Wyoming Breezes

Remember this windfall ? I'm gradually working my way through the baby-friendly colors with a project which involved knitting 16 feet of i-cord and lots of garter stitching. So far, I've made eight bibs, using this pattern . Each ball of cotton yarn makes a bib with a bit remaining that will be used to make some dishcloths. The bibs will be donated to a local pregnancy center.

My Olympic knitting has ceased: I've been benched by a wrist that started aching on Saturday evening and not even a supportive wrap helped much. It was hard to put the needles away for a while. I wonder if it was caused by knitting with straight needles after knitting exclusively with circular ones. My knitting binge resulted in nine bibs and six washcloths.

I couldn't resist making red, white, and blue bibs while watching the Olympics. Don't you love the plaid-like color arrangement, created by the variegated yarn. One 4-ounce ball of Lion Brand Kitchen Cotton (Americana) was just enough to make these two bibs. The pattern link can be found here . On a side note: Kudos to the designers of the Team USA Olympic clothing. Thankfully, the wild and tacky designs of years past are gone, hopefully, for good.

This year, the Yahoo Group, All Crafts for Charity, monthly projects include knitting for babies. While watching the Olympics, I'm knitting bibs and matching washcloths with this yarn . The bib pattern, by Elaine Fitzpatrick can be found here . If you prefer a printer-friendly version, you can find it here . The bib is very simple to knit and is large enough to provide adequate coverage for infants and toddlers. You can find some holiday specific bibs and washcloths on Elaine's blog . Check for the links in the right-hand column.