Baby Booties, Baby Sweaters… It must be baby season!

There must be something in the water. Everyone I know is pregnant! So, I have been a busy little bee, busily making baby booties, baby sweaters, dresses, etc. My cute little blond friend is due any day now, my other friend is due in November, and there are so many pregnant women in my church, too!

Here is what I made the other day. I have discovered my deep, deep love for baby booties. They are quick, fast and easy. Here is the pattern I use, feel free to use it to make booties for those little ones in your life:

BABY BOOTIES

Size: 3-6 months

Skill Level: Easy-ish

Special Stitch Notes:

‘dc3tog’ is when you YO, insert hook into next st, draw up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops, repeat that twice more, you should have 4 loops on your hook, YO and draw through ALL loops on hook

‘dc5tog’ is when you YO, insert hook into next st, draw up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops, repeat that 4 times more, you should have 6 loops on your hook, YO and draw through ALL loops on hook

Materials: Sport weight baby yarn, size F crochet hook, yarn needle

Instructions:   Ch 16, leaving a 6" tail.

Row 1: 2 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in last st. Ch 1, turn.

Row 2: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in each of next 7 sts, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 7 sts, 2 sc in last st. Ch 1, turn.

Row 3: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in each of next 10 sts, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 10 sts, 2 sc in last st. Ch 1, turn.

Row 4: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in each of next 13 sts, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 13 sts, 2 sc in last st. Ch 1, turn.

Rows 5 - 10: working in back loops only, 1 sc in each st across, ch 1, turn.

Row 11: 1 sc in next 13 sts, dc3tog twice, 1 dc, dc3tog twice, 1 sc in last 13 sts. Ch 1, turn.

Row 12: 1 sc in next 13 sts, dc5tog, 1 sc in last 13 sts. Tie off.

With yarn needle, sew up back seam and bottom seam. Tie all loose ends under.

Rain, tea and other beautiful things

It has been raining all day here in Southern Alberta. I love the smell, and my garden will finally start sprouting (I hope). Rain always gets me all nostalgic and moody. Liam was born on a beautiful rainy day, rain makes my garden grow, but it can also be a bit dreary. Enough about rain. Other beautiful things.... tea. I love Starbucks Refresh tea!! OMG I am so addicted. It is exactly how it sounds, refreshing. Lol

I recently bought some beautiful hand painted sock yarn. I don't have any pictures yet, but they are on the needles right now, and I hope they turn out good. They look good so far.

Projects on the go right now include my new socks I mentioned above and some coffee/tea cozies on DPN's. Pictures on the way.

Clown Socks

Yikes! Those socks that I though would turn out so beautiful, turned out more like clown socks than anything. Here's a pic of the final product:

So I gave up on those and have moved on to pink, green & white stripes. Hopefully these turn out better:

Check me out on Ravelry here, or my Etsy store here, or e-mail me here.

Kasona Socks

I am so thrilled with how my socks are turning out. I used to be so anti-DPN's, but now I LOVE them!! Here are a few pics of the current WIP.

Yes, I am the crazy person who is up at 4am...

Oh my goodness, I can't believe I can't get back to sleep. I may as well blog since I'm up anyway. The socks I am knitting are coming along great. Almost done the first one.

Now, you should know that I love other things besides knitting, crochet, and all things yarn. I also love to garden, and I have a funny story to share with you about that. So,  I have recently rented a spot in the local community garden. I was in there a few days ago and was checking out the dirt level, seeing what tools were in the shed. You know... Checking out the situation. Well, I came across a rototiller in the shed and jumped for joy! I told Liam we were going for a drive to get a jerry can of fuel. So I locked the pad-lock on the shed and proceeded to walk away. But, oh crap! I locked my keys INSIDE THE SHED! Gah! As I start to panic, I realize that the hinges are on the outside of the door. Being the resourceful, crafty lady that I am, went over to a neighbor's and borrowed a screwdriver. I removed the door, grabbed my keys, re-attached the door and went along my merry way.

Needless to say, I took it as a hint that I wasn't supposed to rototill that evening. It would have been just my luck, I may have lost a leg or something ridiculous. Plus, it's been raining now, so I have to wait until the ground dries up a bit. Guess what I am planting? Here's my list: Corn, Onions, Carrots, Garlic, Beets, Radishes, Green Beans, Yellow Beans, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Cucumbers and Zucchini.

Until next time,
Cheers!

A day in the life

Well, I woke up to Liam chasing the cat around the house, 1 hour before my alarm was set to go off... A nice start to the day, including the melt-down on the way out the door. All I could think was "I just want to knit socks..." Wow. There is something wrong with me. haha lol. I am knitting some really sweet socks right now, here are a few pictures, but I am way farther than this now, I am turning the heel already. They are so incredibly cute, can't wait to finish them! I will post pictures of the finished product.

My First Blog Post

Good morning all! This is my first blog post on my new blog site. Will be having more up here soon.