I got a wonderful package in the mail today!! A friend of mine named Ruby has her own company called “Ella Mae Knits” and she sent me two pieces of beautiful hand created items. 
Love this baby sweater made out of organic cotton! I like the different twist on the front–3 buttons all near the top. Beautiful stitch pattern. I can just see his little tummy wrapped in this!
Here’s a pair of precious baby booties. I am going to have him in them every day that they fit.
Ruby does custom orders, so if you need the perfect gift look no further. You can reach her at br_bodeker@hotmail.com. “Delightful, Handknit Creations”
Oh, and Ruby has chickens at her house in the country…I am soooo jealous!
Last week I had a bit of a cold so my fingers were busy on the needles. Here are two of my latest knits for baby Barlow.
This is called the Baby Sophisticate sweater and the free pattern can be found here. (I have also seen it referred to as the “Grampie Sweater” which I think is very fitting.) I found the buttons at the local knitting shop and I love how they have a pottery look to them. 
I’ve posted this vest before, but I got the wooden buttons sewn on the sides and on one of the straps. So darling! This will fit this winter I think. Free pattern is here.
In other news…I fed my husband french toast for supper and then made Puppy Chow for dessert. How terrible is that?! I also have been having urges to put out the Christmas stuff! (My mom would have a fit if I did!) Tis getting to be the season!
I think my nesting form of choice has been knitting. There is just something about it. I am self taught so each project I complete is like a little celebration for me. Every time I go to the knitting shop I soak up bits of new information. The last time I went I had the lady show me how this wooden contraption worked. She called it a swift and I remembered that I had seen one in Tony’s grandma’s laundry room tucked way back on a shelf. I did a little borrowing from her and wa-la–I am a swifting machine.
A few side notes:
–I have had a rather nasty cold the last few days, so I highly recommend knitting and hot tea together
–Dakota so knows better than to take anything off the table, but she wanted her spotlight on the blog…so, she’s cute this time, but next time…
This weekend I had a wonderful time creating. I made this very simple fall table runner in a jiffy to get my quilting fix in…the rug continues to grow…and the baby vest I started just needs a few wooden buttons to finish it up.
I’m thinking this will be a gift for someone. It uses what quilters call a Charm Pack, which is simply a pack of pre-cut squares from an entire line of fabric. If you are new to quilting it is a great beginner project.
Tony decided to put up the crib on Saturday morning. It is fun to have it up and begin dreaming about the look of the room. I think it will be rather eclectic with lots of homemade touches. The rug will soon have another color change. It feels fab on the feet!!
Saturday morning I also ran to the knitting shop quick. (Seems like I always need exactly what I don’t have when it comes to knitting!) I started this darling baby vest, and like I said yesterday, could not stop. I need to pick up some wooden buttons for the side and shoulder and then it will be complete. Easy pattern for this self taught knitter and I am so grateful for the fact that you don’t have to put it over babies head to get it on. You can find the free pattern here.
Picked up some new knitting needles this morning…can’t stop…good thing I get an extra hour tonight. Did I mention I love weekends??!!! 
Love this baby sweater made out of organic cotton! I like the different twist on the front–3 buttons all near the top. Beautiful stitch pattern. I can just see his little tummy wrapped in this!
Here’s a pair of precious baby booties. I am going to have him in them every day that they fit.
