PS: Don’t forget to enter my tutu giveaway. I think we’re coming to the end of this rough stretch though – the antibiotics have kicked in and he’s back to eating.ĭo you fall into crafting ruts too? What’s your latest one? How do you break out of them? I’d love to hear your thoughts. I’ve been pretty ready to hand in my Mummy licence and collapse in a heap. The poor boy has been sick with a throat infection and we’ve all had a rather miserable week as a result. It was nice to get some photos of Hugo smiling this afternoon. Hugo’s a fairly small boy – he’s about the size of the average 8 month old so I’m pretty sure it will fit its recipient nicely. Watch the full video below to learn about the. Learn to speak English fluently with Poly Languages. A working knowledge of frequently used idioms is essential in order to naturally communicate with Americans. I knitted to the length specified for the 6 month size.Īll in all, I’m happy. To face up to something unpleasant with resolution from the practice of surgeons amputating the limb of a wounded soldier without anesthetic giving the patient. To bite the bullet means to make oneself to do something undesirable, unpleasant, or unavoidable. The vest’s chest measurement is 18 inches. I started the cable set up after 18 stitches, but I should have done so after 20/22 stitches. I cast on 8 for under arms, and repeated the knit/purl 3 times for a total of 8 rows, increasing 10 in the next round. Here are my knitting notes, just in case you’re interested in knitting a Milo in 10 ply: after casting on for the newborn size, I cast off for sleeves when the stitch count was 30/25/30/25. I chose the oxox cable for my second attempt, just to mix things up a bit (you know I live on the wild side…). I started again, knitting the newborn size but aiming for a vest to fit a six month old. We’ll keep it in the cupboard for Hugo next year. My first attempt ended up larger than I would have liked (I was aiming for a 3-6 month size, but it ended up matching the measurements for the 18 month size). Let’s just say it was an interesting experiment. I did a swatch and thought I’d worked out my gauge. If you’re thinking of giving it a go, I found this clip on YouTube helpful.Įven though Milo is a pattern for DK (8 ply) yarn I didn’t have any on hand so I decided to wing it and use some of my Bendigo Woollen Mills Harvest 10 ply (Calico) instead. I played around with my tension a bit and ended up pretty happy with the results. Despite my fears, it actually turns out that cables aren’t that hard. This was the last thing I expected to buy! Thank goodness the ladies are lovely and helpful. I went to my local yarn shop and asked for a cable needle. Looking for a winter woolly knit for a new baby boy, I decided to bite the bullet and try out Ravelry’s most popular knitted pattern – the Milo by Georgie Hallam ( Granny’s Favourite is also a Georgie Hallam knit).Įver seen one of these? I certainly hadn’t. I have a habit of getting into a crafting rut – making the same thing, over and over (case in point – my love of the in threes baby cardigan).
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