Mohawk Baby Hat 2

Mohawk Baby Hat 2, a photo by Forbidden Fruit1 on Flickr.

I love this pattern for a mohawk hat which will fit everyone from baby to adult. It's quick and easy to knit and I have to say I'm really pleased with the result. I'm looking forward to seeing it on my friends new baby :)

Exercise can be bad for you

or so it would seem. I've had a pain in my chest for a couple of days and decided that perhaps I should get it checked out by the doctor. Turns out to be muscular, which was a relief as chest pains make you think the worst.

Apparently I've been doing too much exercise too fast and I've pulled a muscle. It was quite funny really listening to the doctor trying to find a way to tell me I'd done too much exercise without putting me off the whole idea completely as I really do need to do some :)

I've taken some pain killers and will take it easy for a few days - which is not a problem as I've not got much on for the middle of the week. I've just got the Christian Aid envelopes to collect at the end of the week which I might just do in a couple of goes so I don't over do it again. I'll wait until next week before I get the bike back out.... possibly :)

Ripple Blanket - the beginning

Ripple Blanket - the beginning, originally uploaded by Forbidden Fruit1.

My friend is expecting her second baby and this time I thought I'd ask her what colour she wanted for a blanket. She did specify yellow.... but when I went in the yarn shop they didn't have anything really nice and soft in a bright yellow.... which was a bit of a relief for my eyes.

I did find a nice lemon and then I saw a lovely green which tones nicely with it. I'd seen this pattern for a ripple blanket and was really keep to start on it.

So, Saturday afternoon I sat down and started :) and this was the result a couple of hours later. It's now a fair bit larger, but it's taking longer to do each round. I love the pattern, it's really easy to learn and remember. If you want to try it you can find it here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/free-smoothfoxs-beginners-round-ripple

Purple twisted square

Purple twisted square, originally uploaded by Forbidden Fruit1.

I did two 'fancy' squares which the girls insisted I use in the blanket. This is a close up of the purple one... I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

Snuggled in my blanket

Snuggled in my blanket, originally uploaded by Forbidden Fruit1.

As you can see... it's nice and warm :)

Whole blanket

Whole blanket, originally uploaded by Forbidden Fruit1.

Finally finished sewing together all of our family granny squares and crocheting the edges.... it took some time but I think you'll agree, it was worth it. More photos to follow.

Bottom of felted baby booties

Bottom of felted baby booties, originally uploaded by Forbidden Fruit1.

Just to show the bottom of the booties off. It was a varigated wool so the bottom looks quite different from the top, but at least I managed to get them to match :)