And they’re done! One pair of Saartje’s bootees for Debs’ baby, Katherine Helen, completely finished. And by that I mean sewn up and buttons attached and everything.

I’ll post some pictures of the finished bootees later (or maybe not till the weekend when there’s actual daylight).

I might try and do another pair with the colours reversed, green trimmed with yellow, since they’re so quick to do but I have a study assignment to finish so I’d better do that first!

Of course, a certain someone told Debs that we needed her address so that we could send her a present for the baby that I had made so I shouldn’t take too long over them.

So my gift knitting has been interrupted by even more gift knitting. The Henry scarf that I’m making for Christmas for my Dad has been put on hold until I knit a couple of pairs of bootees for a friend’s newborn. I don’t mind really since the bootees are absolutely the most adorable things in the world! After seeing someone at I Knit London making a pair of Saartje’s bootees, I had no choice! They’re really easy and quick to knit and only a little fiddly to sew up. I’ve even learned how to make button loops.

I’m just a little grumpy about it because Henry is taking so long. I thought I’d be able to whip it up quickly and get back to my Goddess but no such luck. At least I’ve managed to work out a method for keeping track of the pattern that means if I do make a mistake, I spot it quickly and not three rows down the line.