>The scurge of gift knitting
>Anybody reading this blog recently will think that I’ve just been busy with cats, kittens & hedgehogs. Whilst they have been taking my time other things have been happening but sadly not all are blog-able at least not yet. With Christmas just a few weeks away I’ve been planning & casting on projects via Ravelry but none can be revealed here.
However I do a have a few non-Christmassy things that I can show:
First a project which was first seen when I was ill but now I can reveal a much better photo:

Stripey Jumper dress
Pattern: Mini Sweater
Source: Last-Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson.
Modifications: I wasn’t very well when I made this & I’m using this as the excuse for going wrong. I counted the stripes instead of the rows so I made a jumper dress instead of a jumper or sweater But it’s still cute.
Yarn: Wendy Cotton Supersoft & Wendy Miami found hiding in my stash.
Needles: 4mm
A second attempt at the pattern fared much better:

Two tone miniature jumper
Next a truly fiddly knit:

Little Sky Sock
Pattern: Little Sky Sock
Source: New Pathways for Sock Knitters by Cat Bordhi
Yarn: Opal Magic left over from my Garter Rib socks
Needles:2 x 2.5mm addi turbos
I’m glad I’ve made a miniature version of this sock as I really didn’t like the shaping but I did like the next one:

Little Coriolis sock
and another shot from the other side to show the shaping:

Little Coriolis sock
Pattern: Little Coriolis sock
Source: New Pathways for Sock Knitters by Cat Bordhi
Yarn: Opal Magic left over from my Garter Rib socks
Needles:2 x 2.5mm addi turbos
These little knits will be converted soon with the aid of a tiny bit of pink i-cord & a keyring & will be sent off shortly to a fundraiser to raise money for Breast Cancer Research which is always a worthy cause.
And the kittens?
They’re continuing to cause havoc!
We’re slowly introducing them to the dogs by bringing one dog into the conservatory at a time & having them lie down so that the kittens can get used to them. Both dogs are big (25.5″ & 26″ tall at the shoulder) & their heads are bigger than the kittens entire bodies) and are cat friendly & have never hurt a cat in their lives but they’re both finding it very interesting to have two manic kittens run around at top speed and want to play.

Ginny looking ‘big’ because a dog dared to look at her
Wagging dog tails have been ‘patted’ at & games chasing tin foil balls & catnip mice taking place around the canines but we’ve got a long way to go before they can all be integrated together. It’s made harder partly due to Annie’s partial blindness; as she can’t always see what’s going on, she tends to bark in excitement when she hears a noise, which obviously scares the kittens & they then scoot back to the kitten nursery, aka the conservatory in it’s former use, at high speed with tails like Christmas trees!
8 comments
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>I love the little jumpers and socks but, I am afraid your knitting has been usurped by Ginny she is beautiful! Have you seen the kids work shops for next year? There is one on designing a bag in the summer looks quite good.
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>Oh yes! I’ve already booked a place on the August course for DD & myself & our summer holiday will be booked before then so it doesn’t clash.
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>The miniatue knits are great! I really like the jumper-dress actually, very sassy stripes.
The photo of Ginny is just begging to have a LOTcatz-type caption on it 🙂
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>Love those mini knits. Do you put them on dolls?
love Ginny, she is so cute. she looks alot like one of my cats Sox
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>Love the mini knits!
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>Great little mini knits – but oh Ginny is so sweet she looks so like a miniature female version of my Dudley without the black splodge on his nose, now I can imagine what he was like as a kitten. (`fraid we weren`t as generous to our DD and got him as a young adult)
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>Love the mini knits too and so admire your patience and dexterity! And very pleased to hear that the kittens are taking to the dogs.
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>Those teeny knits are so cute! Despite the “mistake”, I actually like the jumper-dress the best. 🙂
I haven’t tried the cuff-down socks from that book yet because I’m not sure I’m sold on the the idea of a flap on the sole. What is it about the shaping you don’t like?