Spring has(Finally) Sprung

This little knit is for a baby of a coworker. Spring is definitely the time for new babies! We have bee fairly bursting with mom's and new babes at work. I had to nicely tell some mom's to clear out of their rooms as soon as possible the other day because we were out of labor rooms! I think the hat probably has too much pink for a boy hat though, that was the original intention. Oh well! I'll gift it to one of the other girls expecting at work and find some other yarn for the boy.

The family went for a hike in the local state park last Saturday while I was at work. It looks like fun and finally no snow!!

My living room looks like this right now, I have been sewing drapes for the basement and breakfast nook but it is turning into a bigger job than I bargained for. Hopefully I can get it done this weekend.

Of course I had to throw in a picture of the kids with the eggs they dyed. KD didn't want to be in this pic but Noley and Miss M were more than happy to oblige me.



I'll leave you with the kiddo's notes for E.B.

Enjoy!

Crafty Time of Year

This time of year is tough for me, the long days of cold weather and darkness start to wear away at my psyche. I got the urge to have a warm blanket for sitting on the couch knitting and watching TV under. This is my first attempt at a quilt since Miss M was a baby about 6 years ago. I think it turned out OK. I have been enjoying it in my cold basement already for a week. I used a soft green fabric for the back, I forgot what kind of fabric it would be called. I would describe it as a corduroy without the lines in it.

I also made these socks for Noley. I used stash yarn for this project and hope to make another pair for KD. He asked for some too. Noley likes these and even wore them once already!

Pattern: Basic socks from Knitter Book of Handy Patterns

Yarn: Smart got on clearance years ago

Needles: US2 &3 DPN

Lately Noley has been saying this phrase a lot, " You don't do that forever, ever, now!" He is getting very independent. I feel bad for him today, he is throwing up, hopefully it will be a one day thing, I have plans for tomorrow.

Socky day

I made some progress on my sock(s) this weekend. I'm using Cat Bordhi's, Simple Sock in Three Sizes from Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles. Yarn is Mountain Colors,Bearfoot in Northern Lights. I am making the men's size since I have HUGE feet. These are my first pair of socks, I did make one kids size sock on a car trip but I hate DPN's so thought there may be no hope of my making socks ever again after that. Then I got Cat Bordhi's book and I am thinking I may like to make socks. We'll see what I say after this pair is done. I plan to make some baby blankets with flannel today too. Super easy project just sew together on the wrong side flip and sew around the edges again.
If you look closely you can see the first sock I made hanging forlorn on my bulletin board. It is rainbow like colors. I like that the board makes it look like I have lots of projects and ideas going, even if I don't :)

It's a over cast day today so a good day to get things done in the house.