Friday, June 29, 2012

NKBN: Little Loafers Baby Slippers

A weekly feature on the blog, NOT Knit by Nat highlights great designs by budding designers on Ravelry.   


Ok.  So, I admit it.  I was OBSESSED with little baby slippers when I was pregnant.   I scoured through the patterns on Rav looking for the perfect, cutest footwear.  I dunno.  It's something about tiny baby feet I guess.   I was drawn to the ones that had just the right amount of structure to make it look more like a little shoe and less of a slipper.  Melanie's pattern is perfect.  I'm almost tempted to have another baby just so that I can make these.   (....I said ALMOST!!!!!!)







Friday, June 22, 2012

NKBN: Stole of the Seas

A weekly feature on the blog, NOT Knit by Nat highlights great designs by budding designers on Ravelry.   


I look at Melanie's pictures of her Stole of the Seas pattern and I want to run, not walk, to my LYS and pick up a beautiful, vibrant hank of silk yarn and lock myself in my home and knit this until my fingers have blisters.   Seriously.  I'm that nuts about this pattern.






Friday, June 15, 2012

NOT Knit by Nat: Spring Leafy Beret

A weekly feature on the blog!  NOT Knit by Nat highlights great designs by budding designers on Ravelry.  

A couple of summers ago a friend of mine came up to the cottage sporting a rather fabulous beret that she nicknamed "From Russia with love".    It wasn't a handknit, but it was fun. (I am the only knitterly one in my circle.   I'll teach at least one of them, one day...... when they put down the vodka soda's long enough to hold some needles, I just know it ;).   

I was instantly reminded of her hat when I spotted Clare Lee's "Spring Leafy Beret".   This is the perfect "I'm going up north and not taking this off my head for a second" kinda hat.   Loves it.   Clare, you have some serious talent!  You are officially on my radar!




 (how adorable is this picture, ps????)




Friday, June 8, 2012

NOT Knit By Nat: Captain Jack Legwarmers


A new weekly post on the blog!  NOT Knit by Nat features great designs by budding designers on Ravelry.   
The criteria for a design to "qualify" are:
  1. Less than 10 designs published on Rav by the designer
  2. Less than 100 “hearts” on the design to be featured
  3. Nice photographs
  4. Fabulous design! (of course!)
The goal is to hopefully highlight some great designs that people might not otherwise see!  If you know of a great design that deserves a shout out, send it along to me!


For the inaugural entry, check out these fantastic "Captain Jack Legwarmers" by Jen Patola (rav ID kyuss).  Babies in legwarmers = adorable.   Skull and cross bone leggies on chubby little legs?  Holy moly.  Hold me back!   The converse.  The diaper cover.   Jen, you have a home run here!