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mr. elephant

A lot of baby happening around here…thus, a lot of baby blogging.  I have been wanting to make one of Susan B. Anderson’s pacifier clips for a while now, but Elias did not use the right kind of pacifier, so I had to wait until Espen.  To tell you the truth...

Fiber Projects

My local yarn shop, Athena Fibers, asked me to make a soaker sample for the shop.  (If you are wondering what in the world I am talking about when I say soaker, check out this blog posting.)   I decided to go with size small on the sample just to see the size...

A bit of Crochet

I have always preferred the look of knitted items to crochet, but lately I have been loving a couple of crochet projects.  I am still working on my Granny Square blanket for baby #2, but I have also been making some of these. I found this darling potholder pattern at...

The SOAKER

Ever since I started cloth diapering, I wanted to try out a soaker cover.  Soaker covers are knit with 100% wool and are praised for their ability to “breathe” and wick moisture into the cloth insert.  I finally got around to making one for Elias.  I...

A Sweet Little Bag

Over the weekend I made a sweet little square bag.  It is a to-go bag for my small knitting projects…however, I like it so much that I am not limiting it to that role.  On Saturday I actually threw my wallet, phone, and a spare diaper in it as I headed out the...

Doings of the week.

I know, I am supposed to be quilting now that all my old knitting projects are finished, but…  Knitting and pregnancy just go together so well!  I can sit in the lazy-boy, kick my feet up, and be brainless with a pair of needles.  This is another project that I...