little knits

a couple of hand knits for a new niece or nephew...  this was my first sweater and it turned out better than i'd expected!  i used this free pattern which was pretty easy to follow.  the wool yarn is from nordic mart.  it's super-wash, which i thought sounded like a good idea, but then i realized how easy it is to hand-wash a little sweater in the sink...  plus i started reading lots of scary stories about items knit with super-wash yarn expanding in the washing machine. anyway, this little sweater success has me wanting to knit more small things!  (oh, and the pretty yellow buttons are vintage).

also, i just had to make the mini-blanket with a dog head.  it's from this free pattern, made with leftover cotton yarn.  i changed up the striping from the original pattern so there wouldn't be so many ends to weave in.  something fun for little hands to grab on to!










(also on ravelry).