6 Months!

I am a few days behind, but here is Levi's 6 month picture. I cannot believe he is already been in this world for 1/2 a year! He weighs 17 lb. 4 oz., 17 3/4 inch head circumference, 26 1/2" long. (I guess the last nurse measured him wrong. This time the Dr. measured his length.)

A sampling of my craft fair projects: magnets (sold all of them!)

Onsies (some boy ones and some girl)

Spring knitted headbands

My favorite flower on a headband, made from wired ribbon left over from our wedding!

More Taggie balls (including my new taggie football)

Signs of Spring

I found the day lillies coming up in our front yard. It is about time I saw some hope for spring!

"I love Daddy time!"

Happy elf.

I have been working on some items to sell at a craft sale. Here is one of them. I needed a baby head to try them on... sorry Levi!

Current Creation

I have begun to acquire different sizes of knitting needles and decided to make a case for easy transport and tidiness. My mom sent me a free pattern from Jo-Ann's to make one and I altered it to my liking as well as what I felt was more useful. Here it is:
My own additions were: the loops to hold the longer needles (this also serves to weigh the flap closed), the little pocket to hold accessories, and extra needle space. Also, I only used about 1/2 yard total fabric. The "filler" to make it stiffer was a real find too. I found the Christmas clearance the other week at Walmart and bought a big bag of what they call "Snow decoration" for 75 cents (It is used to put under those little Christmas village scenes). It was several yards too! It worked great.

New Project

After going to the music jam session the other weekend, I was inspired to teach myself to knit. I have crocheted before but never knitted. The women, who attended with their husbands, knitted together while listening to the music and I thought it looked therapeutic and relaxing. I wanted to make a simple scarf for my birth mom so that she is cozy for the rest of her Midwest winters. When I began it took me about 2 hours to make very little progress. I got some larger needles and tried again. This time it was the width of a throw even though I followed the pattern. I got about 20x30 inches before I was really tired of the throw-that-was-supposed-to-be-a-scarf. I took it apart and made my own pattern based on experience. This took significantly less time and was lots of fun. Here it is: