I actually got Fletcher’s sweater finished before he out-grew it. I started it last year about this time when I was on bed rest. I got it almost finished (all but one sleeve) and put it down. Check that off the list. Now the top priority is getting Nolan’s Christmas stocking knitted. 
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Finishing Things
I actually got Fletcher’s sweater finished before he out-grew it. I started it last year about this time when I was on bed rest. I got it almost finished (all but one sleeve) and put it down. Check that off the list. Now the top priority is getting Nolan’s Christmas stocking knitted. Infant Car Seat Cover Tutorial
Alright, I’ve gotten another tutorial done. This one is for an Infant Car Seat Cover. A friend of mine made me one for Nolan and I love it. It’s perfect for keeping the cooties away from your little one when you are out and about. You can find it here or on my sidebar.
Just for the heck of it, I thought I would share a pic of BB (big brother) and LB (little brother).I thought the newness would wear off for Fletcher and he wouldn’t be as interested in his LB, but this kid could not get enough of loving on his LB. He is a very good BB.
Yesterday was Fletcher’s first t-ball practice. He loved it. He is on a team with all his friends and he was so cute out on that field with all of them. It’s the same field his daddy played on when he was Fletcher’s age. 🙂Keep On Knitting, Keep On Knitting…
I feel like Dory from Finding Nemo, “keep on swimming, keep on swimming.” Except in my case it is knitting. To be honest… I’m getting kinda sick of knitting. I have now been confined to bed rest for almost 4 weeks and mostly I have been knitting. I have sleeves left to do on Fletcher’s sweater, but I’m over knitting. (or maybe I’m over bed rest) I have thoughts in my head of maybe starting a hexagon quilt while I sit here. (just thoughts, though) What I really need to do is finish the hand applique quilt I started over 2 years ago. I only have a little left to do on it, but if I finish it, would my life still have purpose? What would I do without that project hanging over my head?!? See what you have time to sit and ponder when you have nothing else to do but sit. Today was my weekly field trip to the doctors office so I did get to step out in the real world for a little bit. I’m 33 weeks prego now and goal #1 is to make it to 34 weeks, so this is good. Goal #2 is to get to 37 weeks. There is, according to my mom, a full moon and some lunar eclipse thingie which is occurring with the winter solstice which rarely ever happens all at the same time all going down tomorrow night. This could do strange things to a pregnant woman apparently, so we shall see. Keep your fingers crossed that this is just a theory. I’ll let you know how it all works out.
Knit One, Purl Two…Repeat…A Lot
The good thing about bed rest is there is not a lot to do besides knit, so I have been able to get things I probably would not have had time to make done. This baby is going to have a whole layette set by the time it is all said and done. I have been able to get the sweater I started a little while ago done and add some socks and a beanie to it. I still have left over yarn from the fair isle part of the sweater, so there might be some more beanies and socks coming. Judging from the cold weather we have been having, the baby is going to need them. Fletcher really wants a camouflage sweater, so that is in the works as we speak. It is coming along quickly, so maybe I will have something to show you in a couple of days. I have a baby quilt top I made before all of this bed rest stuff went down that I would have liked to have gotten done, but I guess I will just have to let that go. For now, it is no quilting, plenty of knitting. Snowday = Sewday!
It might be snowy outside, but inside it is all sewing! I have been so covered up making things for others that it feels like it has been ages since I quilted. But this weekend, it was like all the stars aligned and created a perfect storm for sewing. It snowed and I was stuck in the house, I finished up all my sewing for customers, and I have this beautiful fabric waiting to be made into something. Perfect.
I also finally got the last Christmas stocking made. I finished it up last night and not a moment too soon. My parents are going to deliver it to my niece today. This will make the 18th Christmas stocking I’ve completed for my family. My aunt made stockings for the whole family when I was little. Over the years it has become harder for her to keep up with all the additions to the family, so I learned to knit specifically to carry on the tradition for our family. With every marriage and birth, there comes a stocking. It is sometimes difficult to get motivated to keep making them, but my mom doesn’t ask for much and I know how important this tradition is to her, so I’m glad to carry it on. I also know that hanging my son’s, husband’s and my stocking is one of my favorite things at Christmas and hopefully it is for the family I’ve made them for.
One Stocking Down…
…one to go.
I’ve gotten little Marion’s stocking completely done. Yeah!!! Now I just have go get one more made for little Brooke before Christmas gets here. I better get crack-a-lackin’!
What up?
Well, my posts seem to be few and far between here lately. So much has been going on and at the same time nothing much. After market was over I was a little burned out and then everybody around here got sick. Everybody is better now, but to tell you the truth, I have really not felt much like sewing lately. I just can’t seem to get motivated to head to the basement and turn on the sewing machine. It is not for lack of things to sew. Believe me, I have plenty to get done, I just don’t feel like doing it. I would rather be with this cute little fireman. This was the first year I didn’t make his costume. I felt bad about it, but he didn’t mind one bit. 
Anthony helped carve the Jack O’lantern. Fletcher was supervisor. He inspected his daddy’s work very closely and we all agreed he did a good job.
I did briefly bring the sewing machine upstairs to work on the quilt for my disappearing 9-patch class. I am so excited about this class, because the ladies in the class are so excited. They are doing a great job on there quilts and they are inspiring.
I have been trying to keep this house clean. I will never understand how one man and one little boy can create so much laundry. Seriously!?! I feel like all I do is laundry. Did I mention how much I hate to fold laundry. It’s out of control.
We went to the mountains over the weekend and I did manage to get quite a bit done on the niece’s Christmas stocking. It is amazing what you can get done when you have no cell phone, no television and no computer. I have this stocking to finish and one more to make for my other niece before Christmas. This weekend I am going on a quilt retreat to Black Mountain, NC which I am excited about. I had so much fun last time I went. I just need to decide what to take to work on. We’ll see.
Now I am headed to pick Fletcher up from preschool and see if there is any hope into bribing him into getting a haircut. He hates haircuts, so it’s a struggle. Wish me luck.
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
So, just like that it has started to get chilly outside and I couldn’t have my little niece out there unprotected from the elements, so she got this little toboggan from me. It’s made with Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran yarn and it is super soft. Such a sweetie!
Sweetness
I wanted to share with you all (or as we here in the south say, ya”ll) a picture of my sweet little niece. The weather is turning cooler here and my sister was able to put her in the little sweater I knitted for her. Move over Gerber Baby!
I have been busy this week getting projects on my to do list checked off before I start my 2 week adventure helping set up the Guildmaster Showroom for furniture market. I have really gotten so much done. That being said, I still have so much yet to do. Neverending, isn’t it! (nature of creative people, I think)
One thing that got checked off was this little bag I made for my friend’s little girl. She is taking dance lessons and needed a bag for the ballet shoes. I think this will work. If not, maybe she can put her barbie dolls in it.