Mossy Cottage Knits

No Baby Yet, But Soon!

Update: KmKat and Minnie, your contributions arrived yesterday! Photos when I can.

Although the “official” deadline for the Baby Harris Project has come and gone, I sense a few more very welcome items will dribble in through the mail today and tomorrow, and I know of at least three things that I’ll be picking up tonight at Ferals. In the meantime, lookee here!

Have you ever seen such a pile of loving and scrumptious kindness? It’s mind-bending to feel as if I’ve had the best Christmas e-ver…and yet know not a single thing in the pile is for me. Huh. What has been over-the-top extra, extra spiffy has been the notes included with the items, notes to me, notes to the mom-to-be, notes to the baby. Even though this is so Last Year, I just have to say, “Squeeeeeeeee!”

You knew I’d have photos, didn’t you? Grab some coffee, sit back, relax, enjoy. Lots of photos below.

Adorable, self-striping socks from Donna in Virginia:

Yummy pink and purple self-striping socks and a complete surprise—a music CD, from Kelli Ann in Quebec (wow!):

A verra, verra handsome purple and black hat made by local knitter Rebecca and being modeled by my Dulaan teddy bear (is it just me or does the bear manage to look both cute and furious at the same time, like first it would snuggle up under your chin...and then rip out your jugular?):

A cotton ecru t-shirt/sweater from local knitter Lori. There isn’t a stitch out of place on this gorgeous, silky thing. And I mean silky; it just about slid straight out of the bag it came in! I'm thinkin' I want her to knit me one. (What d'ya mean that's not part of this project?)

Black and white socks and, serving as a beautiful and handy backdrop in this and other photos, a dark turquoise, incredibly soft crocheted baby blanket from Julie in Ohio:

An adorable mint, lacy, cabled sweater from Gretchen in California…

…which was accompanied by these adorable, mint, lacy cabled booties!

A tiny, tailored, perfect Baby Surprise Jacket, dyed and knit by Lori from Maine:

A pastel yellow hat knit by local knitter Diana. Another item where there isn’t a single stitch out of place. Thoroughly soft and cute (and yet, still, the bear schemes):

A beyond-cheerful cotton bib and baby cloth provided by Cynthia from New Jersey:

A hat and book from Sue of North Carolina. The little “extras” like this book are the things that have really gotten to me!

Pastel socks and an earthy, jewel-toned hat from Rose in Arizona. I have to admit I fell particularly in love with these socks. They’re not too bright, not too pastel, just gorgeous.

Self-striping hat and socks from local knitter Cathy (Cathy, sorry! I photographed the back of the hat! I’d better keep my day job.). Love these colors, love the wacky fraternal-ness of the socks. That's how I knit my socks, I tell you whut.

An astounding pastel quilt made by local knitter Melinda. What you can’t see are all the little leaf outlines that are formed by the stitching. You can see them better in this entry on her blog.

A bold and beautiful black and red quilt made by Daisy of Virginia. This one really stunned me. When I took it out of the box, all I could see was the plainer back, then I unfolded it, turned it around and...oh, my goodness.

Beth in St. Paul—I got your beautiful brown hat and white socks but haven’t had a chance to take a photo yet. Will do so as part of the next go-round!

Again, thank you everyone for giving me, in an indirect way, such a fantastic Christmas. Now, do I really have to give all these things away, or can I just pull another Dulaan scam? (A link to an old entry for new readers who may not understand the "scam" reference, which has been a long-running joke.)

Posted by Ryan at December 17, 2007 11:39 AM