Thursday, July 8, 2010

Time for Gelato!

Baby "Gelato" Garter Stitch Jacket is complete and being modeled by Matilda, our bear who was a wedding gift 27 years ago and traveled the coast with us on our honeymoon. Since no babies live here, I had to find a suitable "stand-in."



(Edited to add these pics in the daylight! Poor little sweater is not quite dry and the wind was twirling it around a bit, but hub caught it finally. I know it looks big here hanging in the air. It is the 6/9 mos. size)
Well it was time for a trip to Trader Joes to get some lemonade, avocadoes and their fantastic tiny sugar plum tomatoes. They taste like candy, seriously. We are in the middle of a regular Seattle heat wave, breaking records today. No AC in our house means it's a toasty 82 degrees inside right now. Whew! So, what better time to try out some gelato flavors. On the left we have Villa Dulce Mint and Chip. Very delish! And then there's the local folks of Snoqualmie Gourmet ice cream who put out this snazzy gelato flavor, Raspberry Honey. You can really taste the honey on the "finish". Very refreshing!
Now, my Drops Garter Stitch Baby Jacket is complete with buttons and is ready to be blocked. I think I shall name it "Gelato", in honor of the occasion. There is a hint of pink and sort of a dark mauve so I went with little flower buttons that looked whimsical and funky.
Shown before blocking, below:

And shown here, blocking. Should dry quickly in this weather. Better pic to follow, I'm sure, when we are back to daylight.

Again, this was knit from side to side, on size 2 needles, using fingering weight yarn. (like you would use for socks) The pattern was a free Drops pattern.
I did the 2nd size and used 4 skeins Aslan Trends, Sante Fe -merino wool/polyamide. I have enough of the 4th leftover probably for some little item. I chose to do only 3 buttons at the top. Machine washable, cold water, dry flat. How about that? I still can't believe that. So I hand washed it and then spun out the excess water a bit in the washer. Funky...whimsical!

5 comments:

Where the nodding violets grow said...

I love this baby jacket. The colours are great and it is really funky. You must be really pleased.

Jeannine said...

Thanks! It is very funky! I am adding a few more photos my hub took now...

Sandee said...

Mmmmm Gelato. There is a new Metropolitan Market in Kirkland. They sent out coupons for free pints of Snoqualamie ice cream. I opted for the Mukilteo Mudd (chocolate, ya know), but with my other coupons a few weeks ago I got a Lemon Custard and a Coconut flavors.

So anyway, back to Gelato. They have a gelato bar in the store. Steven and I tried a few yesterday and wow, was it ever good! I sampled the Tirimusu and the Cream Caramel. Steven had the Tirimusu and the pistachio. MMMMMMMM....

I think that you named your jacket aptly. The colors reflect the ones in your dishes of frozen treats.

Jeannine said...

Sandee, I so wish QFC had the tiramisu. That would be my favorite, I'm sure! I will have to go on a field trip now to Metropolitan Market. YUM!!I saw the Mukilteo Mudd ice cream though. That looked intriquing...chocolate always does...Thanks!

Beatriz said...

Great job on the baby jacket. I'll get around to knitting one from side to side. It sure looks fun to knit up.