Two projects completed

J finished her doll!  It's so cute.  She decided to leave it with no face the way the Native Americans did.  I'm so proud of her for working so diligently on this project.

Here she is wearing the hat I just finished.  It was actually intended for a certain guy...  Unfortunately, I have no real concept of gauge and it turned out way too small.  So, J has a new hat.  She really likes it.  Yay!  I'm thinking that it was really meant for her all along.  (This means that I need to cast on again for a second try at a large hat.)

Meanwhile, I have already started working on a pretty pink hat with cat ears (yes, cat ears!) for her for Christmas.  I guess two mommy-made hats won't be too much for my girl.

Leaf garland

This is a super easy and fun craft to do with the kids.

We collected some beautiful fall leaves.  Then we dipped them in melted beeswax and let them cool on waxed paper.  After that we threaded them onto a string to make a garland.  I totally copied the idea from Elizabeth Foss who copied it from Ginny.  (Sometimes I just love the internet!  Good ideas getting passed on and on.) 

 

My first hat

After a couple of late nights tidying up, we are mostly back to a normal level of mess around here.  Thank goodness!

I wanted to share something that I made a few weeks ago.

This little hat is my first attempt at knitting in the round.  I think it turned out pretty well.  I forgot to start it with a couple inches of ribbing so it has a rolled edge instead.  I wasn't sure how big it was going to turn out, either.  While I was knitting it I told the kids that it would be for whichever child it fit the best.  C won.
 

Finding time to sew

This project has been at the top of my "to sew" list for months. It's a carrier for my beautiful, sweet new niece, Abigail Rain. My sister provided the fabric long ago. I should have had it ready for her before the baby came. Yet here it sits waiting to be assembled.


And Abby is over a month old. Why is it so hard to find time at the sewing machine? I will finish it this week!

And here is what's next on my "to sew" list:


I'm going to make three of them...matching, of course! Then I'll just need to find something matching for the boy. Hmmmm....