Hazel Cape
I had a serious cute attack last weekend at Mokuba, where I picked up the pink ribbon for this cape. There were so many sweet, frilly options! Now that I’ve finally settled on the finishing touches, I’m ready to wrap this up and send it on its way to my friend Kozue and her baby girl Kaede in Kanagawa.
I used Mission Falls 136 Merino, a nice Canadian option, since Kozue and I met while she was studying in Vancouver and Canada has been close to her heart ever since. Her daughter’s name is actually Japanese for maple.
The pattern is another great one from Kristen Rengren’s Vintage Baby Knits. I can hardly wait to see photos of Kaede in the cape – this has to be one of my favourite baby knits so far!
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Tags: baby, cape, FO, Kristen Rengren, merino wool, Mission Falls, Mokuba, ribbon, vintage
February 27th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
This is super cute!
I can’t remember how or when I came across your blog, but its been in my rss feed for a while. I really enjoy seeing your finished projects.
I love walking past Mokuba because their displays are always so mind blowingly awesome.
March 1st, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Mokuba is such a dangerous store. This is adorable and I love all the covert Canadian references. So special!
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Just stumbled upon your blog and realized you’re in love with this book too! I’m currently making my second pattern from it – Floyd. The first I made was Dewey. (By the way, the names are kind of.. uninspiring.. aren’t they?) I love most of the patterns in this book and I think I’ll try to make all of them through time… I have had some objections to the construction so far, though. Did you make anything else from the book?
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:10 pm
p.s. I forgot to say – this came out gorgeous! Wonderful colors too!