My latest quick knitting project: binary hat for Nathan.

His name is spelled out in binary all the way around the hat. I got the idea from the binary scarf in the new issue of Knitty, and then used the binary converter here to get the number sequence. It’s dorktastic!

Isaac’s Thanksgiving hat:

Really, Mama? Really?

I just used a basic hat pattern and added the stuffed turkey legs. I made up the leg pattern as I went along. It’s very silly.

One month old!  Five big pounds!

The cupcake hat is pretty silly, but I just couldn’t resist. It turned out a bit small for him, because his mighty head is growing along with the rest of him. It’s a scaled down version of this pattern, with an i-cord candle instead of a cherry.

I knit pumpkin hats for Isaac and Nathan (pattern link and details here):

There’s a bit of a size difference, obviously.

I made the stem longer and crocheted a leaf freehand.

I increased the size of Nathan’s hat (age 8 months) from the newborn size, to 72 stitches around, and 6.5″ before I started the decreases. I used 16″ circulars for his hat instead of dpns.

Body is Red Heart Soft (worsted), stem is Sugar & Cream to give it a rough texture.

Of course I had to dress Isaac up for Halloween. Here he is as a slightly cranky burrito (with extra sour cream, I guess):

The label has checkboxes for chicken burrito, carnitas burrito, steak burrito, and Isaac burrito.

I knit most of this while I was on bedrest in the hospital.

It’s about 40″ square, a variation on the Cable Lace Stole pattern. It’s a wool/silk DK from elann.com, worked on #8 needles.

ARRRRR! Here be the pirate sweater. It be size 6 months.

The pattern is from Adorable Knits for Tots. The only thing I changed was the striping on the sleeves; the stripes are four rows instead of eight. The yarn is Peter Pan DK, which is washable and very soft.

I finished knitting the baby’s Christmas stocking tonight. I think it came out rather well. I had to do the toe twice, and I’m still not 100% happy with my grafting, but it’s pretty cute, and will hold lots and lots of stuff.

I’ll embroider his name and 2006 on the blank part after he’s born.

The pattern is by Annie’s Woolens, and the yarn is Creative Focus by Nashua. It’s a very nice wool/alpaca blend. Which means it sheds little bits of alpaca. Shedding yarn + knitting while wearing a small camisole + anti-itch cream for my stupid heat rash = hairy goat-chest. I tried to get a photo but the alpaca hair didn’t show up. You’ll just have to take my word for it. It was quite impressive.