Baby Gifts

This weekend I went to a baby shower for a good friend who is having her second little girl later this month. I decided to make her a few things for her new baby.

First, I made a little lovey blanket out of this fun pink fabric and backed with super soft pink minky. I also embroidered it with a fancy K (for baby Kenzie).


I also knit this sweet little short-sleeve sweater.

The pattern is a free one by Carole Barenys. It's a simple easy little baby sweater. My only complaint about the pattern is that there is no gauge and no length measurement so not sure what “size” I made.

I made a few mods. I moved up to a size 5 needle because I felt the fabric was too stiff on size 4 needles. I also moved the placement of the buttonholes. After the first one, I placed the buttonholes every 8 rows so all 5 buttons are at the top of the sweater. I also replaced the recommended buttonholes with a 2 row buttonhole. Cast off one stitch (3rd from end) in one row and add it back in on the next row with a Kfb (2nd st from beginning). I also did short sleeves. I picked up all stitches on hold (36) and then 7 additional stitches along underarm. I then knit 3 rows, then did a garter stitch border (P1 row, K1 row, P1 row, K1 row, P1 row, bind off in knit). I did not do any additional decorative rows on the sleeves or at the bottom of the sweater. Decided to keep it simple.

I did short sleeves since this is for a Texas baby and hopefully this will mean she can wear it more.

I followed the numbers for the smaller size in the pattern, but with size 5 instead of 4 needles. Chest circumference of about 21”. Length from neck to bottom of sweater of about 11”. I think this is a 6-9 month size.

Pattern: Seamless Yoked Baby Sweater by Carole Barenys

Yarn: About half of a skein of Bernat Baby Softee in White (120g/ 330yd/ DK/ 100% Acrylic)
Needles: Size 5
Gauge: Didn't measure
Mods: See notes above
On Ravelry, here.

Caps for Good

Finished three little caps to mail in for Caps For Good. They will be accepting donations postmarked through February 28, 2011. It's not too late to make a few yourself. I made all three of these from one partial skein in my stash. Here's a link to my original post for more info.

Happy Creating for Good, everyone!


Pattern: Caps for Good free knitted hat pattern
Yarn: Less than one skein of Plymouth Encore from my stash (Worsted Weight washable Acrylic/Wool Blend)
Needles: Size 10 doublepoints
Gauge: 4 st per inch
Mods: Knit in the round instead of flat. Only real change, all Purl rows became Knit rows.

The World's Tiniest Booties

I went to a baby shower on Friday night for a good friend who is pregnant with her second daughter. Since I knew she had the practical stuff covered, I decided to go for fun and homemade.

First, I made her a little lovey doll in my favorite brown floral print and pale pink bubble velour to match the pink and brown theme of her nursery. Then I decided to knit a quick pair of Mary Jane booties.

This was my first time trying this free pattern and it was quick and simple. I knit the pair in one (relatively long) night of knitting. Luckily I had the perfect little buttons to finish them.


Being in a hurry, it was the night before the shower, I did not check gauge. I don't know if that was my problem, but as adorable as they are, the booties turned out teeny-tiny.


Instead of 0-6 months size, they are newborn size. I will have to make a bigger pair so my friend's daughter will actually get to wear them. Oh well. They are still the cutest little things I have ever seen.

Pattern: Mary Jane Booties by Lucy Sinkler (free)
Yarn: Bernat Softee Baby (I think), Sport Weight Acrylic in Pink (takes very little yarn)
Needles: Size 3
Modifications: None
Construction: Knit flat in one piece and seamed down middle of seam and up the back of the bootee.

Knitted Goodies

My good friends just had a new baby girl and I am so happy for them. I just had to knit some little girly things for her. So I made this little hat.


The pattern is from Itty-Bitty Hats and I've always wanted to make one, but never thought about it when I had a little girl in my life that was the right size to wear one.

The pattern was a little bit of a pain in that the petals are knit separately and then sewn on. I'm not a big fan of finishing. Otherwise, a great knit--and it turned out really adorable!

Pattern: Upside-Down Daisy Hat from Itty-Bitty Hats by Susan B. Anderson (available free here)
Size: Smallest
Yarn: Blue = Caron Simply Soft, White = Caron Simply Soft, Green = Softee Baby
Needles: Size 7
Modifications: None

I decided I also wanted to make a sweater. Even though it is now in the 80s in Texas, this baby lives in Northern Ohio where it is much cooler. I found this pattern on Ravelry and decided to adapt it for a nice little baby girl sweater. I really like the way it turned out. I haven't knit for a newborn in a while so I hope the size worked out okay.


Pattern: Green Zebra Baby Sweater by Dove Knits
Size: Smallest (3 months)
Yarn: White = Caron Simply Soft (Worsted), Green = Softee Baby (Sport, doubled), Pink Marl = Softee Baby (Sport, doubled)
Needles: Size 7
Modifications: The original pattern is a striped sweater using intarsia for the button band. I did a solid sweater and added the flower bud pattern in the yoke.


The flower bud pattern is from p.91 of Style Your Own Kids' Knits by Kate Buller. The sweater pattern said to work six rows even between yoke decreases, but I only worked five so the decreases would stay on the right side. I had to go down a needle size to get gauge. The instructions say to do button holes every 12 rows. I did the last one (the seventh) after 14 rows to make it closer to the top of the sweater. If I did this again, I might space out the buttons more so there were only six. Overall, the pattern is a nice simple worsted weight cardigan knit from the bottom up with a yoke. There was very little finishing which was nice!

So, yes, I do still knit :). I also working away on my sister's Slanting Gretel Tee. I didn't finish it for our birthday, but hope to finish it before I head to Virginia next week. Wish me luck!

Ribbit Ribbit

Here's another little lovey doll I made.

This one is for a friend who just had her second little boy. He's also the recipient of the pinwheel blanket. Anyway, I found out she was doing his room in a frog theme so I decided to make him a little frog lovey. The green side is a REALLY soft furry kind of fabric, kind of like the dotted moxie, but softer. The back side is a fun little animal print I had bought a while back that is also really soft. Since one of the animals is a frog, I decided it would make the perfect backing for my frog lovey. I'm not great at embroidering the faces, but I still think this little guy turned out pretty cute. I hope little Baker will love it!

Sweet Treats: Free Baby Blanket Pattern

My newest niece is due to born sometime in the next few weeks and I am SO excited. I know she's going to be a little sweetie. I've been busy making her presents.

The first is this blanket I knit.


It's my own pattern (sort of--see notes below) and I love how it turned out. I wanted to use colors that were girly, but not too babyish. I originally thought I would do pink, cream and brown (inspired by Neapolitan ice cream), but ended up doing three different pinks (pale pink, medium pink, and raspberry pink) and a chocolate brown after finding this lovely yarn at my local yarn shop.

The yarn is Berroco Comfort Chunky. I loved how soft it was and that it was both machine washable and machine dryable. I couldn't resist the lovely colors. My only disappointment is that it is less soft after washing.

The stitch pattern is from The Stolen Moments Wrap by Amy M. Swenson. I made this wrap for my cousin Christie and really enjoyed it. At the time, I thought of adapting it to make a scarf for myself. I ended up adapting it to make a blanket instead.


I wanted to use two different colors at one time to have a more subtle mixing of colors and so I could use nice big needles. I did "subtle stripes" by using two colors at a time for four rows and then changing one of the colors for the next four rows. I altered the order of colors after the first 8 repeats and then altered them again after 8 repeats of the new order. I just didn't want the blanket to look "too stripey." See pattern below for more details.


Pattern: Sweet Treat Baby Blanket by me (Using the stitch pattern from The Stolen Moments Wrap (pdf) by Amy M. Swenson--Thank you, Amy!)
Yarn: Berroco Comfort Chunky (50% Super Fine Nylon/50% Super Fine Acrylic/100g/3.5oz/150yds/138m)--one skein each of four different colors (A=medium pink, B=pale pink, C=brown, D=raspberry pink)
Needles: Size 15 circulars
Finished size (after washing): 30" wide (cast-on edge) x 23" long.

Abbreviation Guide:
K = Knit
YO = Yarn Over
SK2P = Slip 1 stitch, Knit next 2 stitches together, Pass slipped stitch over knitted together stitches

Instructions:
Cast on 63 stitches using two strands of yarn held together (1 strand each of 2 different colors--A &B).
Rows 1 & 2: Knit all stitches.
Row 3: K4, YO, SK2P, [YO, K1, YO, SK2P] 13 times , YO, K4.
Row 4: K2, Purl until there are two stitches remaining, K2.

Drop A and add C, do Rows 5-8 with colors B & C.

Row 5: K2, YO, SK2P, [YO, K1, YO, SK2P] 14 times, YO, K2.
Row 6: K2, Purl until there are two stitches remaining, K2.
Row 7: K4, YO, SK2P, [YO, K1, YO, SK2P] 13 times , YO, K4.
Row 8: K2, Purl until there are two stitches remaining, K2.

Rows 9-12: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors C & D.
Rows 13-16: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors D & A.
Rows 17-20: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors A & B.
Rows 21-24: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors B & C.
Rows 25-28: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors C & D.
Rows 29-32: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors D & A.

Rows 33-36: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors A & C.
Rows 37-40: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors C & B.
Rows 41-44: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors B & D.
Rows 45-48: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors D & A.
Rows 49-52: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors A & C.
Rows 53-56: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors C & B.
Rows 57-60: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors B & D.
Rows 61-64: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors D & A.

Rows 65-68: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors A & B.
Rows 69-72: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors B & C.
Rows 73-76: Repeat Rows 5-8 with colors C & D.
Rows 77-78 : Repeat Rows 5-6 with colors D & A.
Rows 79-80: Knit all stitches with colors D & A.
Bind off all stitches.


The order of color combinations reflects the order I used for my blanket. Please feel free to do your blanket in whatever order that appeals to you.

I stopped after twenty repeats because I was almost out of yarn. You can make your blanket as large as you desire by doing more or less repeats. Also, if you want a wider blanket, simply cast on more stitches. If you want a more narrow blanket, cast on less stitches. Just keep in mind that for this stitch pattern, you must cast on a number of stitches equal to a multiple of four plus 7. For example, 4 x 14 = 56 + 7 = 63.

*I am still a novice pattern writer, so please let me know if you have any questions or concerns related to this pattern. Again, the stitch pattern is not my creation, but is found in Amy Swenson's free pattern, the Stolen Moments Wrap.

The second present for my niece is a variation on a lovey. I had bought some fun fabric to make a lovey, but then I saw this great book in the library and decided to adapt one of the patterns to make a lovey doll. Here she is:



Isn't she adorable? Another sweet treat for my sweet new niece. I hope she will like her goodies!

Quite Possibly My Favorite Baby Blanket Yet

I finished the pinwheel blanket for my good friend's little baby boy. I really like the way it turned out. I love the colors, the stripes, and how light weight it turned out. I purposely used a thinner yarn with slightly larger needles to get a nice light weight blanket. The round shape was fun and the pattern was simple enough to make this a very relaxing knitting project.



Pattern: Pinwheel Blanket by Genia Planck (from Knitalong)
Yarn: Sirdar Click (double knitting with wool) (70% Acrylic/30%Wool)(50g/164yd)
1 skein brown, 1.1 skein blue, 1.2 skein white (The colors are actually a little lighter than they appear in the photographs.)
Needles: Size 8 (doublepoint, 24" circular)
Finished size: 30 inch diameter


Modifications: I totally ignored gauge and just did the yarn and needle size that I liked. I ended up adding a few extra rounds just to fit my stripe pattern. I had just enough brown yarn, but had to buy a second skein of both the blue and the white. I had to use the new skein for the last 2 rounds of blue and about 4 rounds of white.


Pepper jumped up on the bed during my photo shoot and I immediately thought of Jadielady and her cats who are always jumping into her finished project photo shoots.


Notice the paws in the top one and, of course, all of her sweet puppy self in the bottom one.

Knitting, Crafting and Other Ramblings

So I'm still deep in my knitting obsession. Here are a few recent projects. The first is a little knitted chicken for my sister. She has real chickens and after seeing the farm animals I knit for J, she requested a black and white chicken. I couldn't find a black and white yarn that I liked so I knit this one with one strand of black and one strand of white held together. I was actually a little surprised by how that worked out (some areas look just white or black), but generally like how this little hen turned out.

Cat's Chicken
Pattern: Fuzzy Chicken by Fuzzy Mitten (Barbara Prime)
Yarn: Worsted Weight Wool from my stash (leftover from the Hello Kitty bag)
Needles: Size 8
Modifications: Just yarn doubled and needle size from 6 to 8 to accommodate this change.
Stuffing: Poly-fil


I also finally got around to adding buttons to J's rainbow cardigan. He just loves this sweater and loves it even more with his new red elephant buttons (from JoAnn's)--because what rainbow sweater doesn't need red elephant buttons?

Smiling.

Doing "a silly one."

"Crossing his eyes."

I finally finished Oscar's sweater, but I still need buttons. I bought some, but am not thrilled with my button holes so I'm considering redoing the button band--which makes me glad this is a sweater where you pick up stitches and do the button band as an add on (which makes it easy to fix without messing with the rest of the sweater).

Oscar's Topdown Raglan Cardigan
Pattern: Kid's Top-down Raglan by Gail Tanquary (Ann Norling #53)

Pattern Style I used: Crewneck Cardigan
Size: 2

Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaca Cotton (100% Cotton) (100g/ 150 yd)

Color: 632
I used about 2 1/2 skeins.

Gauge (for me): 5 stitches/inch on Size 7 needles in stockinette

Needles: Size 7 and Size 5 (24" circular and doublepoint)
Modifications: My usual--knit the sleeves in the round instead of flat so no seaming.
This is my third time using this pattern. It is simple and quick. I'm a little uneasy as this is the first time I've knit a child's sweater in cotton. Any words of wisdom for washing this little sweater?

My current knit project is this pinwheel blanket. As you can see, I'm doing mine in stripes. I really like the way it is turning out. It's a gift for a good friend who is pregnant with a little boy. It is a little strange to me to be knitting this blanket from the center out. I'm used to hats and things that go from the outside in--which is nice because each row gets smaller so by the end it goes really quickly. By the end of this blanket, I will have 440 stitches--that will NOT go quickly. Oh well. So far I am really enjoying this project.

I also need to knit a blanket for my new niece who is due in May and I need to knit two more Ike-a-sauruses (Ike-a-sauri?) for Ike's brother and sister. I also have a few babies to make hats for, but those can wait since summer is almost here.

I wanted to knit some little Easter goodies for J and his classmates (two cute options here), but I didn't have time. I might still try to whip out something for J and N's Easter baskets. We will see.

I am also considering (gasp...) knitting something for myself (gasp...gasp..). I want to do something different and interesting and am considering both the Petal Halter and the ZickZack Tunic from the Spring 2009 Interweave Knits. Both are pretty daring in terms of style for me, but I think they would be fun to knit. I'm a little nervous about what yarn to use especially as the suggested yarn for the ZickZack Tunic is 50% wool/50% silk. It looks beautiful, but how do you think that stands up to spit up and sticky toddler hands? Any thoughts? Will keep you posted on my thoughts and if I actually splurge on nice yarn and spend time on something for ME.

In non-knitting news, I have a lot of loveys to make as there are lots of babies either just born or on their way. I just found this absolutely adorable fabric which I'm going to use for my new niece on the way. I had a different one started, but this fabric is just too perfect to resist. Don't you just love it?



Well, that's all for my crafty ramblings. I'll end this post with a random Pepper photo. Here she is hanging out at the base of N's high chair. She loves meal time as he's decided he loves to feed her. It's a happy relationship between a boy and his dog.

Ought Snought

I'm knitting.

I'm almost done with the second sleeve.

I'm crafting.

for Norm's room


I'm even trying to sew.

a "lovey" for a friend's new baby


I'm reading a novel.

I'm meeting my neighbors.

I'm trying to raise money for a cause I hold near and dear.

I'm trying to decide on a new bag.

I'm blogging.

I'm enjoying my new house, the neighborhood playground and the neighborhood pool.

I'm acting like Norm is sleeping through the night--which he is--sometimes.

I ought to be cleaning.

I ought to finish the last bit of unpacking.

I ought to be sleeping more.

Ought snought. I'm tired, but I'm having fun!

I'm Going to Be a House

Well, I'm back home. After a week in Virginia with my family and lovely Spring weather (sunny and up in the 70s for the last few days), I'm back in Ohio with actually pretty good weather for us. When we left last Saturday, we had 6 inches of snow to deal with, but now that's all melted, the sun is shining and everything is a bit of a muddy mess. Welcome, Spring!

I had a great time in Virginia! Easter was a crazy day, but lots of fun. There were about 40 members of my family (including 17 of John's generation) at my parents' house for the day. My cousin Leslie organized a wonderful Easter egg hunt, John's first. In the tradition started by my grandmother, each child got a certain color egg to look for (John's color was orange). That way everyone gets the same amount of candy and the little ones have a chance to find as many eggs as the older children. To add to the fun, Leslie also sprinkled some extra candy around the yard that was fair game for children and adults alike. I took pictures of the fun, but they're on my mom's camera so I can't share them just yet. Sorry! Just take my word for it; it was a ton of chaotic fun!

I also celebrated my 32nd birthday while I was in Lynchburg. My twin sister Cat planned a little surprise birthday party/baby shower for me. It was lots of fun. She made tons of delicious food and I even had two friends drive in from out of town for it. Thanks, Kate and Emily, for coming in town to see me! Thanks, Cat, for being the best sister ever!

John did well while we were there. I was a little nervous about the big boy bed transition there, but he did great. It probably helped that Cat made him a cool Sesame Street bedspread that he got to start using while we were there. He also did well in the car so I got some good knitting done:My sister's Rusted Root. I made her try it on multiple times while I was in Lynchburg. So far so good. Not too much ripping. The Rusted Root and I might just be friends yet. This bottom picture shows the true color of the yarn.This is a cardigan I'm making for my next little guy. It's a new pattern for me and I'm enjoying it. It's knit top down. I knit the sleeves in the round so no seaming. I just need to finish the neckband and then pick up stitches and add a button band. Again, this bottom picture is the true color of the yarn.This is a small mini swatch for a sweater I'm going to make for John. I'm going to use the same cardigan pattern as I did for his baby brother. The yarn is a bit tacky, but John loves it and it's really soft and machine washable.

I also have plans to make a BSJ for my next little guy with this lovely STR from Julie, but I haven't decided on sleeve length yet so it sits in line for now.

That's all the news for now. Unfortunately, no good news on the job front just yet. We had a HUGE disappointment right before Easter, but I didn't feel like sharing our foul humor so I decided not to blog about it. Anyway, keep us in your thoughts and prayers and hopefully something will work out soon.

In other news, only 2 months to go until my next little man arrives. Currently, my butt and my belly are racing to see who can grow the biggest the fastest. Luckily, my belly is winning. As my sister so nicely put it this week: I'm going to be a house!

It's a ...

I had my ultrasound today (19 weeks) and everything went great. I found out we are having another little boy. Very exciting! The little guy was very active during the ultrasound and at one point the technician said something about "jumping jacks." It was pretty funny. He's measuring right on target and everything seemed good. The big challenge now will be choosing his name. I like to use family names and since this will be the fifth little boy on my side of the family and the third on Brian's side of the family, it will be even more challenging to come up with a good name that hasn't been used. But I think I'm up to the challenge.

As to those who are waiting for Part 2 of the Christmas recap, it is delayed because I was having issues uploading pictures to Blogger tonight. It may have to wait until we return from Virginia around the 7th. Sorry! Hope you all have a wonderful New Year's! We'll be spending the day driving to Virginia. Off to enjoy a quiet New Year's Eve with my honey. Have a good one!

A Little Hearbeat

Today I heard the little pitter-pat of my newest baby's heartbeat. I'm 11 weeks pregnant. I've been extremely sick (thus my total lack of blogging/knitting/etc.). However, today made it all worth it. I'm having another baby. I hope he or she is as wonderful as my Little Man. It's hard to imagine. I am so very blessed.

O is for Oscar

Another finished project! A Stuffie for my newest nephew, Oscar. Aren't they both adorable?





The Stuffie is a free pattern from Ysolda. She has both free patterns and patterns for sale (many with fairy tale names like Gretel, Snow White and Briar Rose.)



I like how the Stuffie is nice and simple. My husband thinks he needs a mouth and nose, but I like how he looks without. I always feel like my faces sometimes take away from my softies. Maybe I'm just not very good at embroidering faces. What do you think--does he need a mouth?


I enjoyed the pattern although I did find a few errors (mainly related to placement of parentheses and all pretty obvious if you have a little knitting experience). The pattern called for any yarn that is soft so I used Debbie Bliss cashmerino chunky (used a little leftover birthday money and my 20% off coupon to my LYS). This was my first time using this yarn and I really liked the feel of it although it had a hint of a strange odor to it. Has anyone else ever noticed that? Anyway, it was generally very soft and fun to work with. This was also my first experience with duplicate stitch. I found it to be a fun way to add embellishment to the stuffie. The project details are listed below.



Pattern: Stuffie from Ysolda. I chose to do the kitty ears (vs. the bunny ears)

Yarn: Debbie Bliss cashmerino chunky, Colour: 17011, just under one skein and Plymouth Encore in white (doubled) for eyes and O

Needles: Size 8 doublepoint needles, tapestry needle

Other Materials: polyfill stuffing

Changes: None, except I had a duplicate stitch O on his tummy for Oscar

Will's Giraffe Pillow

Just wanted to do a post with all the details of this project now that it's finally finished.



The giraffe pillow pattern is from Creature Comforts: Cozy Knits for Wee Ones by Amy Bahrt. I don't actually own this book, but checked it out from the library and thought it had some pretty cute baby gifts in it. It's one of those books where they have a basic sweater, hat, pillow and mittens pattern and then they have different themes that you can apply to the patterns. Anyway, I liked the giraffe so I copied the chart for him and I copied the basic pillow pattern. However, I forgot to write down any yarn, needle size or gauge information. Maybe there wasn't any? I don't know. So I just used yarn from my stash (Bernat Softee Baby) and the needle size recommended on the yarn (size 6). I decided to add Will's name to the pillow and used the letter patterns found in Styling Your Own Kids' Knits by Kate Buller. I also made a few adjustments to the giraffe pattern (detailed below.)



Pattern: giraffe pillow from Creature Comforts by Amy Bahrt

Yarn: Bernat Softee Baby (less than one skein of pale blue, lemon yellow and white)

Needles: Size 6 straight

Finished size: approximately 8" x 8 1/2"

Alterations:

• I added Will's name to the pillow.
• I shifted the placement of the giraffe so I could fit Will's name on the side.
• I used white instead of brown for the giraffe details.
• I decided to do a braid for the tail instead of a crochet chain.
• I knitted the legs in the round (instead of flat and then folding in half and sewing the seam).
• I connected the legs directly to the pillow while knitting (I decreased my leg stitches until I had one stitch left on my needle, then I lined up my needle with the leg on it and my needle with the pillow on it, and knitted through both the leg stitch and the pillow stitch at once.)

Buttons: The pillow required 3 buttons. The ones I used are by Slimline (Lt. Blue, 11/16", 18mm).

Pillow: I sewed a simple pillow (8 " x 8 1/2 ") out of white fabric I bought from the remnant bin at Joann's. I stuffed it with Polyfill.

Overall, I learned a lot from this project. It was my first intarsia attempt. I got better after frogging several times, but there is still a lot more wonkiness than I would like. Luckily, little Will is too young to care about wonkiness. If I did this project again, I would probably use a different W pattern (I don't really like this one.) and maybe try more stranded technique vs. intarsia.

And to end on a happy note, here is little Will (my friend's first baby). Isn't he adorable?

My Battle with Intarsia

Intarsia. No, it's not a disease, an eating disorder or a small Eastern European country, it's the lovely colorwork technique which involves using different little "spools" of yarn for each patch of color. I've done some stranded work before which I really enjoy, but have just this week started my first piece that involves intarsia. Let's just say that intarsia was not originally my friend. In fact, first impressions were not very good at all.

The piece is a little giraffe pillow for my newest neighbor, our good friends' first baby. I altered the pattern slightly so I could put his name on it. Anyway, after multiple tries with the first stupid letter (I think I frogged those 9 rows at least 5 times), I had gotten this far:

Unfortunately, due to lack of sleep and the fact I was watching the horribly long, yet surprisingly uneventful, 2nd movie of the Pirates of the Caribbean threesome, I thought that I was doing a good job. But as you can see from the picture, I was NOT.

So I frogged back until all intarsia was removed and started yet again. With much better results.

So happy I took the time to redo. Intarsia and I might be friends yet.