Just In Time

Today we finished wrapping Christmas gifts and helped Will with preparations for Santa. Will was worried for a while that Mom wasn't going to get his Christmas stocking done and hung, but no fear, it is finished and hung by the fireplace for St. Nick.

This Christmas stocking was made from a YarnCraft Kit purchased at my local yarn shop - Black Sheep Yarn in Cockeysville, MD. They run $25 a piece and are well worth every penny. The pattern is simple and it comes with all the yarn you need. It looks super cute on the mantle and will for years to come!

Shopping, Again!?

Will and Mom went out on maneuvers today (you can see exactly how thrilled Will was). Top on the list was the knitting shop in Hunt Valley. We wanted to show off Will in his hoodie (he's got it on here in the picture). All the knitting ladies were in the shop and Will got to show off his outfit - they were very impressed.

We also picked up a little kit for a Christmas stocking. Mom and her little brother had personalized knit stockings growing up, so Will gets one too! Mom's gotta get busy knitting to have it ready in time for Santa!

The Little Striped Sweater

I started this sweater for Will before we knew when he'd arrive or if he was going to be a little girl or boy. It was nearly finished when he arrived, but still need a few hours of work. I've finally fit in some time to finalize the sweater and it turned out great. I can't wait for him to be big enough to wear it!

For those knitters out there, the sweater is made with Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo yarn using the Hooded Striped Top (3 month) pattern in the Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino book.

Knitting With Mom

Before Will was born, I started a great little striped sweater in a 3 month size. It is pretty close to being done, but still needs a little finishing work. Will was wonderful today but really hungry. We're both getting the hang of nursing and while confined to mom's chair of choice, I got a few minutes of knitting work in. Will wasn't particularly interested, but he was glad to get some cuddle time in with mom.

Let's see if I can get the sweater finished before Will is too big to wear it!

A Boy or A Girl?

Either way - we're gonna be thrilled. I whipped up a couple knit caps - one in pink, one in blue. We don't want all of the day one pictures to have our little prince or princess in green and yellow!

For anyone who wants to give this knit patterns a try...I found it online here. It's a variation of the pattern from SweaterBabe. I've made a few of the SweaterBabe caps and enjoyed making this variation better because it was written in the round, eliminating the need for seaming (which I don't particularly enjoy).

What are you betting, a girl or a boy?

Knitting is fun? Nah...

Holly was traveling this week for work, so there's no new belly shot, but trust us, it hasn't gone anywhere!
There is always a new hobby or project in the house. The latest for Holly is knitting (come to find out this runs in the family). Here are a few pictures of the first projects...

Yellow baby blanket with booties and hat in matching yarn (for baby Cowx).

Close-up of the baby blanket (this is to impress the Studley ladies with the pattern!).

White wrap sweater for baby Cowx which is actually called the Baby Yoda Sweater (click here for the pattern).