Above is the screenshot of the randomiser and according to my list, the winner is Heather Woollove. So I will be in touch and hopefully the owlet will be winging it's way to you as soon as I have an address. Thank you so much to everyone who took part, it's wonderful to know that many of you would have donated whether you got a little present or not, so this is my way of saying thank you, well at least to Heather!
Now the prize giving is out of the way I have a couple of finished objects to share with you. I have a couple of things to share with you, firstly a cute baby jacket. Do you remember way back when I first talked about it? The knit was finished a couple of weeks ago but I had to wait for buttons and then for the garment to be sent to the relevant baby. So I present to you the Maile Sweater for Baby B!
I love how it has blocked out. The lace raglans are fabulous!
It's such a clever idea, to put the decreases in the lace pattern. I really love those little yellow buttons too.
The lace pattern round the bottom of the cardigan is a nice touch and they balance out the raglans.
The yarn bloomed beautiful once wet for the blocking. It really is lovely stuff, this King Cole Merino Blend 4 ply. I recommend it highly.
I think in future, I would slip the edge stitches to firm up the button band, as it was a bit stretchy and wobbly. Other than that, I was pretty happy with the pattern. It has created a really sweet cardigan.
I also have some BROWN socks to share with you. Despite the boring colour, I have to confess, I really like these socks.
The stitch pattern on the ankle was a bit of pain to do, which is why the leg is so short, but I think the socks look sweet that length. The stitch pattern may have been a pain, but it is really pretty.
As always, this type of sock is really comfortable. I have worn these socks so much since they were finished.
I still think the toes and the heel look funny close up, but they fit amazingly well.
I really do highly recommend this type of sock construction. I don't think I'll be doing this stitch pattern in a hurry again though!
All in all, a very stylish sock!
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