Or is it Monkey See, Monkey Do?
Archives for the month of: May, 2010
This morning after I fed the Little Lady, I went back to sleep, only to be woken up by the Little Lady and David an hour later, with a box of chocolate and a card flinging in front of my face. Little Lady had a smile and David said, “Tell mommy it’s okay to have chocolate for breakfast.” I opened the card first, and then the chocolate. Inside the box was a pair of diamond studs – so the Little Lady and I can match.
Match what? You ask.
Do you see the diamond studs in her ears? Yup, the Little Lady has diamond studs in her ears. When Little Lady went to her 6 month check up, Dr. Jeff did them himself! I was surprised to find out that the pediatrician does the ear piercing, but it makes sense!
So you see that outfit? Yeah… a tutu 
Sheryl and I went shopping and bought it when the Little Lady was first born! I can’t believe it fits her already! We took that picture this morning when we went to Chip’s for breakfast. There as only one word to describe the situation - chaos. It was windy out so every one was trying squeeze into the lobby/waiting room area to be called in. We waited for over an hour for breakfast! I KNOW!!!!! I can’t believe it either. But their food is great, so it’s worth it.
On the other news – the 6 month check up. Here is a little stats about our Little Lady:
Height: 26” (70 percentile)
Weight: 15 lbs (40 percentile)
Head Circumference: 41 cm (15 percentile)
And for the record, she is only 4 inches away from growing out of her infant car seat!!! Of course, I can not take credit for that one, that is all David’s gene there.
So on Friday, Little Lady’s daycare had their annual Mother’s Day Brunch. It was so much fun… although it was during work hours so I had to stay later than usual, but it was worth it.
Look at her smile! Oh, and to prove that she’s a big girl now:
“See, I can hold the bottle all by myself!”
And look at what the thoughtful ladies at the daycare did for all the moms!
Every mom in the room got a little teary eye, especially being a first time mom.
So it’s safe to say that my first mother’s day is pretty awesome, even though we didn’t get to go to the New York Botanical Garden as planned, but we had a lay back, easy day.
Happy Mother’s Day.
What a Yarn
There’s one love that we all share: yarn. Blog about a particular yarn you have used in the past or own in your stash, or perhaps one that you covet from afar. If it is a yarn you have used you could show the project that you used it for, perhaps writing a mini ‘review’. Perhaps, instead, you pine for the feel of the almost mythical qiviut? You could explore and research the raw material and manufacturing process if you were feeling investigative.
I think my all time favorite winter garment yarn is baby alpaca. It is as soft as cashmere, but highly renewable. It doesn’t have that scratchy-ness of an regular alpaca may have, although I suspect the reason being that the local alpaca yarn are probably hand processed so there are more guard hair mixed in, because commercial regular alpaca is just as soft as baby alpaca. One brand that comes to my mind is Misti Alpaca. I used their bulky weight yarn to make the Irish Hiking Scarf awhile back and it’s been my winter stable wardrobe since. Another yarn I used to make my winter stable sweater is Elsebeth Lavold Classic AL (Aran weight). The way it’s spun make it handle like a beautiful merino, but it was mostly alpaca. And my newest favorite alpaca yarn is Schaefer Yarn Judith. It is DK weight and has a super soft hand. I like DK weight yarn because it can make such a fine details, give the garment a polish look. I just happen to have some Judith in Ash colorway, and I plan on making the new 2010 summer Interweave’s Essential Cardigan with it.
When it comes to summer garment yarn, I think my absolute favorite is Kona Bay Cotton. Sunflowerfairy turned me on to it and I can’t have enough of it! Sadly, it has been discontinued. The yarn is like BUTTAH! It is so soft on your hand, you feel like it’s going to melt! And the garment washes and dries very well in conventional washer and dryer. I made Rusted Root with it and I just absolutely love it! I have some stash left and I really should plan on making some new summer tops with it.
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I really enjoy the Knit and Crochet Blog Week! The topics make me reflect on every thing I made and consider the stash I have. I had so much fun I think I will answer the wild card question in another post too!
Until then.
We interrupt the knit and crochet blog week posts for my Little Lady’s half year birthday!
Sporting her new sunglasses!
And to show off that she’s a big girl now, she did her first roll over today too!
I was trying to get her do another one with a full video, but she of course refused.
Then we finally capture her laughing on video today!!! She’s been laughing for awhile now, but we were never ready for it.
Happy Half Year Old, My Little Lady!
Love, MaMa
Revisit a past F/O
Bring the fortune and life of a past finished project up to the present. Document the current state and use of an object you have knitted or crocheted, whether it is the hat your sister wears to school almost every day, or a pair of socks you wore until they were full of hole. Or maybe that jumper that your did just didn’t like that much…
Ok, this isn’t exactly the current picture of the Pink Frosting. I unfortunately don’t have a more recent picture of it. You see, spring is here, and so is my severe seasonal allergy.
But no fear, the sweater is still in pretty good shape. In fact, I like it so much, I take a lot of care for it. I think this sweater is the one I wear the most. Granted, I haven’t make a lot of sweaters before, but still.
Everytime I wear this sweater, it made me think of the crocheting I had to learn to complete the beautiful ruffles, the 1000 Islands where I made the most of the sweater, and many fond memories associated with 1000 Islands.
So do you have a piece of garment that brings back memories?
