Knitting for the NICU

What the--! Where the--! What Was I Doing?

Thank you to the creator of this web-site! I always find something that makes me literally laugh out loud.  
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After multiple antibiotic runs and prednisone courses, I'm finally about to get over this d^^^ bronchitis, finally, and feel safe in picking up my knitting again. The only problem is I have so many open projects I'm just not quite sure where to start and which pile is due for whom, when, and what the heck I'm doing with all this.

I think Tuesday will be a day of getting my shit knit together and organizing all this stuff. And then my fingers will itch to get back to it! (Wish me luck.)

 

 

Great Gifts: (Adult) Fingerless Gloves

 

 

Easy Fingerless Gloves

Design by Glenna Anderson Muse

Pattern to be used for gifts and charity only.

Materials:

Needles size #8 straight or size needed to make gauge
Needles size #6 straight

1.5 oz main color worsted weight yarn

1 oz cuff contrasting color worsted weight yarn

Optional: a few yards of white or other contrast worsted weight yarn for pattern

yarn needle

Gauge on larger needles:  18 sts x 24 rows = 4"

For 6-7” (8”) wrist

 With larger needles, loosely:

CO 30(40), leaving extra long tail to sew with.

With smaller sized needles:

K2 x P2 ribbing for 2”

Change to stockinette stitch (knit one row, followed by purl the backside row) and larger needles. Change to different color if desired.

K+1 x 2, K12 (16), K+1, K12 (16), K+1 x 2  (35, 45)

Continue in stockinette stitch until piece measures 6.5 inches

Change to smaller needles and K2 x P2 ribbing for 1”. Change back to original color if desired.

BO in pattern, leaving extra long tail to sew with.

 

To finish:  From bottom, sew up 4.5” to thumb base and tie off.  From top, sew 3” to index finger base and tie off.  Using either main color or contrasting color, make a single crochet stitch edging around thumb hole or leave as is.

 

Optional:

Beginning with first knit row following increase knit row in stockinette, follow pattern (5 stitch repeating pattern with contrasting color to background:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome Baby Maddox!

 

I'm pretty confident that Maddox is the dictionary definition of "cute"!  Such a sweet boy.  Congratulations to Matt and Allison--you do good work!

Of course (!) Aunt Gonnie knitted for our boy:  

Comfy Hoodie by Jean Guirguis at Coats and Clark (Red Heart Yarns) in size 3/6 months.

Basketball socks  at Bev's Country Cottage in size 3/6 months.

Punkin' Patch Hat by Glenna Anderson Muse in Warm Hats for Wee Noggins in size newborn.

Precious Booties from Bernat Yarns  following the pattern up to the sock/cuff part (decrease 4 on each side)  and then instead of garter (all knit) stitch, I K1P1 ribbed for 12 rows and BO in ribbing. Stitch the top seam as well to form the sock.  Fold over the sock to create the cuff.  Size newborn.