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FO: 4 little projects

This week was knitwise a very productive one …
Finished a cardi and a pair of socks for myself, which I still have to wash and block before taking pics.

And I knitted these four lovely little projects from scraps of hand dyed and handspun yarn in my stash. Each project took hardly 3 hours to complete, with hardly any seaming needed. I love that! It will be nice gifts.

The little doll is a Little Sit-ster by Janet Scanlon. The pattern is in the book “The Natural Knitter”. I was surprised it used the double knitting technique to make the body parts. I really like the idea and will knit some more of them. Perhaps I’ll make them with a little bag to carry a gem.

Quote from the book: “In honor of some fabulous natural fibers, Janet made this village of charming and personable dolls.  Frequently she gives one of her creations to someone who might need a little friend.  You can knit a hidden pocket in a child’s sweater and include one of these dolls as a special treat”.

The orange and carmine booties  are the Multicolored Sockies by Maude Smith. I found the pattern in the book “Socks, socks, socks”. These booties start with knitted a sole, then pick up stiches on all sides for the foot. Nice pattern and without seams. The carmine booties are a gift for Daisy, they will fit her feet perfect. The orange one will be to large right now.

The green booties are the Seamless Baby Booties (Bottom Up) by Laura Yarnthrower. I found this pattern searching on Ravelry. Bottom up starting with Judy’s Magic Cast on, knitted on dpn’s without any seams. I like the way the worked out, yet something in the pattern doesn’t feel comfortable yet. I think it is working with dpn with such a tiny amount of stitches. I’ll give the pattern another attempt. Unfortunuatly these booties are to small to fit Daisy.