FO: Josie's Night Cap

Started: 12/05/06
Finished: 12/10/06
Materials: Wool, spun in the grease and Navajo-plied, size 2 crochet hook

I rarely crochet, but Josie really wanted a night cap of all things. In part it's because our upstairs isn't very well heated; in part it's because we've been reading a lot of books about the 18th and 19th century, and all the little girls in them have night caps.

When she started wearing a regular knitted hat to bed, I finally said fine, I'll make you a little cap to wear. This isn't historically correct--I don't think they had crochet in the 18th century--but the shape is accurate.

Now on the needles: Josie and I have decided that the blue-green handspun sweater should stay a sweater, and so it shall.

As a smaller, more instant gratification project, I'm knitting up a pair of Fetching fingerless mitts to make up for the gloves that Josie burned a tiny hole in on her snow trip recently (actually it was Daddy's fault but never mind, I'll mend them soon). I'm making them up in absolutely ancient charcoal Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride wool/mohair that I've had in the stash since, like, forever; it was originally for a (pre-kids!) sweater for John that never worked out. They'll be toasty, and my fingers will be free to knit!

I'm nearly done with the mitts, should be completely done early tomorrow--very quick to knit, and doesn't take much yarn. I expect to have many pairs of these, for myself and to give away.