I have been knitting some more. I’ve attempted to make a baby hat (Aviatrix baby hat from Ravelry), but it turned out to be Owen’s head sized.

I still have not frogged (ripped) it, but I doubt I will ever finish it. It just did not speak to me. Instead, I used the yarn to make some mitts for Trev. The base for these is a vintage Red Cross pattern that I have gone back to a few times.

I was originally going to make regular mitts, but Trev asked for a pair exactly like mine. Now he can go around looking like a little urchin. If I was to make these mitts again, I would try to be more creative and meticulous about the cast off, but I think it is ok for now. I might make a pari of actual mitts for Owen.

In the mean time I continue to work on the pink socks with some trepidation.

It seems that I have picked too large a size and they look gigantic. The problem was that the original pattern was for ankle socks and I wanted knee socks so the top part had to be made large enough to fit over my calf but I never made adjustments for the foot. I ended up ripping out the heel and redoing it, but the sock is still quite large. This is partially good because I wash wool socks in the washing machine so they are expected to shrink. I never know how the shrinking will turn out so there is nothing to do but hope for the best.