To knit or to sleep...

Well, since I haven't blogged about knitting in so long, I thought I'd take a little inspiration from Susan B. Anderson and show you what my crafting corner looks like right now. I took the below photo today. You can see that much of my knitting corner has been taken over by baby books....about sleep!! So trying to create more sleep for us all has taken precedence over creating new knitted garments. But that's not to say that knitting has been totally out of the picture. When Erica was in town, we picked up the same yarn and pattern to make a skinny cabled neckwarmer. I don't have a ton of time to knit with Drew, but I do get a few free minutes here and there! My neckwarmer will be finished bit by bit! Erica, how does yours look? Let's see a picture of your crafting corner!

Oh, and check out the beautiful white bowl that my yarn is in! My mom got it for me from an Etsy shop. I love it!! It's such a lovely way to show off my work in progress.

He's here!

Baby Andrew James arrived on June 3rd, 2010 at 10:45am. He weighed 9 lbs 11 oz and was 22.5 in. long--a big boy! I was so proud to have him wear my knitted hats during our time in the hospital instead of the issued hospital hat. He looked so cute and everyone who came to visit loved his hats! Below are a few photos of Drew in his knitted hats.

I dressed Drew in his homecoming outfit on the day we were discharged from the hospital, but it was too big on him! That really surprised me, because he was so big and the pattern indicated that the set would fit a newborn! Maybe it will fit him in September when the nights start to get cool again. I do love how soft the yarn is and how sweet it looks.

How Knitting and Crocheting Make Us Better

A different type of "Bebe"

When Becky saw the sachet I made for our baby, she said it reminded her of what her nephews call her: "Auntie BeBe" (pronounced "beebee"). So, I couldn't resist making Becky her own "BeBe" sachet! It's such a nice, relaxing project to make. The two garter stitch rectangles knit up quickly, and the embroidery is relaxing and satisfying! I embroidered a little flower on the front this time. It took several tries to get it right, but I like the final result! I filled it with sweet smelling lavender and added a silky ribbon.

Frenchie

I wanted a new project to work on this weekend, so I decided to tackle the "Frenchie" hat from "Itty Bitty Nursery." It's a lot like the Marley hat because of how the pattern calls for changing up the stitches and colors every few rows. I had fun making it for that reason! I finished the hat in about a day and a half--it felt like it knit up really quickly because I was changing what I was doing frequently.

I'm not sure what age this hat will fit--maybe 1-2 years old? At any rate, our baby already has quite a selection of hats and he's not even here yet!

Little Large Lamb

This lamb is another pattern from "Itty Bitty Toys." I bought the yarn back in December I think. I couldn't find the yarn the pattern called for for the body of the lamb, so I just bought a yarn that was similarly fluffy. Well...it turned out to be a big fluffy mess! This yarn was a nightmare to work with. It was hard to see what I was doing because of how fluffy it was, and the body of the lamb turned out HUGE! I was going to give up on the little lamb, but my sweet husband insisted that it was cute and that I finish it for him. So, here it is! A little comical looking, but done! At least Jim appreciates it--am I lucky or what? :)

50 Projects Strong

I just listed my 50th project on http://www.ravelry.com/!! That's 50 knitted projects since March 2009! (And that's not even counting projects that have a few components, like the "Baby's Homecoming Outfit.") LOVE to knit!