recent projects

A fun blanket!

This just seemed appropriate for a baby girl

with lots of brothers

It took a surprisingly long time!

About 5 hours, I think.

I got the idea from here

but I did mine a bit differently.

Mostly,

I had only about 1/4 - 1/3 inch between stitches

and she had an inch.

And

I worked from the back side of the blanket

'cause after I'd done a few feet

I realized that with this particular yarn

it looked much better on the back than the front.

So I ripped out what I'd done & started over.

Oh

I also used an embroidery needle to poke the holes

before attempting to stick the crochet hook through.

Maybe I'm just a big wimp

but I needed those pre-poked holes!

the diaper bag!

I'm pretty pleased with it.

I need lots more practice on my stippling,

but its not too shabby for my first attempt.

The basic shape of the bag came from this.

a few more socks for the Pie

Lana makes most of her socks for me

but she doesn't have white yarn

and the beaded socks aren't her preference to make...

I need to make a few pairs for Baby, too...

some spit rags
(aka burp cloths)
'cause it's much nicer to spit up on something pretty
don't you think?

I bought 1/2 yard each of 2 flannels.
I would have just cut them into 4 strips, roughly 11 inches each
but I wanted to make a couple for Lily for her doll, too
so I only made these about 9 inches wide.
I may have to make another set;
Tony found some really cute fabric for the blanket he's making....

One of the drawbacks

to using your dining room table

for sewing and such:

you may hear your threee-year old exclaim

"Fabric was in my food!"
~

Of course
we can't forget the kitchen!
We finished it with 2 days to spare.
Brandon & Tony were a huge help!!

thanks, guys!!!

Jeremiah & Josiah
when we uncovered their 'shelves'
Lily was still sleeping.....
~
then there are the shelves for our bedroom
which I haven't managed to get organized yet....

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Maybe it's no wonder our house is always a wreck
~sigh~

I still have several things I'd like to accomplish
in the next couple of weeks.

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It could happen.