A moment from the week I'd like to pause, savour, and remember. Lulu asleep in the middle of "reading" her favourite stories.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Making...
I haven't posted here is so very long. It has been a busy time in life for Keith, the kids and I. We have been moved into our new townhome for nearly two months and are still working away at room painting and cooridnating. Just this past weekend we finished painting Lucy's room and moved Isaiah into his own room. They both have done wonderfully sleeping and playing in their own rooms. Suddenly, Isaiah seems to be much closer to five than to four years old. Sigh.
Besides decorating our new home, I've been getting very nesty with this new baby's due date approaching. We're still 7 full weeks away from my scheduled surgery date but I've been knitting and sewing and washing, sorting, soaking and cleaning since Christmas wrapped up. I've had a few requests for what it is I've been working on with that new sewing machine I received for Christmas (Thank you again, Keith). I can't believe how much sewing time I save now that I am not constantly rethreading the machine, fiddling with the bobbin case and ripping out messy stitches. Bliss.
Knitted Items:
Tea Leaves Cardigan. Yup, the knitting has been finished for weeks, but I finally got the ends weaved in, blocked and sewed on buttons this past weekend. It fits well, I think. It is a bit difficult to tell with the giant belly I currently have. :) The yarn is Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Worsted Weight in Forest Heather.
Baby Cardigan. Keith also bought me "More Last MInute Knitted Gifts" for Christmas. I could hardly wait to cast on the quick baby sweater. It is so cute. The buttons are from Keith's grandma's stash I inherited. The wool is again, Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Worsted in Cranberry.
Sewing!
Quick-Change Trousers. I checked this book out of the library back in November sometime and had to renew it before I got the pattern traced out and packed away. I pulled it out to make some of these pants for the new babe. The instructions were great and I think she will love them. Or at least I will love her in them. They are reversible and allowed me to use up some flannel in my fabric stash. Wow, these are going to be warm. :) Lucy also loves them and so I made up a pair for her as well. Unfortunatley, the pattern only goes up to 24 months so these are a bit short. You'd think I would have just increased the length - but I had made a few other errors and well, it just didn't happen. They still fit without the cuffs rolled up on cold days or as capris.
Swaddle Blanket. If you haven't visited the Prudent Baby website, I recommend you do. This little swaddle blanket I got done in a couple of hours and is quite clever in construction.
Soakers: These are another pattern I picked up online although I can't quite remember where. I made two of the newborn sized ones since I'm actually fairly well off for small and medium diaper covers. I hope these will fit as they do look rather small - but then again, I have pretty small babies.
It is amazing that all of these items have either been finished since Christmas. I was a good little worker bee before Christmas as well - finishing a lot of handmades for my kids well before the deadline and even two sets of thrummed mittens for my sister and brother-in-law. It has been a very rewarding time for me creatively but I'm starting to be able to do bits and pieces during the day with the kids awake and that means more time with the Keither in the evening.
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