Angora Headband

Cute.  Easy.  Warm.  Comfortable.  What's not to love?

Details:

Needles: Size 5 Bamboo DPNs

Pattern:  Nakiska from knitty.com, Size Adult S/M

Yarn:  Kathie's leftover 2-ply pink angora from the 2006 MD Sheep and Wool Festival.  We weighed both the yarn and Kathie's completed headband to determine that there was enough.   

Goofs:  One of the cables went over instead of under.  The result is that instead of a braid, that cable is a twist.  I kind of liked it, so I left it in.  If nothing else, Kathie and I will be able to tell them apart!

Puffle Coat for Baby Gabriel C.

I finally completed the simple coat for a friend's newborn.  It's a good thing I made it large enough for a 12 month old.  He's 10 months now! 

Here are the specs:

Yarn:  Filatura di Crosa Baby Bon Bon
Color:  14, Lot 10  (blue/orange/red/yellow multi)
Needles:  Size 10 straights

1 Button from my stash
Yellow cotton yarn for piecing

Pattern:  Free pattern for Bon Bon Coat and Hat from the Takhi Stacey Charles website

This was very, very simple to make.  The bon bon puffs are kind of weird to work with.  After a while, I clued in to the idea that the fabric looks better if you pull all of the puffs through to the front as you get to them.  As a result, the front and sleeves of the jacket are quite a bit pufflier than the back.  I think that's okay, since people generally are more interested in the baby's front.  :-)

Also, I did not crochet the edges.  They seemed nice and didn't roll in, so I left them as is.  I did crochet a small loop for the button though.

The picture is from the Stacy Charles website.  I will post a picture of the jacket being modeled by baby Gabriel if I get one.

--Cindy