Monthly Archives: April 2013

Lila’s Sweater, a new project and self-service dog washing

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I finished a sweater for my sweet little niece Lila a few weeks ago.  I made it with Blue Sky Alpaca Organic Cotton.  It’s a worsted weight, and it’s a really soft cotton that was really nice to work with.  I purchased the pattern from this designer:  Kelly Without a Net.  I was reading over her notes this morning (I hadn’t looked at her blog before today since I had bought the pattern through ravelry).  Turns out she has had several comments that the cardigan runs big.  Good to know.  I’d kinda figured this out already.  I made it for an 18 month old, but here is it how it looks sitting next to almost 7 month old.  I know she will grow a lot, but in this pic, it looks like it won’t fit her until she’s 6!

9977_10200949165476019_1514459039_nBut that’s the beauty of knitting for babies.  It’s too big now, but it will fit her eventually!

The colors look completely different in the two pictures.  I’d say the top picture is probably closer.  This was not a difficult pattern at all.  The hardest part was figuring out what buttons I wanted to use!

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I’ve started another project.  This is going to be a shawl that has lace and color work.  I’ve had the yarn and pattern for awhile.  I’ve been knitting things that don’t require much concentration, but I decided I was ready to tackle something a little more challenging.    Here is what I have so far.

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I’ve basically just cast on.  I plan to work on it today.  I love these two colors together.

That’s knitting for today.  In a little while, Davey and I are taking Buster to a “self-service dog washing” place.  Only in Colorado.  Well maybe not only in Colorado, but this is such a dog loving state!  Somehow I want to take pictures of this, but managing a 5 year old, a 7 month old pup and a camera may be too much.  We shall see how it goes.

 

 

Hats!

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I’ve been working through some quick knitting projects.  I had 2 skeins of the Knit Picks Gloss HW and decided that I wanted to make something with each of them.

David had requested that I “whip” him up a hat because another one I’d made him (and that he wore a ton) had lost its elasticity.  So I “whipped” him up this hat out of black KP Gloss HW.

It was a fun pattern called “Jason’s Tweed Hat“.   David liked the hat ok, but it’s a little big and bulky and apparently he had more of another beanie hat in mind.  It’s ok, this hat will still get plenty of wear by all three of us.  (I did not take the greatest picture.)

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So I made him another hat.  This is the hat that I have made at least 10 times.  Great pattern and if you like more of a tight fitting beanie hat, then this is the pattern for you.

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Then I made a final hat.   I also made this with Knit Picks Gloss HW.  It’s such a nice yarn.  It has some silk in it and is so nice to knit with.  It’s also bulky weight so the hat knits up incredibly fast.  It would be a great first cabling project.  I think she wrote the pattern with that in mind.

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I confess that my original intent was to make this for a friend, but then I tried it on.  I love the way it fits.  Perfect amount of slouch and really comfortable.  So I’m keeping it.

I didn’t try to take pictures of these hats on Davey or David.  Davey runs from pictures lately (can’t imagine why!) and David’s at school.  I figured wighead girl would suffice.

Now I am on a granny square kick.  I even ordered a more ergonomic crochet hook because crochet tends to make my hand sore.  However, I am weaving ends as I go on these 4 color granny squares so there is a ton of starting and stopping.  Ambitious me wants to make a throw with these squares.  More realistic me is pushing for a pillow.  Granny squares are so pretty and old fashioned looking.  I love them.  I’ll post some pictures soon of those!

Easter 2013

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Easter!  We had a great day.  Today it has been raw and rainy.  This is rare here, so I’ll take it, but on Sunday we had a beautiful perfect day.  Davey loved his Easter basket.  He loved hunting eggs at our house.  He hunted eggs for the second year in a row with his friends across the street.  The little girls came back to our house in the afternoon, and we hid eggs again.  And – there was Easter dinner.  That didn’t impress Davey much, but David and I really enjoyed it.

I guess we really began the evening before with our egg dying.  Davey was being silly and having a fun time.

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Sunday he was up bright and early ready to open his Easter basket and to hunt eggs.  It was a chilly start to the day, but that didn’t phase him at all.

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Davey got a battery powered bubble maker in his Easter basket.  This became one of the highlights of the day.  Turns out Buster loves bubbles.

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He followed Davey around and tried his best to capture many bubbles.

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Here’s one of my favorite Buster action shots.

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He’s a funny little guy, and Davey found it all pretty hilarious as well.

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We had a great Easter lunch.  You can tell how great it was by how Davey piled his plate high with food.

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I have to announce proudly though that he ate that entire stalk of asparagus.  We were excited (an asparagus first for him!).  I also made a new potato au gratin recipe.  The cheese in the recipe was asiago (and a little parmesan).  I also used turkey bacon instead of regular.  I’ll be making that one again!

On Easter Eve, Davey and I were talking at bedtime. Davey tends to get philosophical right before he goes to sleep.  He talked for awhile and then ended by explaining to me that the most important things are love and family.  Well said!

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