little bit of crazy leaking out

I stopped by Acorn Street to pick up some DPNs. why is it I seem to need another set of needles every time I start a new project? I also bought a skein of the most beautiful Lorna’s Laces superwash worsted wool, I have no idea what I will be making with it but I just had to have it. I had a full punch card so it was like getting the yarn for free.

The new Spring Ottobre arrived in my mailbox yesterday. I haven’t been able to keep up with the Ottobre list lately so I didn’t know they were on the way, what a great surprise! I really like many on the designs, unfortunately many that I like are not in sizes that will fit my kiddo’s, maybe I have to haveanother one . . . lol.

I will definately be making #18&19 (tunic and underdress), #29 (cross-front t-shirt), #21 (coat) and I will prolly end up making #13 (knit terry blouse), #15/16 (plaid blouse) &#17 (wide leg pants).

I’m thinking of making a couple of dresses with the cross-front t-shirt, one with the shirt cropped and a gathered skirt (or maybe an A-line skirt like the dresses I made for her last year) and I was thinking of making another one by just lengthening the t-shirt to dress length . . . gotta get more tracing paper tonight as I used up my roll on the last issue.

I’m trying to use up some of my stash, so I started with all the cotton. This means I’ve made a whole bunch of dish and face cloths. I became tired of the dish cloths so I knitted up a couple of roll brim baby hats. I know, not the most creative knitting, but I really think my knitting speed has increased quite a bit and I’m getting pretty good at wrangling the dpns. I figure the dish cloths can be used as hostess gifts and baby hats are always handy to have on hand, seems like there is always someone having a baby at Hubby’s work.

Last night I started another pair of socks for Bug. The yarn is from my stash, Plymouth Encore DK in pink/gray. I originally bought it to make a pair of socks for myself but figured Bug would like another pair of Mama-made socks. Now that I’m 60% done with the first sock I wish I had made them for myself. Oh, well. I do have some Lorna’s Laces sock yarn that I can’t wait to make up for me, the only thing holding me back is the thought of those tiny dpns. *shudder*

Did some assembly line sewing on Bug’s pajamas, I did all the gathering and put together the yokes on two pair of pj’s and one nightgown. Also attached the front and back on two of them. I need to get out the serger so I can finish the seams, flannel can ravel like crazy.

Today was Bug’s 5th birthday party. I finished her party dress about 11:20, jumped into the shower and got ready so we could be at the resturant at noon. Good thing I didn’t wait till the last minute to finish her dress. *vbg* I hate it when I do that, but I do it too often. Bug received many complements on the dress at the party and no one even noticed that I had pinned her into it, buttons and buttonholes are overrated.

Her dress is a basic high yoke, puffed sleeves and square collar from Heirloom Sewing for Jack & Jill by Martha Pullen.

My folks came by and picked up the kids and took them for the afternoon. I couldn’t believe how quiet the house was, it was astonishing.

I went thru the flannel I had pulled out of my stash and found a few pieces of sufficient yardage to use for pajamas and nightgowns. I cut out two pajama tops, two pair of pajama pants, and two nightgowns (one each from two different patterns). I also cut out three dresses for her from my stash.

Cut out Bug’s coat using fleece from my stash. I had planned on using some orange Maldin Mills fleece and a cute bug print fleece (pink background with oranges and yellows in it) I even had some perfect butterfly toggles to go with it. I went to lay out the pattern and I was short about 1/4 yard, all that stash and I don’t have enough fleece. I went thru the rest of my fleece stash and found another piece I could use, it’s not MM and won’t hold up as nicely but it will work for this winter and maybe even next fall. I will line the coat with some MM micro fleece from my stash also.