Miles' Owl Hat

I finished his owl hat. I need to sew on a couple buttons for owl eyes and block it when he starts growing out of it.

Pattern: Owl Tuque (Ravelry)
Yarn: Malabrigo Chunky - Lettuce
Time to complete: Approx 8-10 hours

A Couple Projects

I knit an Aviatrix hat for Miles a little while ago. I love how it turned out. I think the buttons are my favorite part :)

Pattern: Aviatrix Hat (Ravelry)
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran - o.5 skeins
Time to complete: Approx. 3-4 hours





Since Miles is starting to bald and winter is around the corner, I've decided to knit him another hat. This one is an adorable owl hat. It's my first project with cables and I'm getting the hang of them. I also love this yarn. It's malabrigo chunky. I have more for a couple hats for Chris and I and I also have a stash to knit my Mom's February Lady sweater. I'll be starting that after this hat is done and I can take a larger knitting bag with me to work (aka, when I can dump my pump bag!) since all of my knitting time is on the ferry.

Pattern: Owl Tuque (Ravelry)
Yarn: Malabrigo Chunky



Here is a picture of Miles in that onesie I made a while back. Definitely inspiration to make him more clothes :)



I knit a hat for Chris, but he has it with him today so I'll take pics and post about it later.

Knitting Projects

Vest for Miles - No buttons yet

Front & Back of vest

A hat for Miles

Burp Cloth in progress

1 finished Burp Cloth

Hoping to make a stack

Slacking Blogger

Whoa! It's been two weeks since my last post. Here are the updates:

P-Patch: Is all cleared of weeds, etc. We are going to plant marigolds around the perimeter in the coming weeks and then hit the Seattle Tilth's Edible Plant sale on May 2nd for our herbs and veggies. Exciting stuff.

Knitting: Miles' vest is finished, my beret is about 5-10% complete, I'm about 3/4 the way through one burp cloth and am yet to go back to those leggings.

Pregnancy: Third Trimester - I made it!! All is great save for some serious back pain. A half recline sitting position is the best by far. Too bad I can't stay like that all day, out in the sun, by the ocean, with a virgin mojito and some knitting..... one can dream.

Sounders FC: Lost their game Saturday 1-0. They outplayed Kansas City, but with Keller out on a Red Card at the 29th minute and the lack of ability to capitalize on shot opportunities, they couldn't get a W.

We missed the game, but enjoyed a lovely evening at the Highway 99 Blues Club with Mom, Dad, Dan and Trina. DoctorfunK rocked the house.

I'd say that's about it for now. I promise to get the camera out this next week :)

Thinking Spring...

No new pics today, but a few updates:

P-Patch: We had our p-patch tour, orientation and meeting Saturday morning. We have a cute little 75 sq ft plot in Belltown that needs some TLC. We have a fantastic plot neighbor who has many years of gardening experience. We may share some herbs and veggies with her as we both plan on planting similar things. This week we should be able to make it down to weed as much as possible and then hopefully over the weekend the soil will dry enough for us to get some planting done next week.

Sounders FC: We went to the game Saturday night and enjoyed another 'W'. Our defense still looks strong, our midfield and offense had quite a few poor touches and Kasey Keller saved our butts many times. The final score was 2-0 Sounders. An awesome way to start the season.

Knitting: I finished a hat for Miles on Saturday. Went to Churchmouse on Bainbridge Island on Sunday and picked up some yarn for a beret for me, one for Syd, a vest for Miles and a sweater for Mom. Mom and I got lunch in Poulsbo and Ice Cream at Mona's on Bainbridge.... It was a fantastic day.

Pregnancy: All is going great aside from back pain. Ugh. We have an ultrasound this Friday and the lovely Glucose Test. We're excited to see the little guy again as he's grown so much in the last two months. Closing out the 2nd trimester in the next two weeks.

Spring Beret #1

My most recent FO (finished object), a spring beret! It was an incredibly quick and easy knit. I think I might need a couple more beret's this year.

Pattern: Columbia Beret
Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash
Needles: #7 - 24" Circ & #7 DPN's
Color: Lawn
Difficulty: Easy

Prego Updates, Etc.

A little over 23 weeks and counting:

* Miles weighs about 1 lb. and is 1 foot long
* He kicks me on a daily basis. Usually after I eat and at about 9:00pm
* He also likes to do a little tap dance on my bladder.
* He was stubborn during the 20 week Ultrasound so we are having another one in 4 weeks to get better shots of his face and spine.
* My belly is continuing to grow. I'm not waddling yet, so it still makes me smile :)
* The Cystic Fibrosis test came back negative
* I have the Glucose Screening test next month - oh yay
* I've gained about 9-ish lbs.
* All morning sickness is gone.... very much gone
* Headaches have subsided
* Girl Scout cookies couldn't have come at a better time
* All other info would be TMI

In other news:

I'm knitting a beret. I love wearing hats in the Spring/Summer and it only takes a skein of yarn so it's the perfect project for a budget. It shouldn't be too long before it's finished so I'll post pics then.

I'll get back to knitting the baby leggings tonight. My fingers needed a break from those teeny needles.

I have a couple ducks to embroider on a onesie. I'm not sure what will go on the rest.

I've realized we need lots and lots and lots of cloth diapers. I have registered mostly for the BumGenius One-Size All-in-One's because they will get the most use (especially by Papa, Grandparents and Daycare). I'd also like to have some gDiapers for on the go since the inserts are flushable. But I think I'd like to add prefolds to the list because they're much less expensive and I personally have no problem working them out. This means I'll have to knit some wool soakers to go over the prefolds. Hmmm... more projects....
Note: I know this cloth diaper talk is probably a bunch of nonsense to most of you, but it's something I'm committing 100% to and am going to need some options.

We're having our little wedding party on Sunday. I'm excited to celebrate with our family and friends. :)

I cannot wait till Spring!!!!!

That's all for now.

Back on the Needles

I finally have a new knitting project going. I've decided to knit some baby leggings for Miles. They're good for layering and whatnot. Here's the beginning:


Sarah's comment reminded me that I didn't mention the yarn I'm using here. It's oh so lovely. It's by Hazel Knits out of Seattle. It's their artisan sock yarn in the Olympic Rainforest colorway. It has been a joy to knit with.

New Knitting Projects

I have two new knitting projects started. One is called Seascape and it's my first lace project. I have a skein of this amazing hand dyed per stitch alpaca lace weight yarn. The lace seemed modern yet timeless. I hope the lace thing goes well for me.




The second project is a quick cowl which I am also using an alpaca yarn for. I really like this alpaca stuff, but it doesn't hold it's shape very well so I really hope this cowl will work for me. I just want something warm and cozy but not too heavy for my neck this winter season. This yarn is not what is suggested for the pattern... go figure. But I just had to put it to use. Again, wish me luck :)




The pictures of the completed projects are by friends on Ravelry. I will post my "in progress" pictures soon.

Pictures of Projects

I've been promising pictures of my knitting projects and I finally got the camera out to take a few. They aren't the best pictures, but they will suffice. Chris' Scarf is an easy Garter Stitch Lengthwise. He likes 'em scratchy so that's what he got. I used a 100% Wool Tweed Yarn.

Mom's Scarf is called "My So Called Scarf" and has a sort of herringbone stitch. The yarn is the Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Chunky. It's to die for. So soft and so yummy.... it sheds terribly, but who cares... carry around a lint roller. Every stitch has been hand painted and I thought this stitch pattern showed off the yarn beautifully.

My scarf is my first attempt at entrelac. It's very fun and super soft thanks to the Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran yarn, but takes a while to knit up. In the meantime I'm going to work on my first lace project, finishing up Mom's scarf, and a very simple cardigan. I'm hoping to learn to knit socks this winter so be looking for updates on that too.

Chris' Scarf

Mom's Scarf

My Scarf

Knitting Gifts

I've taken a break from my entrelac scarf to work on gifts for others. I finished a basic garter stitch scarf for Chris. I'll take pics and update this tonight or tomorrow. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. All thanks to the yarn of course. I'm now working on a super soft yummy scarf for my mom and I hope to get started on a lace stole for me here soon. But all the while, I've been thinking, wait! why am I working on these when I KNOW I need to be working on Christmas gifts too! Well, I've come to the conclusion that the scarves will help keep people warm through the fall/winter and hopefully in a couple weeks I can start working on some Christmas gifts. I think I'm going to keep the gifts pretty small and simple considering I haven't attempted completely homemade gifts before. Between photo albums, knitted gifts, and a few unknown projects, I think I can cover everyone with a little homemade love.

Wish me luck!!

Knitting: Baby Overalls

The knitting has been a bit slow lately. I suppose that should be expected with Summer nearby.

I wanted to share what's currently on the needles. I'll post more photos when I get further along.

I'm knitting some baby overalls for an unknown recipient. I guess whoever has their baby around the time these are completed will probably be the recipient. We'll see :)

This is my first clothing project that isn't completely rectangle. Wish me luck!

Specs:

Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in three colors
Needles: Size US 7 circular
Size: 3-6 Months

Mom's scarf

Thanks to my beautiful mom for allowing me to take this photo. She's wearing my first photographed knitted garment. (Can a scarf be a garment?) Anyway, I double stranded two types of mohair, wool, and alpaca blend yarn and just did a 1x1 rib. The yarn is amazing.

I love you Mom!!