Wordless Wednesday – Lady Cardinal

Posted on January 25, 2012 by lorax5

Wordless Wednesday – A Special Visitor

Posted on January 19, 2012 by lorax5

Wordless Wednesday – Garden Fence Sparkles

Posted on January 11, 2012 by lorax5

Baby Gifts

Posted on January 9, 2012 by lorax5

We are lucky enough to have two new baby arrivals for January so we’ve been busily making welcome gifts.

Ramsey, my cousin’s little girl, arrived last Thursday. With those Wisconsin winters you really can’t have enough hats. This one is a pretty simple 2×2 ribbing so theoretically it should fit a newborn and stretch out to last a while. I also made my first pair of baby mittens to match. What is it about hand and foot ware in miniature that makes it so ridiculously cute?

We are still awaiting baby girl number two but she should be along any day now. Her nursery theme was based on the Paul Frank Julius line which initially threw me a bit. After a little searching I found out that he actually uses all sorts of wonderfully fun bright colors giving me yet another excuse to use stripes. The blanket is a basic stockinette stitch with a crochet border. The sock monkey was Piper’s contribution with just a little help from me on the tougher hand sewing. I’m still giggling a bit over her choice of cashmere blend socks “in black because that’s Aunt Carrie’s favorite.”

Wordless Wednesday – Yes, I Made the Chickens Oatmeal

Posted on January 4, 2012 by lorax5

Handmade Challenge #3

Posted on January 2, 2012 by lorax5

I managed to squeak out my last item for the handmade challenge right before the New Year. My favorite cousin is in Wisconsin and has some trouble keeping her feet warm, so I wanted to make them a bit thicker than the ones I made for Piper. These use DK yarn and #5 needles and I have to say the joins at the stripe transitions seemed to come together much easier with this yarn weight. I loved the way these turned out and I hear, thankfully, that they are a perfect fit despite her pontoon-boat feet. ;-)