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Not much to write home about stylewise but it is soft. I wanted to make sure a head could get through there and that the arms had lots of room to move around in, since the sheared-mink yarn has no give to it; I erred on the side of baby movement, carefully measuring the casting-off around the neck as I went, and nope, ripping it back and making it looser.
I cannot wait to meet and hold her. (Oh! Right! The hat! Almost forgot the matching lace hat–good thing I have this blog to remind me!)
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Lovely! Lovely! Lovely! Truly an heirloom set. I stayed up finishing the binding and label on a first birthday quilt for my neighbors’ grandson. I was hoping you’d post before I head to bed. Sweet dreams.
Comment by DebbieR 11.28.12 @ 11:49 pmSo beautiful! The lace design is lovely! What a lucky baby to have mink at such a young age.
Comment by Jody 11.29.12 @ 6:38 amSo lovely! I can almost feel the softness and can definitely see the adoration. Your namesake will know she’s treasured!
Comment by Channon 11.29.12 @ 7:19 amIt is mink,what more can a girl ask? And then she gets this beauty besides!
Comment by Sherry in Idaho 11.29.12 @ 7:53 amLovely, Lovely, Lovely! And in the future she will look at it and understand just how much she is loved.
Carol in MA
Comment by Carol Telsey 11.29.12 @ 1:31 pmLove it!
Comment by RobinM 11.29.12 @ 3:53 pmbeautiful! You can tell how soft that is on the photo. Very yummy yarn.
Comment by Lene 11.29.12 @ 4:26 pmCongratulations for such a great show of love and determination! 🙂
Comment by Suzanne from Montreal 11.29.12 @ 7:26 pmIs shearing a mink anything like shearing a sheep? I started to try to picture it, but I haven’t succeeded so far.
Comment by LauraN 11.30.12 @ 10:24 amIt’s so lovely! Nice work knitting these. The pattern is beautiful. It’s really a sweet and wonderful gift. Thanks for the post!
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