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January 8, 2006
A little hat
On Thursday, one of my cousins became a father with a beautiful little girl. She was born a little too early, so she has to stay in the hospital for some time. Today, I made her a little hat:
I used a balloon to make a model of her head, as I have no idea about the size of baby's heads, especially of those who are born early. I used yarn from my stash. It's Austermann Barkarole, a blend with 70% merino, 20% silk and 10% cashmere. I figured she deserved something nice and soft! Let's hope it fits and her parents like it...
The rest of my knitting time was spent on the Herringbone Gloves.
Some of you commented on the fact that the pattern is in Japanese. Well, even though I don't speak or read Japanese, I think the pattern is very understandable, if you know a little bit about the way a glove is made. Just take a close look at the charts and you will figure it out. You don't need the text.
By the way, the ones I've made before are over here.
And tomorrow it's back to work for me....
Posted by saartje at January 8, 2006 7:09 PM
Comments
Congratulations to your family! The new baby will certainly love wearing a soft, warm hat and her parents will appreciate the whimsy of the pattern and the luxuriousness of the fiber. Sweetness!
Posted by: Karma at January 8, 2006 7:57 PM
I am sure the parents will love it. My youngest son was a NICU baby for 22 days, and it was so wonderful that women quilted small quilts and made small crochet caps and hats...we were given a quilt and hat to bring home with us. I will keep and cherish those always, because they brightened some very long days. I hope the baby is able to grow well and quickly, and home in her parents arms soon!
Posted by: Willow at January 8, 2006 8:29 PM
Oh that hat is adorable - and I can imagine it must be very soft because of that lovely yarn! I'm sure it will be much apreciated!
The gloves are absolutely beautiful! I can see now that it should be possible making them without reading japanese - the charts are very clear - I just didn't scroll far enough down the first time!
Posted by: karen at January 8, 2006 9:51 PM
Oh how could your cousin not love that hat.
Those gloves are just gorgeous. I especially love the color combination. I need to get some glove knitting experience before tackling that Japanese.
Posted by: Kimberly at January 9, 2006 7:16 AM
Congratulations! And the hat is gorgeous, too. I learned how to knit last year when both of my sisters had babies. I have a link to your blog on my blog; you have many knitting fans on the east coast of Canada.
I'm in the middle of knitting your Noro hat and it's beautiful.
Thanks... I really enjoy your blog.
Posted by: jaichan at January 10, 2006 3:41 AM
Ik kan me niet voorstellen dat het babymutsje niet in de smaak valt!
Posted by: Berthi at January 10, 2006 1:17 PM
Hallo Saartje, ik dat artikel over je in Landleven: prachtig! Jammer dat je site in het engels is, alhoewel dit dan wel weer toegankelijker is voor groter publiek.
Veel succes met je verdere breisels!
Groet, Froukje
Posted by: Froukje de Vries at January 10, 2006 3:19 PM
Hello Saartje,
this little hat is so beautiful for the new baby.And the pattern ist so sweet and nice.Your gloves are perfect in color and knitting.It looks like to difficult for me, so I enjoy your wonderful knitting.
All the best, Maartje
Posted by: Maartje at January 10, 2006 3:59 PM
Hello Saartje
I got your side above a friend. We are in a groups that knits for early born babies. Can you give us the pattern for this wonderful cap?
warm regards Sibylle/Germany
Posted by: Sibylle at January 11, 2006 2:49 PM
Me again ;) I made a big ;) mistake in my adress... Are we allowed to translate your baby hat pattern?
have a nice day Sibylle/Germany
Posted by: Sibylle at January 11, 2006 2:53 PM
saartje-
i am wearing my new noro hat. thank you so much for sharing your pattern- and telling me about noro wool. i loved your hat when i first saw the photo of it on your website- and then was puzzled that you only used 1 "color." i am a new knitter and didn't know about noro yarns.
your hat pattern is so comfy- and everyone that sees my new noro hat loves it- and wants me to make them one! i went to download your pattern again - but it is missing from the web. will you put the pattern back up on the web sometime? i hope so.
thanks again!
-anne
Posted by: anne at March 8, 2007 5:24 AM
