toddler

Seriously: same blog

The old theme was lovely but starting to grate on my nerves, so I went back to the WP classic and tweaked it. Thus far I’m pretty satisfied that it’s readable. This was probably the fastest overhaul of a blog theme that I’ve ever done, in part because I wanted to keep things simple, and [...]

Babe in a Flower Basket

Lexi seems quite pleased with a shawl of her own. I think this will also make it much easier for her to leave my Icarus alone (although she’s terribly adorable when she tries to wear it, in no small part because it’s so huge on her.) See? I told you she could pull off wearing [...]

Finished the Flower Basket

Seriously, I finished the shawl. I even blocked it. It’s after 8 o’clock so the intended recipient is unavailable to model it. It’s past her bed time. Although it’s pretty heartening to hear, “That’s my beautiful shawl?” as I pin it to shape on the quilt. I think Lexi likes it. The yarn is handspun [...]

Being offline sucks

On the bright side, being offline gave me plenty of time to start (and finish) a sweater for the girl-child. It’s a gray 4-ply spindle spun merino yarn, 5 stitches per inch. Mostly from the size 30″ child’s raglan pattern from “the knitter’s handy book of sweater patterns” by Ann Budd. I was sort of [...]

Bun covers

I’m making bun covers, no– not the kind that keep dinner rolls warm or are delicately crocheted dainties for a lady’s hair– the other kind. You know, the kind that cover training pants. I actually like making pilchers, soakers, training pant covers and so on– they are cute (come on, anything that goes on a [...]

It's not pretty

It’s not pretty

… when babies attack! Please, I just need a moment to cry. Poor knitting needles.