Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Guilty as Hell.

Fine. I am back in the US. And I dont have any India pictures. Zilch. My brother took some for me, but he is currently holding them ransom.



Maybe we should talk about crafting then. Blogger friend and fellow crafter, Mazhalai, is having a baby (yeah!) boy and this is what I made for the little fellow.


Stashbusting is the new name of the game. I had 1.5 skeins from the Blue project, and this worked just fine for this baby kimono. I just made the sleeves shorter.


This is a super easy project and of course, it has got to be top down. (I think I am officially a top down snob.) I didnt have two identical buttons in my stash so I used what I had. Well, babies can carry off all kinds of fashion.


Pattern: Baby Kimono Wrap
Yarn: Blue Sky Alpacas Organic Cotton, 1.5 skeins
Hook: 5mm
Size: 6 months
Modifications:
1. The yarn was too heavy for hdc, so I did the entire project in dc.
2. Worked the sleeves until I ran out of yarn.

19 comments:

BloreKnitter said...

How cute! Did you see the photo of the cute baby because of whom I couldn't meet you this time? It's on my blog!

jenni said...

that is darling!

Oiyi said...

Glad to hear that you are back! The kimono is adorable. And what lovely yarn you used. Stash busting and beatuiful at the same time.

Preeti said...

This is the cutest thing I've seen all day (with the exception of my giggly baby). M is going to love it and so is baby:) Welcome back, bummer about the no pics thing!!

mazhalai said...

welcome back! I love the kimono!I have been petting it often! esp love the mismatched buttons. thank you again for Baby's gift!

Leah said...

Welcome back!

The sweater is great. And I am totally stash-busting! It's my new part-time job.

Paige said...

Welcome back! Love the baby kimono top, and the color is awesome. I'm all about stash bustin' lately, too; enough is enough!

Judy said...

Thank you for the very kind comment on the wedding shawl. It was quite a challenge for me. What a cute kimono wrap! I know your friend's baby will look cute in it. I love to make baby things!

Rebekah said...

This is adorable!

Welcome back from your trip!

Pavithra said...

Its a beauty...Hope you had a great trip!

I finished the throw I have been working on for ages... pic in Facebook... check it out :-)

Mimi said...

Oh so very charming. I love your designs.

Fergie said...

This is absolutely beautiful work!

Kathy said...

What an adorable little sweater! What a lucky little guy. And all from your stash. You rock!

Oh, I wanted to add, sewing is very easy. Really.

Tzugumi said...

I'm dreaming with your works! Here there are many photos and I can admire better the things you posted in our common blog :) And I like henna tattoo, too!

Mare said...

This little kimono is adorable! How exciting you were in India! I hope to travel there someday....

I said...

aww. I love this baby sweater!

Octopus Knits said...

So cute :)

Homecooked said...

The sweater is so cute! Good to know u are back. Though I think you should pay the ransom and get some pics on the blog :)

Amrita said...

I love the shade of blue and it looks so adorable! I too am totally into stash busting these days - decided need to finish off all the yarn I have before buying any more!!