Yarn Along: Some recent baby knits

I am joining along with Ginny today for the Yarn Along.

Nalah does not like to wear hats, and she is very good at pulling them off , even the hats with ties. I needed a hat that she couldn't get off and I found this adorable pattern on the Pickles website when I was browsing on ravelry and thought it would be perfect for my little hat hating baby goose. I just knit it up with some yarn from my stash,mostly Patons wool.

( Please forgive the blurry photos, my camera is having a hard time with the dark Oregon winter lighting.)

 

The cowl part of the hat tucks underneath her jacket.

This has been a great solution for riding in the backpack. Before, when we were out walking she would take off her hat over and over again and I would have to stop and take her off to get to tie her hats back on, it was a pain. Now I don't have to worry about her taking off her hat.

I also finally got buttons on the vest:

I am currently reading the Dr. Sears Baby Sleep Book and a few parenting books on sibling rivalry. 

Also reading Dry By Augusten Burroughs. I really enjoyed his other book, Running With Scissors   ( a very disturbing memoir of his childhood) so I checked out a few of his other books at the library.

New at HumbleLuna...and a Giveaway!

*Happy Cyber Monday*

I have added a few new pairs of Fleece pants to my shop in the last few days sizes 2-4T. Please stop by and take a look. These little whimsical pants are super cozy for this time of year and are great for hiking, camping and playing outdoors year round, especially if you live in Oregon like I do :)

I am working on adding more in several colors and sizes or boys and girls from 12 months to 4T, so check back often.

Leave a comment for a chance to win a custom pair for your little one, you pick the size and colors.

I will pick a winner on Sunday. Please leave your e-mail so I can notify you if you win. If I don't hear from the winner in 48 hours I will chose another.

Thanks so much!

This Moment..

A moment to cherish and remember, inspired by Soulemama.

Happy Thanksgiving!

****Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!****

Warning: cuteness overload!!!!

A day at Sollie's school

Once a month at Sollie's school parents sign up to bring the snack for the class and have the opportunity to spend the day at school with their child, today was our turn. I was a bit  worried how this was going to work out with Nalah along for the ride but it worked out great. She was in awe of the kids and didn't make a peep the whole time, I was impressed and relieved (during the tour we took this summer before we enrolled Solomon we actually had to leave early because she was screaming, glad this worked out better).

It was fun to see Solomon in action at school. I really enjoyed seeing how he interacted with the other kids and his teachers. We had a fun day and it was beautiful outside.

I keep thinking back to Sollie calling it "his school"  when he was a little babe when we would walk past and see other kids playing. It made me smile.

Yarn Along

  

   

Hello, joining Ginny this week for the yarn along. Not that I have time for knitting ;)but a hat for little Nalah Penelope is in the works with some stash yarn and left overs from this sweet cocoon.
  I just finished a beautiful book called Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. A touching book about an unlikely friendship between two women . This book was heartbreaking but also uplifting and tender. In all honesty I bought it on a whim from a thift store because I liked the cover ( I can't help it I'm a visual person) but I really truly enjoyed this story. It is a good winter read.
                                     While I am at it I  thought I would share a few  more recent knits. Ben and Sollie in their coordinating hats. Ben's hat was his annual Birthday gift and Solomon needed an upgrade(he is growing up so fast!)I found the perfect yarn for Ben at the Fiber festival this year, There was a time he asked for a dark blue hat with flecks of brown and green..taaa daaa. I found the perfect hand spun skein just calling out his name... I used the wee bit of leftovers from his Papas hat plus some  green Patons wool to make Sollie's.