DIY: Warm Up to Wonderful Wool this Winter
Posted: March 11th, 2009Today’s post written by Nerida
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My sister recently got married and my daughter was a flowergirl. At just three years old, she doesn’t really understand the concept of marriage, but she was thrilled to be getting dressed up and carrying a bunch of flowers which included, much to her delight, a baby pineapple.
My sister had picked a dress for my daughter, so with my little girl’s outfit sorted, I just had to worry about what the rest of the family would wear. My husband pulled out a suit, I found a nice Leona Edmiston dress, which left just my then 4 month old son. I had a dilemma – how do you dress a baby boy for a wedding?
Not being a fan of baby tuxes, and feeling that he looked a little too blokey for a sailor suit, I was having a lot of trouble working out what to put him in. He was also likely to sleep in his pram for quite a bit of the ceremony so I wanted something comfortable.
Finally a friend suggested that her mum could knit him something. I was a bit dubious at first thinking of all the hand knits of my past (too tight necks, garish colours etc.) but then decided to check out the range of knitting patterns now available. I was pleasantly surprised by what I discovered. My absolute favourites are the range of Little Sublime Hand Knit Books produced by Sirdar.
At the end the day was too hot to wear a knit, and he ended up just in a comfortable onesie (Miki knew this would happen!) but I am so glad to have discovered the delightful world of hand knits, and I am now looking forward to the colder weather with great anticipation of a wonderful wool filled winter.
Check out the wonderful selection of hand-knit patterns for babies and kids at Wondoflex – www.wondoflex.com.au – including the delightful Designer Handknits for Tots, by Patons, pictured below.
Prices for babies and kids hand knit patterns at Wondoflex start at $4.50 and go up to $14.00.
Wondoflex postage charges are based on purchase amount. Click here to view full details.
