2 November 2011
Baby’s First Yoda Ensemble
Materials: 1.5 skeins KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Worsted in Avocado, and 2 skeins Simply Cotton Worsted in Camel Heather. Patterns: Baby Yoda Sweater and Felted Baby Yoda Hat.
Time: A couple of weeks.
Cost: $16. Making your Star Wars-obsessed brother-in-law jealous? Priceless.
I decided to make the Baby Yoda Sweater because, in theory, it could be something of a useful garment: easy to get on and off, cozy, and machine-washable. When I showed Pete a photo of the Felted Baby Yoda Hat pattern online, however, he immediately had a strong response. “Yes! You should totally make that!” Then: “Drew [his brother] is going to be so jealous!” So, I’m not sure what the dominant motivation was, but I rarely need an excuse to buy yarn.
I had my doubts about how well the hat would felt down to size, and almost failed to snap the following “before” shot.
That would have been a grave mistake: in the “after” photos here, it’s posed on the bottom end of a drinking glass. So, it got tiny. Tiny! And it was basically one of the last things that I made before our washing machine broke — you call me when those parts come in, appliance-repair guy, because I’m going insane over here — so at least it serves as a small memorial to that beloved appliance. (Seriously, repair guy. I do not want to have to haul two weeks’ worth of stuff to a random laundromat this weekend.)
The sweater was a fast and easy knit. I made it seamless according to these instructions on Ravelry, though I wish I’d given a thought to whether or not I wanted to finish the edges before I began. I ended up doing an applied i-cord down the sides, for lack of a better idea / option.
The hat still looks really small to my eye, so we’ll see if it actually fits a real, live human baby. At least we’ll have something to torture the cats with for the next few years, however.
Amazing.
Oh. SO AWESOME.
Also, I really don’t want to scare you, but I think the baby’s head might be bigger than a drinking glass.
Pete’s head, a model of bigness today, was small enough when he was born that the doctor thought he might be only a 5-month baby. Of course, he was an 8-month baby, so it just goes to show you…something, I forget what. Oh yeah, maybe the hat will fit.
that is so cool. Now both Peter and Andy will want matching hats, of course. who did you draw for Christmas, hmmm?
Redonculously envious. Luckily, Dominic has learned of neither envy nor Star Wars. There will be time.
By the way, I did consider sewing my own jedi youngling robe for Dominic out of my tan and brown linen clothing. I did not make the time for that, maybe when he’s 5.