Another project...
I bought some Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino
a little while ago, intending to make more soaker pants with them (I will post a pic of the finished pair, I promise!), but it really is too nice to soak up wee, so I’m using it to knit my goddaughter’s Christmas present. I’m adapting haiku – starting by knitting the body sideways, as in the pattern (but shorter), but using stocking stitch (in the green), then adding a garter stitch band around the bottom knitted vertically (in the pink), and the sleeves will have pink garter stitch cuffs with the rest lilac stocking stitch. It should work! One of the joys of using Haiku is that it’s so flexible as it’s written as a “fill the gaps” exercise to put your gauge into. I wasn’t sure about doing the sideways stocking stitch to start with, but it’s lovely – esp as the ply is making it come out with the left side of the stitches looking like a continuous vertical column, and the right side looking twice as wide. The yarn has a slight natural sheen which emphasizes the effect – it’s gorgeous.
But there’s still a large pile of marking to do, and John and I are going to make Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s glutney today, so I’d better get on.
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