I tried to use some sock yarn (see the neon green in the background) but my serger was not liking it one bit, almost broke something too. So off went the sock yarn (yes it was fingering weight) I was trying to use the sock yarn as the edging of the cuddlewrap. (see blanket below for idea)
All threaded and ready to go, but it didn't want to!
Change to regular serger thread and here we go!
This is a Cuddlewrap, when open kind of looks star-shaped. These are great for newborn/infant babies and work perfectly in a car seat. Well, so I am told on good authority, as they didn't have the pattern when mine were little. The pattern price is a bit steep, but you do get 2 sizes and I've made at least 10 or more over the years as gifts, you can't sell them due to copyright, which is fine, I don't need to stock more fabric in the house, hubby will leave LOL!
Ahh, I'm warm now!
The only doll in the house modelling it's use. The top is a hat and the sides wrap around.
3 done and ready to go to their owners. On the right are 3 little blankies. I use whatever leftovers there are and just serge the edges and voila, a tiny car blankie or whatever blankie.
I finished with a blankie for Penguin crazy DD. I finished it when she was sleeping and just put it on her, so she'd see it when she woke up.
Well, done serging for the week, next week, pj pants for DD.
Now to work on needlecases and my knitting, what am I knitting now...stay tuned tomorrow and see!
17 comments:
Love how you surprised your daughter with the penguin blanket, that's a great way to present it.
Aww, what a sweet Mom putting your blanket on DD! What did she do when she woke up?
ah! How sweet! The penguins are cute!
You are so talented!!! Love the blanket!!
Oooh, fleece! I love that blanket, and I just adore fleece. I bought some ready-made pj's on sale, but they are nowhere near as nice as your fleece.
What a cute and cuddly wrap! It does look perfect for a baby.
I love those baby-bag-wrap-em-up things. So cute!
Very cool! That sucks that the sock yarn didn't work. I wonder if something like Sockotta would have worked better since the cotton content would make it a bit stiffer.
i know you said hubby would leave if you brought more fabric into the house --- but can I commission a baby wrapper-thinger-ma-bob?
Pretty please? I'll send lovely yarn in return! :)
That is so sweet that you put the blanket on your DD while she was sleeping!
Putting sock yarn in a serger is a good idea. Too bad it didn't work, but it was brave of you to try.
Cool pattern for the wrap around! Love Pasha too!
Those look great and so comfy.
Strange that the yarn didn't work -- did you use regular thread in the needles and yarn in the loopers? I use really (really) light fingering yarn. Makes me want to break out the fleece -- I went nuts at the Malden Mills outlet and STILL have fleece leftover (I think it's closed now -- good thing).
Happy New Year!
Those are too fun! And what a great mom you are. :)
BTW, if she likes penguins, then she might like these flannel sheets from Target. They're really soft and cuddly - and cute to boot!
Love that blanket. I wonder if one could knit something like that. Hmmmm...
My machine hates fleece. Hates it. Sucks it in and spits it back at you. Sometimes. Other times it holds onto it with all its might. So after one sleepsack, I gave up on sewing with fleece.
Not that my machine has seen much daylight lately….
I'm diggin' the penguin thing, myself.
Happy New Year to you!
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