Mobile

Along with knitting, I have been trying to find fun ways to decorate Maeve's room. On Pinterest, I found a ton of examples of great mobiles. Since I have a ton of old craft paper laying around, I decided to create my own. The mobile hangs over Maeve's bed and when the fan is on, it gently floats in the breeze.

Still Making Things

I know it has been a while since I last posted, but I think that it is time to start again. My biggest creation of 2011 was Miss Maeve Elizabeth born on February 12. She is now an adorable 6-month old who just started sitting up, is trying to crawl and is quite a character. Since she has now learned how to mug for the camera, taking photos of her wearing her knit creations is much more fun! Here is her sweater for the upcoming winter. Still a bit big, but that leaves her room to grow.

Pattern: Cascade

Yarn: Knit Picks Swish

Marie Makes a Baby Sweater

Yep, I know y'all are surprised at another baby item! We've only got two weeks left till d-day, so I am getting to the end of my pre-baby knitting. While going through my baby projects, I realized that I hadn't made her a sweater and, really, what is more basic than a baby sweater?

Unfortunately I picked the wrong pattern for the sweater as it required a lot of different steps and generally made for unenjoyable knitting. In the end, it is pretty cute but I wouldn't knit this pattern again. However, I'm betting the baby will still look pretty cute in her homemade sweater:)

Pattern: Snug

Yarn: Taken from sweaters that I recycled from thrift stores

Marie Makes ANOTHER baby blanket :)

This is the second blanket that I made specifically for the baby, however, we have a plethora of hand-made blankets around here that will likely get wrapped around the little one.

I knit this blanket out of Berroco Vintage Chunky, a washable, acrylic-wool blend. The big needles and large yarn made it knit up quickly :)

Marie Makes Booties for the Grandparents

Christmas knitting has been fast and furious and I still have some projects to photograph. I didn't knit for everyone, but I did knit quite a few things. I think knitting for gifts is a delicate balance because I don't want my recipients to feel like Ron Weasley when they receive yet another Christmas sweater....on the other hand, I like receiving gifts that are unique and handmaid because they are usually things that I would not buy otherwise. Oh well, what's done is done and these gifts have been gifted.

For the grandparents this year, I was on a slipper kick. Slippers are warm and practical. Grandparents like warm and practical with the added bonus of handmade, right?

First up, Grandpa's "Judy's Booties." The pattern is from my great aunt who passed it on to me. She used to make these for my grandpa, but now the torch has been passed and it is my responsibility. Grandpa is a huge Broncos fan so the colors echo the Broncos color, although I think I may be a color off. The yarn is from a large wool sweater that I took apart.

The grandmas got similar Mary Jane slippers, although each with a different twist. The pattern is the Mary Jane Slippers from the Purl Bee. It is an easy, fun pattern and I may make a few more....someday.

You can't really tell from the photos, but one has a white soul and the other does not. The one with the white soul is a bit smaller than the other. 

Merry Christmas and now it is time to start the baby countdown!