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baby knits

Cross-cultural baby gifts

8:45 PM
A friend of mine is expecting twins any day now. Naturally, I wanted to knit something for the babies. My friend is from India, so I decided to knit something traditional Finnish - "train socks". This pattern is really popular, as it might be the best pattern to stay on a newborn baby's feet. There's also a lovely story behind the pattern: Kerttu...

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interior design

Paintbox Log Cabin Blanket

4:20 PM
At some point last summer I wanted to start decorating our balcony. Of course, that meant trying to find knitting or crocheting ideas. Searching through Revelry I found the Paintbox Log Cabin Blanket by Katherine Keyes. She used Noro Kureyon in a big 4 x 5 square blanket. I remembered that I had some Noro Haniwa left from the Skerry cardigan I knitted...

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