get_knitted | Check-In Post December 4th 2023

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I've ordered yarn for Baby Blanket #1--I haven't decided on the colors for the other baby blanket, and I decided that shouldn't hold back progress on the first one.

Tonight I mended my son's knitted beanie for the umpteenth time. Now, I knit this for him when he was 1.5, and I did it at such a size that at 5 years old he can still wear it. But it's seen a lot of mileage in those intervening years. I think it's finally time to knit him a new one. Uh... after I finish the jumper and the two baby blankets, I guess! I think he can limp through with this tatty hat a couple of more months.

I have new wellie ankle boots that I love, but they rub at the back of my (chunky) calves. I want to knit either wellie warmers or tall socks to create a barrier. But given I have a long knitting queue ahead of me, I'm just going to buy myself a few pairs of knee high socks and hope that by next winter I'll have knit up a few of my own :)

Here is the hat in question--days after I made it when he was 1.5 years old, and him wearing it a couple of weeks ago on a hike at 5.5 XD

Edited 2023-12-04 20:25 (UTC)

You made it to last, obviously!

I'm mostly surprised it didn't get lost!

Good point! Such things have a habit of going astray, even for adults.

Adorable!

What colours will the first one be? I always want to know colours, lol!

That hat has seen some service! I'm sure a new one will get well-used too, once you get around to it.

Wherever do you get knee-high ladies socks? Whenever I've tried to buy socks for myself I've only been able to get ankle socks.

Both blankets will be striped chevron. The first one will be dark red/purple ("currant"), black, silver, white. Basically, it's the parents' wedding colors--very striking and gender neutral.

Still debating on the other one, no clear and obvious palette inspiration for them yet.

I ;love the chevron pattern, it's so versatile. The colours of the first one sound fabulous, and very fitting for the recipients.

To answer your question about knee-high socks. When I was in the US Sock Dreams was my go-to and I've missed them. But not finding anything really exciting me in the UK while searching today, I went to Sock Dreams and they now cover shipping to the UK (including precollecting VAT) so I'm going to try them unless the shipping ends up being horrendous.

They definitely have a better selection than anywhere in the UK. I wish somewhere here would get real and offer decent women's socks. We don't all want to go around with freezing legs.

Good luck on the blankets. Hopefully you'll decide on another color while you're working on the first one.

What a well made hat!

Sounds very sensible.

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