cute baby knits

hello!

it's frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriday! so i am in a stonkingly good mood. it's been a tough week at work, a little dull at times, and i'm looking forward to a good weekend and then starting afresh next week.

despite it being a rubbish-y work week, it's been a good knitting week. i've been knitting on the tube, in my lunch hour, and at home snuggled on my sofa. the result is...


a back and a quarter of a front of debbie bliss' hooded sweater from special knits. i love knitting baby treats and am so happy that xavier's friend's baby, leo, is nearly 1 so i can make a brithday present!

i'm using cashmerino aran, pale blue, with a strip of dark blue at the bottom, just to give it a bit of interest.

if all goes to plan, in the end it will look something like this:

how cute is that??? and if it really goes to plan, then i may consider a hoodie for myself next!

the yarn for my gloria is still untouched, i've decided to knit this one first. i'm slightly concerned about the feedback i've been getting about this pattern though, it sounds like a bit of a nightmare! i'm not great at adjusting things so hopefully there won't be too much frustration in my house in the near future!

in other news... i went to the kandinski exhibition at the tate modern today and it was spectacular. a really really interesting show that comes highly recommended to anyone in the area. his use of colour was also pretty interesting. do i sense a possible kandinski inspired something coming on?? or have i just been reading too much of the colour article on knitty today???

finally, i just want to gve a big shout out to the wonders of blogging. when i came back from my holiday i was feeling a little out of touch with my knitting. 3 weeks was too long and i was even wondeing whether i would ever find a project i would like again. i read some blogs. i was inspired. and last weekend i spent over 50 pounds on yarn. it's back... thank you to all the bloggers who appear in my links bit, i read you all avidly even if i don't always comment. you have saved me, but not my bank balance.

right, i have to go and get ready for the huge lie in i'm planning tomorrow morning by going to bed!!
becks xx