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Quickie update

making progress, originally uploaded by RainbowDash2008.

Just to show you where I'm at with the longies. I'm at the butt right now. :) I'm making these shorter than the pattern says, because the pattern is for size 92cm, and the babe isn't even 80cm tall yet. I'm using 3,5mm needles, so I'm probably nowhere near the right gauge. (In case I've never mentioned this, I'm a very tight knitter.) I need to measure some of the babe's pants, to see just about how much I need to knit to make them fit her at the waist. That is all for now, carry on. :)

No FO's to show off

So instead I'll show you what the 5yo and I did the other day. I saw these
in a magazine (Suuri Käsityölehti 0809) a couple months ago, and have wanted to make some myself since then. Now we finally got around to it. We used both Fimo and Cernit modelling clays. Our finished jars aren't quite as pretty as those in the magazine, but it was just our first try, so I'm sure the next ones will be better. :) I bought more clay, in several different colors, so that we can get much more colorful things next time. The girl thought it was loads of fun to make these, tho big bro was a bit disappointed that we made them without him. Here are our finished jars, I put them on a shelf in the girls' room.
For the next ones we have many more colors to use, like orange, red and glow-in-the-dark! And now I know what to do differently next time, to get a prettier result. ;)

The only thing I've sewn all week

Is a pair of pants for my 5yo. Honestly, this is depressing. And the only reason to why I've even had time to make these, is that I made them during my sewing course on Wednesday. Have I mentioned before that working full-time sucks? I have? Oh. Well, it does. And eventho I've had the weekend off I haven't gotten anyhing done because I've been too tired. :( Ok, the complaint portion of this post is now over. On to showing you the pants, and here they are
What can I say, I think these are really cute, and the fabric is adorable. :) Plus it's nice and soft too. It's a corduroy that I got from my local fabric store a while back, it was half-priced so I just had to get it. :) The pattern is from some Ottobre magazine, I have no idea which one tho. I just drew the one pattern up from the magazine, but didn't remember to check which issue it was. The pattern was really simple, and I'll probably be using it again, when I have time. The size is 116cm, and the pants are a bit big on the girl, but like my mantra says: she'll grow into them. :) I would have liked a different kind of elastic for the waist, but I only had this thin kind at home, so I had to use what I had. I couldn't remember if the pockets were supposed to go on the front or the back, but I decided to put them on the front. :) Here's one more pic of my daughter's Sunday outfit
ps. The longies are coming along quite well, I have one leg done, and am about halfway on the other.

Itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout..

Down came the rain and washed a toxic spider out.. No, wait, that's not right.. Anyway, my boy asked me for a black hat with a green spider on it, so that's what he got. (just as a side note, he's usually very specific about what he wants me to make him, like the tome he wanted a black and white hat with a yellow lizard on it, or telling me the exact shade of red to use for his sweater.)

I didn't want to make him a woolly hat just yet, altho with the temperatures we've had lately maybe i should've, so I decided to use this new yarn by SandnesGarn, called Duett. (oh, I used the same yarn for the first hat, that the husband got.) It's a blend of 55% cotton and 45% wool, and I think it's just lovely. I definitely want more of this yarn, I'm sure it would be wonderful for kiddie clothes. I didn't have just the right shade of toxic green that I wanted for the spider, so I had to dye some up myself. It went just a teeny bit too dark, but it's quite close to what I had planned. For the spider I used PumpkinMama's spider chart again. And now I've been jabbering on enough, so here's the hat
The spider works as a reflector too, as I used a reflector thread along with the green yarn. How clever am I? ;) Here's a close-up of the spider
I know, I know, my duplicate stitch isn't perfect, but it's good enough. The boy was happy with it, and that's what counts. :)

Something finished, something started

Exactly how long can it take to knit a pair of child-sized, thick socks? Apparently 16 days. (and obviously I can't even count.. If I started these on the 12th and finished them yesterday, on the 29th, that doesn't make 16 days, it makes 17. I shall go sit in the corner and hang my head in shame now.) Yes folks, it took me over two weeks to knit these socks! I'm actually a bit embarrassed about this. In my defence tho, after going back to work, I don't really have much time for anything, and my knitting time is cut down to a minimum. But still, 16 days! (nope, still 17, not 16..) Wow. But now they're finally finished, just in time too, as it's supposed to get a lot chillier soon.

I asked my 7yo to sit on the couch so I could get a pic of his feet, and this is what I got. Obviously the boy isn't that good at getting instructions.. The yarn is something I dyed with Kool-Aid ages ago, the pattern is a normal rib for the cuff and stockinette for the rest.
My something started is a pair of longies for the tiny one. I've knit a whopping two rows on these! Maybe I'll have them finished by Winter. Of 2010. Here's my huge progress
I also have something almost finished. Well, I finished the knitting, now I just have to get the spider in place. And since I didn't have any bright enough green yarn, I had to dye some. So now I'm just waiting for the yarn to dry, so that I can get started on the spider.
Finally, something completely unrelated. Here's what happens when you leave your 1yo alone with some yoghurt, and don't look at what she's doing for a few minutes

Sunday is for sewing

I've had a bunch of half-finished items of clothing lying about (and one that was just cut up) that I decided to finish today. Which means that I now have four finished items of clothing lying about. :) And I still have three or four half-finished ones left. Maybe I'll eventually finish those too. But now on to the finished ones. First off a tunic for the 5yo. It's a similar shape to the other one I did, the trick here is in the hem. I made this one so that the hem is longer on the sides than in the middle. This is the best pic I got of it
I think this is a fun shape, a little something different from the usual straight hems. :) Next we have a dress that was supposed to be for sale, but as it has gotten some light spots from the sun, it'll be for the tiny one instead. She'll just have to grow a bit, because it's too big for her now. See, it's huge on her. :) The flowery fabric is by Michael Miller again, it's Beatrice Bloom in Espresso, from fabricworm.
And next, more polka dots, another tiny tunic. This one will be up for sale on Etsy later on today. I think. Maybe.
Last we've got Matryoshka dolls. This one will definitely be up on Etsy later on today. :) The cutesy Japanese Matryoshka fabric is from Karaku.
I'm quite happy with what I've gotten done this Sunday (oh, I've also done four loads of laundry, filled the dishwasher and changed the sheets in four beds), and I think I've earned a nice cup of tea, don't you? :)