I have a friend's baby shower coming up! I get to sew baby things! ...and knit. Right now I'm knitting a hat for my daughter. She loves wearing them since she had all of her hair whacked off. I made some of the quick change trousers yesterday. I was trying to increase the size so that my 3 and 4 year old girls could wear them, but it didn't work. Thankfully, they're not too girly and my son can wear them. They are also very forgiving in that all of your mistakes and mess are hidden inside the reversible pants (shorts in this case). I think I am going to make some teeny reversible shorts for the new baby and a matching reversible shirt (not from Handmade Beginnings). I am also going to knit her a hat as well and perhaps some booties if I can figure out how. Check out others or post your own Yarn Along over at
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Yay! Baby things :-) Such fun. And that yarn - sooooo beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI love reversible stuff- and tiny things.
ReplyDeleteLove that yarn. What is it?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful yarn!
ReplyDeleteohh gorgeous yarn!!! I Love tiny handmade things as well!!! Happy knitting!!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to see if our library has that book so I can look it over (not that I have a baby to sew/knit for, but I do like to look at patterns!).
ReplyDeleteBut yes, do share the info about your yarn!
Oh, and re: Buchi Emecheta. Could you recommend a good place to start with her books? My first thought is The Joys of Motherhood (of course), but I'd love to hear your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI love the yarn you are using, it is so cheerful!
ReplyDeleteThe yarn is Merino from http://www.etsy.com/shop/marion?ref=seller_info i love it!. rainblissed -Joys of Motherhood is a great place to start! I'm pretty sure that's where my quote came from. Emily, our libraries don't carry the pattern books b/c people tend to take out the patterns :-( However, i like them because you get a lot of patterns for not too much money. it can be tricky tracing them though with 100 patterns on one page.
ReplyDeleteoooh pretty yarn and the hexagonal quilt on the book cover looks rather fab !
ReplyDeleteGreat yarn, and yay for sewing, too!
ReplyDeleteI second "Yeah-baby knits!" What joyous knitting!
ReplyDeletepretty, pretty yarn! and lucky you with a talent for sewing - it something i wish i could do with some skill but alas, i am a knitter through and through ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh, I am drooling over your yarn...lovely!
ReplyDeleteAnd you sew too? Wow! Like Amanda, sewing is a talent I wish I had. xx
I love that yarn. It totally matches the cover of the book. Please share your sewn creations with us! You have so much talent.
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