Handkerchief

I am not much of a thrifter. I used to be enticed by every "antique" shop I saw, but the combination of moving into smaller and smaller houses, and two kids in two car seats, has dampened my enthusiasm. I have had some handkerchief curtains in mind for a few years now (and it will probably be a few more years before they are actually hanging in my house), and I first saw these hankies at about the same time. Clearly, my local "antique" store doesn't have a high turn over.
I was thinking these would make cute pillows for the kids.

Boys

I am slowly coming out of the knitting frenzy started by an Etsy Finds email a few weeks ago. Now that I have time to survey my work, I'll share a few custom orders. This is my favorite little boy bonnet so far. So simple and I already had the yarn from the Shawl Collar Baby Coat.

I am in hot pursuit of more boy friendly items. Stay tuned.

Not a Pixie Bonnet

How many pixie bonnets can one baby wear? Answer, 5 0r 6, but its nice to have something a little different every now and again.

Pattern: My own.

Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes

Pixie Tips

I have gotten a few questions from overseas knitters about what yarn is most appropriate for the iddy Biddy Pixie Bonnet Pattern. Here in the U.S. I use worsted weight yarn on size 7 or 8 needles, depending on the yarn brand. Based on my own internet research, and feedback from a few knitters, I would recommend that Australian knitters use 8 ply yarn and UK knitters use double knit yarn. If you are using metric needles use 4.5mm or 5mm. Of course, it is always good practice to make a gauge swatch before you start knitting.

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