I’ve finally written up a pattern for my eyelet skirty (or is it skirtie?) that I’ve been showing you lately. It’s more of a guide than a pattern but it’s free and I don’t think any of you will have any trouble with it. Happy knitting!
The pattern is below but I’ve also made [...]
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It’s windy and cold and the weather doesn’t seem like it’ll be summer-like anytime soon. Despite that, I picked a whole lot of strawberries from the plants in my front yard today and that feels like a summer activity to me!
Sesame won’t eat strawberries if I offer them to her at mealtimes while she’s [...]
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My little baby is 1! I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since she was born! This has been the most amazing year and little sesame just keeps getting more and more fun!
For the birthday extravaganza Mike and I had 6 out of town relatives come to visit. It was a [...]
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It has been so hot lately! It’s been in the 90s and for a while there I thought I was going to melt. It’s only May and it’s been gray and rainy for so long that I am really not adjusted to the sunshine!
My knitting has taken a bit of a back seat [...]
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I hope your Easter was filled with joy!
The bunny ears are cute but the headwear I’m most fond of is this cute little bonnet I knitted for sesame. She even seemed to like wearing it!
The pattern is from Dale of Norway’s pattern book #142. It’s the bonnet from pattern 14201, the eyelet lace [...]
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It’s 9pm and my baby is still awake. This is not good, people. Not good at all.
Do you know what is good? Baby socks. They’re little and cute, super fast to knit and they use up those little balls of leftover sock yarn that never seem to go away. I [...]
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As I take sesame on walks in the neighborhood I notice all the pretty things blooming in people’s yards. The tiny crocuses and cheerful daffodils make me happy. I am ready for Spring! In my yard, however, this is what I have.
Stupid, icky dandelions. Oh I know, it looks like a [...]
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Well, I’ve been knitting things for sesame but she won’t hold still long enough for me to take good pictures. She’s a baby on the move!
This is the best picture I have of her wearing her star pants that I finished last week. They’re the Perfection Pants from Wooly Wonder and I [...]
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The flowers were sent to me by my lovely mother yesterday to congratulate me on my new job! I’m working at Tryon Creek State Park part time and so far so good! But that’s not what I want to talk about today. There’s a winner to announce!
The winner is Carol, aka [...]
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Hi friends, I’m glad you found your way to my new home! I am starting a new chapter in my blogging life and thought some new digs were in order. I’ve imported all my old posts so you can see all the familiar photos if you’d like. Here’s what you can expect [...]
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