Instead I'll show you the two blocks I've completed for the Noro blanket in the past week. This is block 6 and 7: Forest Hike and Night Falling.
Now, to talk about the wool experiment #4. The project is a baby set knitted up in a springy, cushy hand-dyed yarn from Dream in Color. The yarn is named "smooshy" for a reason. It's indeed smooshy and soft and gorgeously round. A wonder to knit with. I loved every minute I worked on this project and couldn't wait to see the next little bit get finished.
I chose a beautiful pinky-orange color called "Flamingo Pie" for the October little one. There is a sweater with bright purple buttons and a cap and booties with knitted ties. Everything is so tiny and cute, and the pair of booties, with their ties, took only about 8 grams of yarn. If ever I'm in doubt about what to make from scrap sock yarn, I now know!
Of course, I need some more baby feet around to make them for.
I very much enjoyed working on project #4 in this exercise in getting to know wool. I did feel a little like a pro working with superwash sock yarn, though, as I absolutely love working with sock yarn and have made numerous pairs of socks and other items from the yarn. I think sock yarn is a perfect match for baby items, though. The thinner yarn allows for smaller clothing items that aren't too bulky for the tiny one, and since they won't see the exact kind of wear, especially for the tiny tiny ones, that socks typically see, then you can knit it at a slightly looser gauge and not lose integrity of the fabric. In fact, the "smooshier" yarn is perfect for this looser gauge because it blooms and fills in the fabric and makes for a luxurious item.
Now, onto the next: a pair of cabled mittens in a woolen spun yarn.
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