FO: little mermaid top and saartje's booties

little mermaid strapless top. pattern: little mermaid strapless top, by ashley paige. found in "sexy little knits".

yarn: lion brand cotton-ease in violet and charcoal needles: US 5, US 7, US 8 dates: cast on 22 may 2008, cast off 29 may 2008 modifications: used bulkier yarn, adjusted pattern accordingly cast on for couple inches smaller than the size small fewer waist decreases left out the ruffle and used ribbing instead less holes for a smaller gather knit in the round until the bust, for minimal seaming

notes:

super quick knit. the body took me a little less than two days, but fiddling with the ruffle and finally deciding to give up on it took me a week.

oh the story for this yarn. i bought three skeins in the store, thinking it was a lovely denim blue. i got it home, read the label and saw that it was actually purple. instead of returning it, i decided to knit it into the lattice cami. i didn't like the stitch pattern in cotton-ease so it became the frock camisole. the frock camisole was unbelievably huge and was, inevitably, frogged. so i decided to make this. now i have almost two skeins left and am right back where i started. i really like the bulkier yarn, but i might make it again with thinner yarn so it actually gathers at the bust. baby booties. pattern: saartje's booties done the bockstark way yarn: lion brand baby soft in hot pink and patons grace in white needles: US 2 double-pointed needles dates: cast on & off 23 may 2008 modifications: none notes: so cute and little! the expectant mother loved them. i enjoyed making baby things much more than i thought i would.but i don't think i'll be making much more. on another note, i recently repurchased diablo II after having left it in oregon. as a result, my knitting time has dwindled drastically. i don't think there will be any more FO's for a while.