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For the last week and a half I've been playing with this bootie pattern. I think that a little babe would have difficulty kicking them off their feet and they just look so warm! The booties would be a great little baby shower gift or charity knit, not to mention an outstanding stash buster. Oh, Baby! Baby Booties Oh, Baby! Baby Booties Sizes: Newborn, 3 months, 6 months Materials: size 5 US needles (31/2 mm) DK weight yarn, or 4 ply worsted for bigger booties

These socks were started almost a year ago. I put them on the back burner for several months but the weather is getting cooler and I'll be needing a few new pair of socks soon. I did some off road knitting on the first sock - not following the directions for the heel but improvising a short row heel. It was tough to get back on track after so many months. I love this yarn and I'm glad to have these socks done. I'm turning out the lights and putting this project to bed! Pattern: Jaywalker Yarn: Knit One Crochet Too, Ty-Dy Socks Colorway: Grape Needle size: US 3

When I arrived home this afternoon, Momma and the triplets had stopped by for a photo op. They must think we're a pretty great place to visit because the next time I looked out the window, the whole "fam-damnly" were visiting and a few of their feathered friends as well. Can you find the seven deer and three turkeys in the picture?

This week I was visiting on the phone with my youngest brother. My poor nephew, Sammy, had just come home from the hospital with four stitches on his elbow. There had been a very tough game of kickball on the playground! I asked how he was otherwise, how the school year was going. My brother, Scott, told me that it had been a rough start to first grade but things were going well now. After we said our goodbyes, I began thinking about my trip out to see the family a couple of years ago. I had been surprised that many interactions with Sammy had caused flashbacks to when Scott was little. I'm thirteen years older that my youngest brother and I was very active his upbringing. As a little guy, my brother often had temper tantrum when things didn't go his way and during my visit, I saw this happening with our little Sammy. At one point I said, "Sammy, you just need to tell us what you want, we will do anything to make you happy." It was like a kick in the seat of the pan...

Next weekend I will be attending a double baby shower for two sisters. When Julie and Trish were little they lived next door, and I'm also Trish's Godmother. Trish and her hubby know that the baby will be a boy so I've made this little top down sweater and brown bunny. I added a hat to the bunny because he will be living in Colorado and needs to be warm! Pattern: Norse Pullover by McCall Pattern Company Size: 3 Yarn: Cascade 220 Wool Colorway:Turquoise, Beige, Navy Needle size: US 9 Pattern: One Skein Bunny by Deb Richey Yarn: Red Heart Plush Colorway: Chocolate Needle Size: G If I were to make this little bunny again, I would double this yarn. I can see the stuffing in some places but I do like the soft, nubby texture. I love making little baby things and now that I've started it seems I'm having difficulty stopping. I found this pattern for booties and had to try them. There are several variations of this pattern and I like a combination of them all. ...

There was a short period of time when Hubby and I were going together that we lived across the state from each other. Absence did make the heart grow fonder and we traveled back and forth often to see one another. While on the phone planning a visit I asked hubby what he would like for dinner upon his arrival. He wanted chili and cinnamon rolls. I really wanted to impress him with my cooking ability so I soaked the beans all night, simmered the chili all day, and I made cinnamon rolls from scratch. When he arrived after a six hour drive on the cold, snowy winter roads there was a bowl of chili waiting for him. I really wanted feedback so I asked the question I have since learned to avoid at all costs: "How do you like dinner?" His answer was, "The chili and rolls are fine but not as good as Mom makes." My feelings were hurt but the next time I saw her, I asked if she would share her recipes. Being the sweetheart she was, she naturally gave them to me. They are...

I finished what seemed like the never ending baby sweater today. I only knit the little darling during school lunch, but the needles were small"ish", the yarn a dk weight, and it was row after row of knitting. When all is said and done, I do like it but if I use this pattern again, I will use the two colors suggested and probably in some sort of changing colorway. It will make a very nice baby gift. Pattern: DROPS Design b14-27 Yarn: Eversoft Susan Bates Amount: 3 skeins, less than 870 yards Needle size: US 3