Short sleeved cardi

It's not very often I bother knitting something for myself; baby things are much smaller, and therefore quicker!

But here is a little cardigan I have made, using a pattern in a magazine.

The yarn is 100% cotton, in white and pastel colours. I bought it in Lidl over a year ago and it has been hiding in my vast wool stash ever since.

Now I am hoping the fine weather stays a little longer so that I can actually wear it!

Baby hooded cardigan

Here is a little cardigan I've just finished knitting for my bestest friend who is expecting her first baby in June.

She doesn't know what flavour she's having, so the yarn is a soft lemon colour.

I'm pleased with this because it involved a fair bit of "picking up" for the button band and the hood; this is my least favourite knitting skill, but one I think I have finally mastered.