Skip to main content

Hello again

Hi! How is everyone? I'm fine, just waiting to find out if we're pregnant this month. I don't have high hopes, because Jerek is just getting worse and that is pretty reliable birth control.

Last night was the Memorial of Christ's Death. Jerek made it, though he wasn't in great shape after. I didn't drop the wine glass! :) If you would like to learn more about the meaning of the Lord's Evening Meal and why we as Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate that instead of Easter, please check out this article and related articles on jw.org.

I am getting more and more surrounded by pregnant ladies! My cousin Michelle told me last weekend that she is 16 weeks pregnant! *Wham to the floor*

We don't know the baby's gender, but I can't resist baby knitting. I started this baby afghan for her.



It's even bigger now. I posted both photos because the one of it just after it was started showed the colors a bit truer (though it's still off. It's really shades of purple) but the second shows it's growing! I would say it's about 30" square now, and I want to work it up to about 36" to 38". A good size the baby can use for a long time. Maybe the baby will decide this is its security blankie. Wouldn't I be flattered. :)

Here is a link to my Ravelry project page for Michelle's Baby Blanket. I am using Joanns Sensations Rainbow Boucle yarn held with a strand of plain white worsted weight Red Heart and a 10.00MM hook. Each dc is about an inch high! I am loving that fact. Jerek picked out the yarn originally but then he decided it's too hard to work with. He's sort of right, it's very tangley in the skein, but once you get it out it works up super soft. The strand of worsted weight acrylic is acting as a stabilizer, since the Rainbow Boucle is also kind of weak and easy to break. The blanket is super soft and drapey already and I intend to give it a nice wash and dry after it's done, which will soften it even more.

I've made a few other things as well. I was on a baby vest kick for a while. I finished two and am almost halfway through a third of these:




This is Pebble. Isn't it cute??? Fast and fun to work (there are literally thousands of these made on Rav!) I actually have the top one to Michelle when she was here and told us about the baby. I sort of regret that, because the one I am working on now would have been better, but oh well. I may make her another, I don't know. I know I want to make Val one (or two!) for her baby. I'll wait till after we find out the gender though, because I want to buy some Berroco Comfort Worsted, or a similar nice soft yarn. I hope to make a meeting vest if her baby is a boy. If I play around with this enough that I can change sizes easily, I might attempt making Julius one too. My project pages for these: Main Line Pebble and Wee Wool Vest.

I also made this:



I'd seen patterns for over the head bibs, and I liked the store-bought ones I had for Tiri, so I just cast on and knit this one. It'll either go to WIC or the box I am filling for PRR.

I think I should be wrapping this up for now. I'll close with a picture of Tiri. :)





Love the wild hair, right? :) Normally she's in two little pony-tails, but today she was wild and free!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Cozy Textured Baby Hat Pattern

Hi All! Today I thought I would share the pattern for this hat that I whipped up yesterday. It is 3-6 month size, or perhaps a bit more. I made it for Hats and More for War-Torn Syria, so I used animal fibers, 2 strands of fingering weight held together. It was approximately a lighter worsted (such as Caron Simply Soft). Here goes. Lighter worsted yarn, or 2 strands of fingering weight held together Size 4 needles Cast on 52. K2p2 across. K2p2 for 1 1/2". End on a wrong side row. Body: Row 1. Switch to stockinette, knit across, increasing 2 stitches evenly to make a multiple  of 6. Row 2. Purl. Row 3. Knit. Row 4. Knit 3, purl 3, continue across. Row 5. Knit. Row 6. Knit 3, purl 3, continue across. Row 7. Knit. Row 8. Knit 3, purl 3, continue across. Row 9. Knit. Row 10. Purl. Row 11. Knit. Repeat rows 4 through 11, twice more. Row 28. Purl. Row 29. Knit. Row 30. Purl. Row 31. Knit 4, k2tog. Continue across. Row 32. Purl Row 33. ...

Baby Booties

Hello All! I have a pattern to share with everyone today. I just knitted these up yesterday, and I thought they might be something others would be interested in. I've been busy making baby things to donate to Luther Midelfort in Eau Claire, WI. I just made these up on the fly yesterday. Hope you like them, and if you find a mistake leave a comment! :) You will need: Bernat Baby Jacquard or comparable baby yarn Size 7 needles Tapestry needle Scissors Two stitch markers Size F or G crochet hook ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gauge: 11 stitches to 2 inches in garter stitch. These are worked in garter stitch throughout. Cast on 36 stitches. Knit in garter stitch for the first 6 rows. Row 1 of shaping: Knit 15 stitches, knit next 2 stitches together. Place marker, knit 2 stitches, knit next 2 stitches together. Place marker. Knit to end of row. (34 stitches) Row 2 of shaping: Knit 14 stitches, knit next 2 st...

Little Crochet Mitts

I made some sweet little crochet mitts tonight, and I said well, I might as well blog about them! :) Actually, this is how I made them. They are size newborn+, with a bit f wriggle room. :) Materials: Baby weight yarn. I used Bernat Baby Sport Ombre. You don't need much. Size F crochet hook. Scissors and tapestry needle. Notes: Chain 1 and chain 2 counts as first stitch in each round. Abbreviations used: HDC: half double crochet DC: double crochet CH: chain Sl ST: slip stitch ST: stitch REV SC: reverse single crochet, or crab stitch Directions: Chain 2. Join with sl st to form ring. Round 1: Ch. 1, work 11 hdc in ring. Join. (12 st.) Round 2: Ch. 1, hdc in same st as join. 2 hdc in each st around. Join. (24 st.) Round 3: Ch. 1, do not work in same st as join. Hdc in each st around. Join. (24 st.) Round 4-11: Ch. 1, work 1 hdc in each st around. Join. (24 sts.) Round 12: Ch. 2, dc in each st around. (24 st.) Round 13: Ch. 1, hdc around. ...