Upcoming Knitting Projects

I decided to switch gears from the crochet items and work on some knitting projects. The recipient's mother is allergic to wool, so I found some yarns of the same weight that were made of plant materials, one of sugarcane and another of bamboo. I think they'll look gorgeous when they are finished and can't wait to get started. Patterns for these will all come out of the same book below.

Cooper's Flock

The weekend was busy and I'm tired coming out of it but it was somewhat productive. I got to catch up on several tasks that I'd been meaning to do for weeks (some months!) One of these was that I actually finished knitting three birds for Cooper's Flock. They flew to New York to join the other birdies in the flock.
Cooper's flock is made up of knit or sewn birds that will be given to pediatric cardiac patients and their families. The birds are in memory of Cooper, an infant born with a heart defect and whose little heart gave out a few weeks after he was born. His parents called him "birdie" because he made little cooing noises. Lucinda, the baby's mother wants to give these birds to the patient's families to let them know there's someone thinking of them who's been in their shoes. She's asking they be knit with Blue Sky Alpacas organic cotton because it's safe and less likely to produce allergic reactions for the babies. You can also sew a bird if you don't knit. More information over at Lucinda's Blog.

More Charity Squares

This time it's for St. Dunstans. More information on the blankets for St. Dunstans at Michaela's Blog.
I will have to admit I loved the colors on the skein, but once they knitted up I'm a lot less keen on them. My apologies to Michaela! Next time I think I'll either work with self-striping yarn or solids.

Weekend Baking and Knitting

I got The Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book: A Guide to Whole-Grain Breadmaking through interlibrary loan and I baked some whole grain bread this past weekend. I was very happy with the results, and am looking forward to trying more recipes.

I also made some progress with the knitting of the squares for Oliver's Blanket, and have finished three so far (though sadly enough they are slightly different sizes even with the same number of stitches!) I hope to finish one more square and send them off soon so they will arrive before the end of the month.

I Missed Knitting

I have been in the middle of a large home renovation project (and impending move), and all my craft supplies have been packed up and moved to the new place - I have been missing them terribly. I finally broke down and brought some knitting needles home and knitted these baby booties in one evening.

I also got some yarn for making 4" squares for Oliver's Blanket. I already made my first one last evening and hope to make a few more in the next several days.