I'm an idiot

Yup. After finishing and all I figure out I made the front of the legholes on the back and vice versa. Brilliant. Ugh I hate myself sometimes. I'm going to put ribbed legholes on so I'm thinking it will hide the imperfection, but this was also supposed to be much smaller. It would fit my toddler. Gah. If it weren't for the kids I'd go back to bed...something tells me I'm just not meant to think this week.

Ugh, and I used a whole skein of yarn on this. I guess I should frog what I can salvage. Blech.

Is 10:30 am too early for a drink? I suppose it is if you're breastfeeding...but still...UGH!

She's 6 Weeks!

Well, to be fair she was 6 weeks on Saturday, but that didn't really occur to me until Sunday,and I've been busy lately so I forgot to post it!

Anyway, last night was better. I talked to the dr yesterday and we're trying a difference medicine as well as giving her 2 bottles a day thickened with a little rice to help it stay down. Last night she was up with Curtis, but then slept in her bed after that - the first time in almost a week! I feel much better today thanks to some much needed rest.

Toby is teething (again). Thank goodness we are up to the last set of baby teeth. I am tired of teething! These are his 2 year molars trying to make an entrance.

This morning I pulled out the camera and played with Lucy - this is what we got!




Enjoy!

Yesterday at the ped's she weighed 11 lbs, 7 ounces and was 23 inches!

Another rough night

Last night again Lucy wouldn't sleep. I really think this is a result of the reflux still so I called the ped to ask about trying a different med. Mama can't function with this little sleep! Especially two nights in a row. Hopefully the ped will call me back soon!

The Return of the Soaker

After a long hiatus from soakers/ shorties/ longies I have returned! I am currently working on a size small soaker (using the Retro Soaker pattern from 100 Knitting Patterns) using Patons SWS (Soy Wool Stripes) in blue/ brown for a friend. It's nice to be working on a soaker again! It works from the waistband down, and I have just finished the waistband and eyelet holes. I like!

Can you find the toddler?

This is what happens when you leave a toddler to his own devices while putting in a new computer! LOL!

Yes you read that right a new computer. We've had problems with the old one for awhile now and decided the time was right for a change. Hello, 2008! Our old computer was sadly outdated and the new one is much faster. i am not used to the new keyboard yet though so I apologise for the typos - Curtis loves the new keyboard so I'll just have to get used to it. We are getting a new moniter as well but they are sending it to us as there were none in stock today.

We put most of it together while Toby was napping (ok, playing in his room for naptime but as long as he's quiet and out of my hair for awhile I don't care). Then he got up and went to the playroom for awhile. I heard him in there having a blast (laughing up a storm) but didn't think too much of it. Later I was playing chase with him and that mess sure was a suprise! Hehe! Now that he's figured out how to do that I'm sure I'll be finding it more often. He was very proud of himself though.

Lucy had a rough night last night. We are still trying to get this all figured out, but I was up with her until 5am this morning. That is too long. Especially with keeping up with a toddler. I hope we get this all figured out soon.

Ah, Christmas!

Ok, ok I know it's January, but I'm just getting my Christmas gift up and running.

This is my new yarn winder and swift.
And THIS is a new ball of Cascade, which I wound in about 3 minutes. Yup. Cool!
Another skein of Cascade.
These are my 3 new wools. The orange I am completly in love with. Absolutely, completly. Whatever I made with it will be deemed "Orange Sherbet". The lilac is Malabrigo - yummy!
And not wool, but this is my new sock yarn waiting to be made into socks! Yipee!

Ok, funs over, baby awake!

UGH!

Ok, I found some super cute booties to match the green flower hat shown below...and I have one almost done...enough to realize the bootie is far bigger than the hat :( It's supposed to be 0-3 months, so either my gauge is off (no I didn't check it as my needles and the yarn size seemed appropriate...and yes I know I should have) or the pattern is. Boo. I'm going to finish the pair I'm making, but I need to find something else.

I had grand plans of finishing at least one of the booties last night, but Lucy decided she needed to be held...if only I could find a way to do both! But dh had homework, so I was the lone baby-holder :)

We hada rough night last night - she and I were up until 4am. So while I would love to pick up my needles during Sesame Street, I am afraid of the havoc I could wreak on the bootie, even if it is pretty simple and only shaped by incr and dec. Still a tired knitter can do very scary things.

Maybe I should dig up pics of all those mocs and post them finally...ok, off to dig up pics!



Edit to add:



I'm not adding all the pics, but you get the idea

These were for my brother in law, after he and future sister in law felted them down to size

These are completely felted up - I left them big when sending to my SIL2B so they could finish them to fit, and it looks like she did a fab job!

These were the pair for my other SIL, these are before she finished felting them to fit, so they still look pretty big.

These were for my dad, still big. I didn't take pics after I finished felting them for him, I should have! When these felted they were still pretty big around, but fit length-wise, so next time I would try to take out some of the bulk around while knitting.

These were for my MIL, I think they fit pretty well right off the bat.
All in all there were 8 pair - I knitted for my mom, dad, brother, sister in law, mother in law, father in law, brother in law, and future sister in law. That was a lot of moccs! The reviews have all been good so far - everyone says they are super warm, which as 100% wool they should be. I did enjoy making them, although there were a lot! I know my dh wants a pair, so those will probably be coming next fall or so...right now I probably wouldn't get them done before it warmed up anyway. I'm thinking about making a few teeny tiny ones as baby gifts though - those knit up in an evening though.

If I decide to make any Christmas gifts for next year I will start much earlier though so I can vary the project with something else, but right now I am thinking of taking next year off, so I can concentrate on starting up my store.

Ok, Lucy is waking from nap and Toby is tired of behaving so I am signing off.

TTFN

Edit #2: This pattern is Felted Mocs. The pattern was originally sold here but is now published in 100 Knitting Projects