Mama/Kiddo MBOY Swap-July

I'm an addict. I LOVE the Magic Ball of Yarn Swap at MDC... and this month it was even more fun because we could include one of our kids who love to knit.I did it with dd, Jaclyn who is 10 and love love loves to knit as well. We recieved LOVELY balls of yarn and fantastic goodies to go along from a very generous mama,BellaBabe and one of her children. Here are the pics of our balls before we unwrapped and all the way through to the goodies displayed. We each got 2 balls woot!! I believe the Blue and Brown colorway is Paton SWS which I ahve been totally lusting over. I actually had that very same yarn in my hands just a few days ago! I'm not exactly sure what type of yarn the cream one is but it feels glorious. I'm hoping Bellebabe posts back as to what it is so I can give it proper credit. All our goodies were awesome! We both got the cutest handmade stitch marker sets as well as Burts Bees goodness, teas and other things. I can't wait to burn the freen tea scented soy waffle candle in my burner! It smells good enough to eat.

Still Stitchin'

Tonight DD and I had our usual little sit and knit time together. I naturally spent more time helping HER knit than actually knitting myself LOL Well, not really I guess but it sure feels like it sometimes. I love it. I'm so very proud of her! She finished knitting her first sock. She used some "thick and quick" as Aimee says and it knitted up fairly quickly.It only took her about a day and a half to get it done. She used the same pattern I have been using- Indigo's Tube Sock pattern. She did an ankle sock version. Very cool.

I am working on yet another sock ( who knew...). I decided to start a new pair for my friends son. I still plan to finish the black and white match for the one I already did but I wanted to make a pair that would be more functional for the "wet sock treatment" considering I'm pretty sure that's why she asked for them. So, I finished one and I'm half done with the other. I made the cuff much longer and used way smaller needles so that my stitches came out tighter. I still used the alternate toe pattern - I know I already said it but I really like that one.Hopefully it won't rain tomorrow so that I can go to playgroup and give them to her as well as give her friend the nb pair. I'll be sure to take a picture when I'm finished tommorrow and post it.

In other news... my friend Melissa had her 2nd babe last night. Her first little guy was born 3 yrs ago @ 35 weeks. Her 2nd little guy was born last night and following in his big brothers footsteps made his appearance @ 35 weeks. How do ya like them apples? Mama and baby are fantastic, she looks and feels great and baby Daniel who weighed in @ 6lbs 1 oz 18 in is nursing like a champ!! Ah... maybe some socks are in order? ;-)

Sock Silly!!

Stitchin' and Bitchin' at my place on Saturday! The girls brought it from Borders to me since I'm the lonely stranded mama lately.

What would my blog post be today without an Ode to Jess's awesome shirt! I laughed for like 5 minutes straight.

So my camera isn't broken after all... thanks to DP!! Muah!

As I mentioned before, I sort of took a little detour and went into a bit of a sock frenzy since my friend gave me her pattern to try out. I started out working on socks in the adult size for my DD ( since she wears the SAME SIZE AS ME!! ) using Knits Picks merino sock yarn. Theeeeeeen...

I decided I wanted to try it in the Toddler size. So I started knitting a pair for a friends son using some black and white Lion Wool that I had on hand for another project LOL! I finished the one (pictured here on my 9 mo dd -it's a tad large but oh well, gets the point accross) and started doing the second one trying to use a new techneque for weaving in the color changes as I go but apparently "Go with whatcha know" should be my motto. Needless to say it didn't work out too well and I ended up taking it all out. Well, that pissed me off so I then decided I should start a NEW pair in a DIFFERENT size. LOL! Soooooooooooooooo...

I moved on to the infant size. Yes people, I'm feeling a little indecisive these days ;-) I grabbed the ball of left over Lorna's Laces Merino that I had used for Na'omi's Apron Top and started whipping 'em up. I was able to get them done in no time since they were so small. the first of the pair was finished last night and I did the other one this morning. They came out so adorable!! I love this pattern! I opted for the alternate toe choice on this pair. The first one I finished ( black and white) used the kitchener stitch to graft the toe closed. I really like the way the alternate toe pattern came out.

Damn Camera!!!

Looks like my trusty ( piece of junk) camera has crapped the bed. I'm not sure officially but it's definately NOt being friendly at the moment!! For some reason it's saying I have no memory despite the fact that there's only 16 pics on it. Grrrr.

I wanted to post pics of some of the things I have in progress that I talked about in my last post. But since I can't I'll just talk about what I'm up to.

I'm super excited because a friend of mine is opening a new childrens shop in Niantic CT called Peacock Organics and she has asked me to knit up a bunch of baby and kiddos socks to sell there! I'm going to try and come up with a pattern based on some ideas I have- we'll see how that goes LOL! I also need to find the perfect organic yarn to use for this most special project. Let the hunt begin...

Speaking of kids socks, instead of working on any of the previously mentioned half finished projects I decided to make a smaller version of my friend Indigo's tube sock pattern. I LOVE how it turned out!! I've been working on socks for myself out of it but took a break to make a toddler sized pair for a friends little boy. I finished one this evening. I just used some Lion Wool in Black and White creating a thick striped pattern. So freaking cute. At least I think so. I want to get a pic up and will asap.

We'll see what tommorrow holds... not sure what I feel like working on. I'll probably try to finish up the second striped sock and maybe I'll continue on the shorties that are supposed to match my dd's apron top. It would be lovely if she could actually wear the whole outfit before summer's end, huh?

Blaaaaah...

Welp, I have to admit to letting life get a little crazy lately. I don't think I've picked up my needles in oh, 2 weeks now? Blah. I feel like I've forsaken my first love LOL! That all ends now though as I have a few projects in the works. I finally picked up yarn for the most adorable pattern that I got from a mama on Etsy... it's for a totally rad pair of Baby Chucks. Yep, as in Chuck Taylor's better known as Converse sneakers. Right up my alley. Major coolness factor. In other news, I'm continuing to guinea pig knit an origianl pattern from my friend ( Indigo73 on MDC) for a pair of tube socks. No Aimee, I'm not done yet LOL! Like I said I've been on a knitting time out. Not that I actually wanted to be- it just happened, kinda like life kwim? Anyhow, I'll post pics tommorrow in progress. Oh yeah and I forgot about the shorties that are sitting lonely OTN that are supposed to match the Apron Top. Oy.

Huge motivating factor for picking my projects back up... I just joined in on the July Mama/Kid MBOY swap on MDC! I totally loved the last swap and think having dd involved on this one will be awesome.