Andrea's Fall Sweater

 This sweater will wait in Andrea's crib for her to wear for her first trip to Lost Lake Woods.  Sublime pattern. Knits 22 to 4". The yarn is incredibly soft and it has some wool content so it should be warm.
The yoke is knitted around after you knit the front, back and sleeves. I'm quite pleased with the results.  Would have like baby buttons, but found none that I was pleased with that added a contrast.

Lucky the Monkey

Edie will wake up tomorrow to this little guy. He is a sock monkey that I made from an online tutorial. There are tons of them out there, like this one for example. He is raggedy but cute! Will named him Lucky. Considering he used to be a pair of knee socks I wore to a law firm, I'd say Lucky is an appropriate name. He will be waiting in her high chair for her to discover when she wakes up!

Greta & A-Rae Summer Duds

I made another one of those shirred pocket skirts for my new mom of a little sister. I left two openings in the elastic band and used elastic with button holes all along it so that she can adjust the waist band as she breastfeeds her way down to her pre-baby shape. I added bias tape details here because I thought it was pretty and that the floral print needed to be broken up. And I whipped up a cute and very simple pillowcase style dress for her little angel, Andrea Rae. The dress should be able to be worn as a shirt when she's too big for it, too.

First Big Girl Dress!

This project made me want a dress form one day! It was challenging to make, since there was no exact pattern and I am a novice. Plus, I used very nice fabric (cotton lawn from Liberty), and I had *just* enough. You have to wear a tank top underneath because of the ties in the front. When it was almost done, I tried it on and was totally dissatisfied with the fit. But after playing around with the height of the shirred waist and adding a pleat under the arms to reduce the blousing a bit, I think it is much improved. It is very soft and comfortable, as well.

The project is from Prudent Baby.

Skirts

I've been having fun making some easy summer skirts for myself. They are good mom skirts - light, casual and comfortable. But they are cute and fun, so you feel better than going out in yoga pants. The pattern is from Running with Scissors.

gift for Aurora

I want to make a few little things for Amanda's little girl. This is a jersey hat with matching jersey drool bandana all made out of some old tee shirts. I am sorriest about not seeing Amanda this summer since I canceled my trip to Iceland. The hat turned out so cute!!

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