both agreed after the fact that perhaps an 11 inch inseam was a bit too long. I’m doing another pair of longies for her soon and we’ve decided that 10 inches will be fine for the inseam.
The same mama also wanted me to do a pair of medium shorties with the leftover yarn. The problem was, due to the long legs on the longies, there wasn’t a whole lot of yarn left. But I vowed to give it a go. I used a dark brown Cascade 220 yarn for the trim for a different look (at the mama’s request).
It worked, but barely! I used size 8 needles for the colorway to try to help it last a little better and that worked. I also added several rows to the waistband to help toward the rise. They’re probably on the small side of medium for shorties, but they fit the little cutie they went to live with and I think they turned out nice regardless.
Coming up? More skirties, shorties and stripes! I’ve been a busy girl!
Custom Work Catchup
Apr 27th
Once again, I find myself terribly behind with showing my latest customs work! The good news is the reason I am so behind is that I have been so busy knitting! The jobs are very steady right now and that is a very good thing. I have enough yarn waiting in the wings to keep me busy for a long time to come:
See what I mean? So let’s get caught up, shall we? I have a lot to share!
First off, we have a trio of wee bitty small longies with ruffles on the cuffs for a sweet mama who contacted me on Etsy to do the job. She’s expecting a baby (she may have had it by now!) and wanted some wool, including a pair for the cherub to wear home from the hospital (the pink and brown pair above). I ordered the yarn from TIG (Three Irish Girls) on her request and though it did take a while to get the yarn in hand, I was able to knock out the longies quickly and in time to get them to her. They were all on Carys BFL yarn (with coordinating Cascade 220 trim) in the colorways Elsbeth, Kirsty and Isolde. Very pretty yarn! I can’t wait to work with more TIG yarn in the future!
Next up is the second skirt for a sweet mama. It was knit with Western Sky Knits “Saltwater Taffy – Kettle Dyed Variation” on their Rodeo BFL yarn, with coordinating trim in a peachy-pink color. This was a fun yarn to knit with as the color repeats were so random and small. You never knew how the finished product was going to look! It is very soft and just adorable. Kile was going to crochet a fancy edge on, but we ran out of yarn. Nuts!
These next two projects were fun because it was the first time I had worked with my friend Kira’s dyed yarn AND the first time I had worked with the Cestari Superfine Merino I have heard so much about. Both of these colorways were custom ordered by another lovely lady. The first pair (on top) was purple, pink, yellow and green. Very pastel and very pretty! The second pair is called “Fairy Catmother”, named after a Goodmama diaper of the same name. The yarn came out PERFECT and knitted up perfect too! I was also trying a new pattern with this pair and really like it! I added a row of trim to the top of the waistband and the cuff of the capri ruffles and it came out really sharp.
Lastly, I have a sweet pair of shorts for the gal I did my first custom job for several months ago. There was some drama regarding the yarn and I offered up this yarn in lieu of the intended yarn. It is Yarnoodles “Oh The Thinks You Can Think” colorway on Organic Worsted Merino with coordinating red trim. I bought it because I just love Yarnoodles yarn and how it is so wonderfully pool-resistant. It didn’t let me down here, either! I hope the new mama loves them as much as I do. I think they came out just gorgeous.
And now I am caught up! On the needles: another skirty! This time on Blackberry Ridge Merino, which I haven’t tried yet am interested to see how it turns out. I think I’ll be busy for a good while yet!
Woodsy Longies Custom
Mar 3rd
I finished these at the end of last week but it was such a busy weekend around these parts that I didn’t have time to post them up here! I knit these beautiful pants for a lovely mama from Diaper Swappers. It was her first pair of custom longies and wasn’t quite sure how to go about it but together, we figured it out and she sent me some lovely Cascasde 220 yarn and trim and I took care of the rest. This is the result:
She liked them so much she posted a lovely rave about them on Diaper Swappers this morning, complete with lovely pictures of her little one wearing his new pants. I’m so glad they were a hit. That’s the best part about this business: making something that someone else just loves and that works for them. I love to hear about it and see pictures.
In other customs news, I’m almost done with another pair of ruffle capris (same customer as before). I’ve been knitting both legs at once which has been interesting! After that, I have a bunch more customs lined up! Bring ‘em on, ladies!
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