Hearts for Isabel
Last Wednesday my little friend Isabel turned 4 years old. She likes to sort things, such as my polymer clay buttons. She sorts by color, size, whether she can stack them or not.
I knit her eight hearts, two each in different sized yarns. All different colors.
Her first instinct after opening the package was to try to stack them. She did get 2 to stack but the 3rd did not work at all, and she went on without a hiccup to sorting by size.
This is what she came up with, at least at one point during her heart-exploration time. We had a lovely time together at the coffee shop.
I adore this child with every cell in my body. She’s wonderful company, and she turns my sour attitude around (when I have one) in about a minute or less. What would I do without Isabel? She lights up my world. In fact, I sometimes call her “Sunshine” as a nickname. It suits her.
Yarns in last photo, from top to bottom (I don’t have dye lots or color numbers handy, please understand I was knitting from stash, sometimes leftover balls I had hanging around…
Malabrigo Merino Worsted
Nashua Creative Focus Worsted (Wool/Alpaca)
Magic Garden Buttons wool/polyester “effect”
Filatura di Crosa Zara washable wool
Lion Brand Magic Stripes (sportweight sockyarn, wool/nylon)
Kroy 4ply sock yarn, wool/nylon
Fortissima Socka (?) cotton blend
Noro Kureyon Sockyarn wool/nylon
The pattern is from Anna H at Mochimochiland, free pattern here.
April 30th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
What a perfect gift!
I was just looking at the pattern yesterday, and thinking it would be a fun knit.
I might make a mobile for my friend’s new baby. The baby isn’t due until October (on MY birthday!) so that gives me some time :-}
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:40 am
WHat a wonderful idea! It suspect even people who are not four might cherish a knitted heart or two!
Kris
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:05 am
Oh, so cute! I love this!
Paz
May 4th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Those are simply adorable!
We would have rather ridden the camel in Egypt, but considering how the Middle East is these days, he decided that Cartersville, Georgia was safer
Even though there were no pyramids, it was still fun!
May 8th, 2008 at 2:28 am
I made little heart necklaces for my little girls that those very much remind me of. Reading about your little friend had me nodding, yup. That’s why I kept having babies. They are such charming people. And in their 20’s, they still are.