Blog entries - April 2013

Almost Finished

Shelley — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:28:45 +0100

Still to do:

weave in ends
graft underarm seams
block
choose and attach buttons

A New Skill

Shelley — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:17:39 +0100

I spent yesterday perfecting a new skill. Provided she's deeply asleep, I can now knit with Maisie in just about any position that doesn't require both of my arms to hold her up. The result is that last night I joined the sleeves to the body of her new sweater. I'm now firmly in yolk territory and everything decreases from here.

Of course sometimes she isn't sleeping qu...

A Perfect Tail

Shelley — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:43:24 +0100

I don't know about you but when I do a long tail cast-on I never end up with a perfect little tail like this when I'm finished. It is either five stitches too short - and I'm never willing to admit it until I've cast on the 83 or so stitches before those five - or it is so long I'm worried I'll have to join it back in at the end to finish my project.

I'm finished both sle...

Someone is Growing

Shelley — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:32:48 +0100

... and she needs a new sweater.

A Better Shot

Shelley — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:38:34 +0100

Not really a new entry - just a better picture on yesterday's subject. This one was taken by Rob instead of me and a mirror. I like that you can see a bit of Maisie this time.

Ready for a Walk

Shelley — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:52:28 +0100

This is how Maisie and I look when we head out for a walk. Maisie is secured to my chest in the Moby wrap and my coat (the big one I was wearing at the end of my pregnancy) is done up over her. The shared body heat keeps us both nice and warm so I don't have to put anything extra on her except for her hat. We've walked like this a few times now - downtown or with Rob and Abby - a...

A Little Pink Dress

Shelley — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:26:57 +0100

We had an open house to welcome Maisie on Sunday. It was a nice relaxed way of doing things but I still felt she aught to have a cute outfit. I was talking to my mum about what I could make for her (all the cute outfits I have are still too big) and she said she'd see ...

Sweet Sleepy Face

Shelley — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:32:58 +0100

Maisie is a month old today! She is already so much bigger and more interactive than she was when we brought her home. She spends a lot of her time practising making different faces. This is one of my favourites. She does it when she's wiggling around while sleeping. I hope sometime I'll be able to catch it in beautiful focus with my big camera but for now this slightly blurry cel...

Diaper Bag Knitting

Shelley — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:50:50 +0100

This week I started knitting again for the first time since Maisie arrived (last week I realized I could read books … my life is so exciting). I was going to be leaving the house and I just feel kind of naked and unprepared without some knitting in my bag. It's a plain vanilla sock - simple, portable, relatively mindless - in some exceptionally springy yarn (here's a bette...

Maisie's Bunny Bonnet

Shelley — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:31:30 +0100

Just before Easter a friend sent me a link to this super cute little jacket. I knew I didn't have time or energy to make anything like that for Maisie but it got bunny themed clothing on my mind and very shortly after that I realized that this was Maisie's first Easter and she really needed an Easter bonnet … every little girl does. I hunted around for quick knitting pat...

Happy Easter

Shelley — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:41:58 +0100

From all of us to all of you.