Tjes
Why do I bring this up? Well, I've been working on a few little things recently - dingetjes (ding-i-chiz) - and thought it about time to introduce them to the world...
Truitjes (trou [as in ouch] chiz) first - little sweaters! itisalwaysraining (Elin) on Ravelry put out a call for testers for her new baby cardigan (sorry - I'm apedant traditionalist - the pattern is called 'Circle Line (Iclandic Yoke Sweater)', but it opens at the front and has a button closure - that's a cardigan, dammit!
Anyhoo, it looked so cute that I had to offer my services (click on the link, and you'll understand), and I figured that it would be a perfect gift for my friend M's new little boy, Baby L. I love it when a plan comes together
The first effort (above) was slightly flawed, however, as I didn't actually read the directions properly (my, what an excellent tester you are, said no-one), and ended up with a purely stockinette cardi (instead of a stockinette cardi with garter stripes) which had a few technical failings on my part. Although I was pleased with my first ever button band, which actually turned out well, I didn't quite get the stripes on the sleeves to join up properly, nor did I manage to make an invisible 'make 1', but even with these little hiccoughs, on the whole I was enchanted.
I was so enchanted, in fact, that I decided to start a second effort, in which I'd actually follow the pattern. So I did. And it became this darling thing:
Complete with invisible increases, neat and tidy stripe jogs on the sleeves, another neat button band, and a generous sprinkling of cute!
It's simple and lovely and well worth spending a meagre $4 to own the pattern!
The second lot of jes are the laarsjes (lars-yiz), or little boots (the closest I could get to 'bootees'!).
My sister has a friend in the States that has just given birth to a premature baby girl. She is a much-longed-for little body, and although a preemie, is doing very well indeed. DS asked if I'd make some booties for the new little human, and who was I to say no, especially as all the patterns seem to be equipped with an added aw-cute factor!
Truitjes (trou [as in ouch] chiz) first - little sweaters! itisalwaysraining (Elin) on Ravelry put out a call for testers for her new baby cardigan (sorry - I'm a
Anyhoo, it looked so cute that I had to offer my services (click on the link, and you'll understand), and I figured that it would be a perfect gift for my friend M's new little boy, Baby L. I love it when a plan comes together
The first effort (above) was slightly flawed, however, as I didn't actually read the directions properly (my, what an excellent tester you are, said no-one), and ended up with a purely stockinette cardi (instead of a stockinette cardi with garter stripes) which had a few technical failings on my part. Although I was pleased with my first ever button band, which actually turned out well, I didn't quite get the stripes on the sleeves to join up properly, nor did I manage to make an invisible 'make 1', but even with these little hiccoughs, on the whole I was enchanted.
I was so enchanted, in fact, that I decided to start a second effort, in which I'd actually follow the pattern. So I did. And it became this darling thing:
The second lot of jes are the laarsjes (lars-yiz), or little boots (the closest I could get to 'bootees'!).
My sister has a friend in the States that has just given birth to a premature baby girl. She is a much-longed-for little body, and although a preemie, is doing very well indeed. DS asked if I'd make some booties for the new little human, and who was I to say no, especially as all the patterns seem to be equipped with an added aw-cute factor!
The pattern above is Saartjes Bootees - a very popular pattern on Ravelry, and this two-tone pink pair were one of 12,853 currently registered on the site! The second pair is very simple indeed, and I beg your indulgence if I don't link the pattern, but it was pretty badly written. Had I not just completed the other pair beforehand, I wouldn't have had much of a clue. Never-the-less, here are a pair of Mary-Janes:
They are currently winging their way over the water to Scotland, then will cross the bigger pond, onto the feet of a precious bundle of new American. That makes me feel kinda good, I have to say!
