go hawks

We are not football fans. BUT we are trying to support what seems to be the obsession of nearly our entire community. Penny's school has Seahawks day every Friday and she is always asking for Seahawks gear. I decided to crochet her a couple of hats. Too bad we lost the big game, aye?

Imogen's blessing day

yesterday Bryan blessed Imogen. It was beautiful and our little angel looked SO sweet! It was a really special day for our family.  I made her hat, shrug and booties. 

imogen's announcements

This is the announcement I made for Imogen. I wrote the text by hand and took the picture when she was 2 weeks...I think i might have posted this pic earlier.

Handmade Christmas 2013

Now that Christmas is past, I can post some of the goodies I made as gifts. YAY!

I like to add a little handmade touch to Christmas for my girls. I like them to feel like I spent time on something especially for them. This year I made them cloud pillows. I have been wanting to do cloud pillows for a while and I finally made it happen. the front has appliqued rain drops, and their initial. I put cozy minky on the back.

 I made these little drawstring bags for our girls to give to their cousins. I think they are cute. We put an initial on each one and are calling them treasure bags.

 This is a little Hobbs doll I made for my parents to gift to my nephew ( A big Calvin and Hobbs fan). Here is the pattern I used.

Baby gift for my next nephew: Mocs and Hats

 My bro. Phil and his wife Laurel are having a baby boy. they are due just over a week before me, so our little lady will have a cousin her age:). I am really excited for them. I used the purl bee moc pattern for them. I free handed the little hat.

Here are the 3 pairs of mocs that i've made so far. I made the gray and yellow mocs for Baby #3, I couldn't help myself. 

Gift for baby pugmire

 

Here is the sunshiney gift I knit for my friend Tira's baby girl. I am excited for her to have a girl, she has 3 boys and needs to experience the joy of girls :)!

Links to the patterns

Hat

Booties

34 weeks and a baby quilt

 Here is a shot of the belly. I am really popping out now...it was bound to happen. I am currently struggling with just about every kind of mobility these days. We are trying to redo our bathroom DIY style and I am really bummed that I can't be more help. It also means I need to wait around for Bry to help do most of the work and I can't just plow ahead with the project with reckless abandon, like I usually do.

On the upside, I am almost done Christmas shopping. I am hoping to have it all bought, wrapped and shipped by the time I hit 37 weeks (Dec 6th). I want it all done, so I can enjoy the holidays without worrying about going into labor before I am all ready for Christmas.

also, I made a quilt for the baby! I feel like all the blankets and clothes that i'm drawn to this time around are all very unisex...nothing girly. I don't know why, maybe she will be a tomboy? anyway, I did use a floral for the front and I think that gives it enough feminine flair. The front is a Joel Dewberry print and the back is an emerald Kona cotton. For the quilting I used size 3 pearl cotton in various colors and just free handed the quilting. I bound it with a B&W stripe fabric. I didn't really feel up to a piecing project for this quilt, but I think it still turned out really nice. Hopefully this little chick will dig it.

 

Cross blanket

 I crocheted this little baby blanket for baby sparks. I used Lion Brand thick 'n' quick. I wanted to have a beefy blanket for cold weather.

Happy Halloween 2013!

Here are my 2 little woodland creatures. These costumes were really fun and easy to make. My nice camera has been on vacation for the last few months and i am going a little crazy, but these are the best shots I got and they will have to do. Love these kids.

knit hats

I've been practicing my knitting in the round by making a few hats for my wee ones. we are heading into the COLD season and i am gearing up. I am going to make us all cowls next. Also, this baby needs some knits, so I am getting excited the prospective projects of the newborn persuasion.

 a hat for Isla and a hat for Penny from this pattern.

This gray hat was intended for Baby Girl #3, but as I was knitting I realized that Baby Girl #2 might be the more appropriate recipient. I liked this pattern. I am not sure why mine ended up so big (I used the newborn size). Next time I think I will try the premie size?

Knitted blanket for Isla

I've been knitting this little number for the last few months. I am cheating a bit by posting it now, because it is really intended to be for Christmas. I had a feeling that if I waited to post the pics, then I'd better do it now. isn't my girl cute? I used this pattern from Purl Bee. I used this yarn from Blue sky Alpaca. I wouldn't mind making another one of these down the line. It was easy and I like the simplicity of it.

Halloween decor

Can you believe it is almost Halloween? Me neither. I finished the girls' costumes last week and I think they are precious. I will post pictures sometime before Halloween....hopefully. They both require the little ladies to wear a hat. One of my kids doesn't do as she is told and I am hoping the lil' beast will keep her D@*! hat on her head, or the super glue will be coming out.

also, I made a wreath (see above).