Lace Bonnet
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I have a confession to make. I haven't been knitting furiously. In fact I have been knitting quite leisurely. I managed to convince myself that since the baby in question was not due until September, that I had plenty of time. I could finish the sweater, by the end of August. But then the baby had other plans, and decided that she was ready to come now. And she did. And I was not finished. So, I shifted my ass to high gear, got in some power knitting, and got it done. Now this adorable little sweater beckoned for something more. So I decided on a cute little
lace bonnet as a sweet final touch. I had this fantasy that I would not only make a sweater, but a bonnet, a small pair of mittens, and even a little blanket to present at the baby shower last month. But who was I kidding? Hence the word
fantasy. And given how anal I am about the
finishing, there was no way that I was going to have all that done, even if I had until September. Nonetheless, I managed to finish the sweater/bolero and cute lace bonnet before she grows out of it, with room to spare.
This was a relatively straight forward knit. The body as I stated in a
previous post is done in one piece, from the neck down, being sure to separate for the sleeves which is then done separately on double point needles. The collar is then done, by picking up stitches and doing a 2X2 rib. I added a few of my own
personal touches to make the
bolero less generic and tailored to fit a baby, as the pattern is written for older children.
The Bonnet, which comes from a
pattern book for babies and toddlers, is just too cute for words, was suggested by
Maxcine. I think that it rounds out this ensemble quite perfectly if I do say so myself. I am satisfied that baby Sophie will be not only warm and toasty, but styling too. Welcome to the world little girl!
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