Widdle Fings
Sometimes even an emotionally stable person can’t avoid baby talk.
Especially in the presence of so many tiny, cute things.
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First up, my niece. This is Molly Renee at 10 weeks with her mom (aka my sister).
Recently, someone on the street mistook Molly for a boy. Since then, Phyllis has been careful to cover her in pink and bows. A boy? Really? Only in Alaska. |
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Next little, cute thing – these tiny mittens.
I made these as a shop sample for The Knitting Nest, to help show off the Baby Ull yarn. I love this pattern, so much that this isn’t the first pair of these mittens I’ve knit. |
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Yet another cute thing…here is the Baby Surprise Sweater I knit a few weeks ago, but this time with buttons.
The buttons aren’t actually attached yet in this photo. |
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Are you about to reach your limit on little cute things? I wasn’t going to take a photo of Little Lou’s head, but he got curious about what I was doing.
The sweater is my latest WIP, Basic Black from the new MagKnits, knit with Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sport in Chocolate. |
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Little Lou again, looking kind of huge from this angle. |
A boy?! I had no idea that Alaskans had gender mis-identification problems, but come to think of it, they do all dress alike up there. When Kandis was a baby (in Washington state), She was bald as a cue ball, so I dressed her in all pink with bows. People still came up to me and said “isn’t he cute”. So, pink doesn’t always do it. I like Basic Black, it’s’ on my list. You made a nice yarn choice.
Comment by Julia — November 12, 2007 @ 8:20 am
Adorable niece! Clearly a niece
Lou definitely has his face made into a “you’re taking my photo from THAT angle” expression.
Comment by Cassie — November 12, 2007 @ 8:26 am
I love those buttons:)
Comment by Rita — November 12, 2007 @ 8:26 am
Molly is ADORABLE!
Comment by Sarah — November 12, 2007 @ 8:43 am
Molly is so sweet. I love her eyes.
Comment by meg — November 12, 2007 @ 11:09 am
yes, Molly is the cutest thing in Ak!!! A boy she is not, Lou has the manly features!!
Comment by Phyllis — November 12, 2007 @ 12:41 pm
mmmmmm, chocolate LL…and yummy lou!
Comment by nanda — November 12, 2007 @ 1:33 pm
That sweater is going to be awesome! (And not just ’cause it’s brown and that’s my favourite colour.)
Comment by caro — November 12, 2007 @ 1:34 pm
Saw the mittens and the Baby Surprise this weekend at the Nest – absolutely adorable and we’re lovin’ the store! We were in for Kid N Ewe (down from Dallas) and think we overwhelmed Staci – but we had fun in the store! We’re already wanting to come back if Franklin comes!
Comment by Liz G. — November 12, 2007 @ 2:50 pm
Cute niece.
Cute mittens.
Cute sweater.
Cute dog.
You are surrounded by cuteness!
When my twin sister and I were infants a very old lady stopped my mom and told her how cute we were and referred to us as boys. My mom didn’t want to be rude and correct her out right so she just told the lady, “Their names are Tami and Tori”…and the lady said, “Tony and Shorty…how precious!”
Comment by TamiW — November 12, 2007 @ 3:06 pm
Molly is beautiful, and the mittens are adorable! This post has been a total cuteness overload!
Comment by Grace — November 12, 2007 @ 3:54 pm
Love the Basic Black! It’s been added to my Ravelry queue, and I just got the hubby’s permission to buy the yarn…once I’ve finished all my Christmas knitting, that is….why is he so cruel?
Comment by Katie — November 12, 2007 @ 7:07 pm
loving those mittens! I cant decide whether I like the pink or the green better. I think the pink. So tiny!
and your neice is such a cutie. I bet she’s going to be as gorgeous as her auntie and her mum when she grows up
Comment by Rosie — November 12, 2007 @ 8:25 pm
Awww, Molly is definitely a cutie! I love that you made another of those fairisle mitts, I need to get that Dale book so that I can make them.
Basic Black is on my to-knit list, too. Although mine might be basic and purple…
Comment by kelp! — November 12, 2007 @ 9:17 pm
So much cute….in overload! I love the tiny mittens. They are adorable.
Comment by Shannon — November 12, 2007 @ 9:34 pm
So stinkin’ cute! Molly definitely looks like a girl if you ask me
Camdyn always gets mistaken for a boy (EVEN in the pink and bows) so I really know how annoying it can get!
Comment by Alice — November 13, 2007 @ 1:49 am
So many cute things in one post, but the cutest is little Molly Renee. What a sweetie! I can’t believe anyone would mistake her for a boy! I can’t wait to see my own nieces next week.
Comment by Tammy — November 13, 2007 @ 8:32 am
Awesome post! Molly Renee is gorgeous, I can’t see how someone thought she wasn’t a girl! Love the knitting that you’re doing for the shop – everything’s so wonderful and perfect! Love that sweater – I want to make that one too! And I love the colour you chose – awesome. And I just want to scritch Lou’s bum -he’s so cute! It’s all so very exciting!
Comment by Denise — November 13, 2007 @ 9:58 am
a huge “aaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!” for the whole post!
Comment by m — November 13, 2007 @ 10:51 am
Your niece is just ADORABLE! And all the mittens, baby jacket, everything!! looks fabulous!
Of course, Mr. Lou is looking all handsome!!
Comment by Lexie aka SweetThang — November 14, 2007 @ 7:26 am
Molly has the prettiest eyes, and anyone who’d mistake her for a boy would do well to look into getting glasses.
Her momma’s pretty, too!
LUV the little mitties and the sweater surprise. You must get so tired of hearing it!
Been meaning to ask: is there a way to shorten knitted sleeves on a store-bought sweater? I have two expensive (for me, LOL) sweaters, but the sleeves are about 6 inches too long and they drive me wild. Is this where steeking would come in?
Comment by Chey — November 14, 2007 @ 3:52 pm
Lou photos really improve hospital stays. You should bottle that cuteness up and sell it!
Comment by Christine — November 16, 2007 @ 6:38 am
Look at that SMILE! I love basenjis smiling.
Except mine always look devilish when they do…
Comment by Bashirs_Momma — November 16, 2007 @ 10:24 am