I’ve cast on for a new project. I’m doing the Children’s Cotton Hat from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. I’m using Bernats CottonTots in Sweet Green. I can’t wait to get working on it. I did a half swatch and I think I need to go up one needle size to get gauge. The yarn gauge is one off the pattern gauge. But thankfully I have the needles I need in my collection.
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Moving On Up
My little girl is moving on up. She’s graduating her Infant I class at daycare and starting Monday will be in the Infant II class. Sniff, sniff! They tell me she is definitely ready to move up and hang with the older kids. She has been spending most of the day the past week in that room anyway and she’s getting along well with the other kids. I think she will do well, and fortunately one of the teachers in her new class is just totally in love with her. So I know she’ll be taken good care of. But it’s still a little sentimental that she’s not with the little babies anymore. It’s a sign she’s growing up already. She even gets a diploma! How cute!
I still can’t get my head around the fact that in less than 5 months she’ll be 1 year old and considered a toddler!
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Too Much Yarn!
I’m so bad. Ever since I joined Ravelry, I’ve been going nuts on new projects. I bought the Peruvian wool from elann for Amelia’s Pinwheel Jacket. It’s on order. I’ve just now bought some Knit Picks Swish Superwash for some socks for my sister. And I’ve also bought 2 skeins of Socks that Rock. I plan on using one for Jaywalkers and another for Anastasia Socks. Can’t wait to get started on all my new projects. Am I getting in over my head again? Most likely, but I’m loving it. I’m hoping the elann yarn gets here today or tomorrow so I can cast on this weekend. It’s a long weekend for us Alabama state workers (Jefferson Davis Birthday). LOL! I think I will have to make a quick stop at the LYS (if they are open) to pick up some needles. Not sure I have circulars long enough. Definitely don’t have any long enough for the magic loop that I want to try on the socks.
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Crawling? Almost
Amelia is almost crawling. Once she does, there won’t be any stopping her. She took several “step” this weekend, so she’s slowing figuring it out. I told E that he’s going to pick her up at daycare one of these days and they are going to tell him that they had to chase after her all day long. LOL!
She’s also becoming such a flirt. We went to the lake yesterday and E’s cousin was holding her. Anytime E said something to her, she’s tilt her head to one side, put her arm up and give him the cheekiest grin. It was so cute and funny to watch. Her daddy is going to have a tough time keeping the boys away!
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Seven Strips Done
My afghan strips are done. Now come the hardest part I think. Trying to piece together the strips. Ugh! But I’m so looking forward to being finished with this project. I think it’s going to look pretty good, even though some spots are a little “dirty”.
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Babyproofing
The time has come. We have to start thinking about babyproofing the house. Mainly the living room. With the dogs in and out I’m not sure I want her crawling around the kitchen floor. It just stays too for Amelia to play on. I’d literally have to sweep and mop 2 or 3 times a day to keep it clean enough for her to play on and I just don’t have time for that. When she starts walking, I’ll probably let her in there more, but for right now, I’d rather she stay in the living room.
But we have too much stuff within her reach and she’s already trying to get into stuff. And she’s not even crawling in the traditional sense. She crawls backwards and she does this weird flip thing where she goes from laying down to sitting, but she pretty much travels across the room doing it.
And I know she’s going to be a handful. The few times I’ve told her no in a serious voice, she has laughed when I said it.
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