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baby bootees: love of my life

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What some of you don’t know about me is that I really don’t like children all that much. I cannot see myself having one, or adopting one, or otherwise sharing my life with one. It’s just not for me. But as a knitter, of course, I luuurve baby items. And I love nothing more than baby bootees. These baby bootees. I’m spelling them Debbie Bliss’s way, because it is her baby bootee (this one in particular) that almost manages to spark something in me to actually have a kidlet.

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baby cardigan: nearly done

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I went out on the deck to get some shots with good light, and got perhaps a little carried away. This is not a finshed garmet, after all. But it looks so cute! Here you can see the shot that’s in the book, which was actually my inspiration for the little cutaway. In the book, it looks as if it falls away to the sides, despite there being no apparent shaping at the edges. But it’s all deception and lies, really :) I covered the baby’s face because, well, it looks a little crazed.

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reluctantly crouched at the starting line

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er, knitting line? Anyway, I haven’t been knitting this week. Why? Beacuse the failure with the Tivoli affected me more deeply than I’d like to admit. And because if I go back to the baby cardigan, I’m going to have to, you know, measure it and figure out how much space I want between the buttons.