Boy or Girl?

After the past couple posts, a couple of you are thinking I may know the gender of Baby #2.  Well, I guess I'll really throw you for  loop in this one:



That's right.  As it was with Elise, I am clueless.  I figured I would make a purple set and a blue/green set for coming home from the hospital.

I also kind of think that with the right outfit a little girl could pull off the blue/green set, and a little boy always looks quite pleasant in purple- agreed?

If you're wondering why we don't find out the gender of our babies before they arrive, it basically all boils down to this.



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Another Winner



I loved reading the memories of grandparents that have been coming in over the week for the Phoebe's Birthday giveaway.  They were touching and inspiring, and many were craft related.  I love that crafts are often handed down through the generations.

Once again, with the help of random.org, I found my second giveaway winner for this week:


who wrote:
My grandma taught me how to knit when I was in elementary school--little Barbie rugs and blankets. Now, my mom is working on Phoebe's sweater for my daughter. Saw this post early this morning, but didn't want to be # 1 in giveaway comments, hehe. Rav ID: nmujillybean

Well, it looks like your strategy paid off.  I'll be contacting you on Ravelry to get your address in order to send the signed copy of Phoebe's Birthday your way.


As for me, I've been loving all the suggestions for baby knits on my last post.   I've been busy adding to my favorites and am hoping to find the time to wind up some yarn and cast on a project or two this weekend!

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A Lack of Baby Knitting

With an expected date of arrival in about two weeks, you'd think I would have a stockpile of fresh knits built up for baby number two.  Unfortunately, this is not so.  In fact, I'm a little ashamed to admit, but I have *nothing* knit for this new babe.  How will ever live up to the standard of knits that Elise had by the time she was one?!

Easy- I won't.

But you gotta start somewhere, right?!?

Enter beautiful yarn:


I purchased this gorgeous Madelinetosh Merino Tosh Light (Lowland colorway) and it has been beckoning to me ever since.  

Problem is, it's hard to plan a hand knit coming home outfit for the beginning of August (especially with the way this summer has been going!).  I wish I was feeling as inspired as I was the first time around, but it's just not so.

But that's where all of you come in.  Over 800 yards of fingering weight yarn- suggestions?



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Brand New Hat... How 'Bout That

Can you tell I live with a toddler?  Our world seems to be spoken in rhymes these days as Elise is finally developing an attention span long enough to sit through select story books.

So you all remember the hat I cast on right before I left for TNNA, right?  I realized I neglected to share FO pictures, so I figure now is the time.  I wanted a new sample of my Lansing Beret to show off in my booth and I had the perfect Plucky yarn that I've been itching to use for over a year now.


It's amazing how quickly a hat whips up- especially with extra squishy yarn and a lace pattern.


I also figured this was a good time to give a pregnancy update.  Just over two weeks to go and enjoying the last few days until I am a mother of two.  Sometimes we think Elise knows a big change is about to happen because she has been on her best behavior.  I have been informed that this will all change once the new baby comes (yikes!).


But now for a couple where you can actually see the hat better:






For those of you who are unfamiliar with this pattern, it was designed for the Lansing Area Shop Hop a couple years back.  The pattern is now available on Ravelry, but you'll have to look up the Lansing Cowl in order to find it.  The pattern is a 2-in-1:  both the hat and cowl are included in one pdf download.

Pattern:  Lansing Hat
Yarn:  Plucky Handpainted DK Cashmere
Raveled: here


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