I made yet another pillowcase dress on the weekend, and it was the cutest one yet! I’m going to have to stay out of Walmart’s fabric aisle for a while because it’s becoming a serious problem. I got to deliver this one to the little birthday girl this morning but I snapped a picture before I let it go.
I just finished another pair of custom booties for a friend. She wanted them for her little girl to wear with her pumpkin costume for Halloween so we picked orange for the booties and green laces. The pattern is Ruth’s Perfect Baby Booties and I used Just A Leaf for the leaves on the end of the laces. The finished product is really cute but the pattern had a few problems. If I had it to do all over again I would use Judy’s Magic Cast On and try to knit them in the round.
I think these will look adorable on the little pumpkin!
I’ve been finding myself walking around lately with my shoulders hunched up by my ears. I’m waking up with a sore jaw and a headache from clenching my teeth all night. And you know what is causing all of this tension? My hobby. Ever since I got the notion to turn this pastime into a tiny business I have found it to be less-than relaxing, but that’s not something I would change. It is giving me something to work on besides the day to day keep-the-children-alive-and-make-sure-they-don’t-turn-into-axe-murderers. The biggest problem is that I have all these ideas floating through my head and not much time to work on them, nor the patience to allow it to happen slowly. My incredibly calm, patient and supportive husband sat down and worked out a plan for me and it’s starting to look less overwhelming. My shoulders can now be found at chin-level!
Since Sundays are usually days to relax with the family and cook a big meal, I have decided that I will make only very short posts on those days. I had been thinking of a series of posts that were short, possibly funny confessions, and what better day to confess than Sunday? So here we go.
Sunday Confessions vol. 1:
My name is Kate and I’m a Coke addict. Caffeine-free Diet Coke to be exact. I’ve tried to kick the habit a number of times but it keeps sucking me back in. I buy one 2L bottle a week and if I finish it before grocery day I don’t let myself buy more, but I’m sure I could drink a lot more than that if I let myself.
I just finished up my first commissioned project, another pair of Spring Breath Booties. I had a friend request a pair after seeing my post about The Cutest Booties Evar. She wanted a very stylish colour combo, chocolate brown with an ivory trim and pink buttons. I bought some Cobasi at The Loop, and though I really liked working with it, the booties were more like socks with such fine yarn. The Cobasi has now implanted itself in my mind and is destined to become a new design for toddler socks. I went to my other local yarn store, Make One Yarn Studios, where I found Diamond Luxury Collection DK Superwash in just the right colours. Three days later, voila! We have another pair of adorable baby booties ready to be applied to adorable baby feet!
Cowtown Knits 