Welcome, little nephew
I am an aunt! It's been an exciting but nerve-wracking time over the last few days, hearing the updates. It's very hard to be so far away - I felt (and still feel) this strong need to help somehow, but have had nothing to do except wait. I can't wait to see them both soon, hopefully next weekend.
I first knitted something for a baby when I was eleven, and was hooked - so of course I wanted to do something special for Alison's baby. I decided on a hooded cape. This is a pretty huge project for me, since I still get RSI-type symptoms if I knit too much at a time. To start it off, I basically have to cast on 300-odd stitches and knit (in a beautiful pattern) for 38 cm before I can shape the top or do the hood. I've been trying not to measure it too often to avoid disappointment, but allowed myself to do so after the baby was born. I'm up to 26 cm - on track to have it done by Easter, when the weather will be colder. I'm using a gorgeous swirly purple-green-blue wool. It's so satisfying to see it progressing! (I should probably admit here to having quite a few unfinished projects stashed in my wool chest - this is NOT going to be one of them!)
Another incentive for finishing it soon is that I am going to be having a winter baby myself for the first time (Stuart was spring and Ben was summer), and I want to knit some tiny newborn things. I've already picked out the first thing I want to do, and possibly the second!
I first knitted something for a baby when I was eleven, and was hooked - so of course I wanted to do something special for Alison's baby. I decided on a hooded cape. This is a pretty huge project for me, since I still get RSI-type symptoms if I knit too much at a time. To start it off, I basically have to cast on 300-odd stitches and knit (in a beautiful pattern) for 38 cm before I can shape the top or do the hood. I've been trying not to measure it too often to avoid disappointment, but allowed myself to do so after the baby was born. I'm up to 26 cm - on track to have it done by Easter, when the weather will be colder. I'm using a gorgeous swirly purple-green-blue wool. It's so satisfying to see it progressing! (I should probably admit here to having quite a few unfinished projects stashed in my wool chest - this is NOT going to be one of them!)
Another incentive for finishing it soon is that I am going to be having a winter baby myself for the first time (Stuart was spring and Ben was summer), and I want to knit some tiny newborn things. I've already picked out the first thing I want to do, and possibly the second!