A few weeks ago Erica asked me to knit her a sweater and I decided that I might as well go for it. In the interests of full disclosure at this juncture I should point out that I haven’t really knit anything large, ever. You can see my completed projects over the last four years here. I do hats and gloves and toys. I don’t do sweaters. But when Erica asked I couldn’t say no, so I started on the lacy sweater pattern from Adorable Knits for Tiny Tots by Zoe Mellor using some Sirdar luxury soft cotton DK that I’ve had in my stash for years.

Overall, this was a pretty simple knit and I’m really very happy with how it turned out. My sole gripe is that the neck is a bit wider than I’d have preferred but this is actually the 3-4y size and is really just a nice size for Erica to grow into.

It seems to suit her personality perfectly. I’m very pleased with how well the colour has worked because to be frank, I’m sick to the back teeth of pink right now and green isn’t a colour I’d have normally picked for her. She seems to like it anyway and every crafter knows that the sign of a good project is whether you get a chance to wash it before it’s stolen away to be used!

I don’t think I’m getting it back in a hurry

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This pregnancy has been utterly exhausting me for the last few weeks. Luckily, I seem to have woken up this morning without all the little symptoms that have been plaguing me – I don’t feel sick, I don’t feel tired and in fact I had a lot of drive today! I was going to get things done…

…until the baby woke up with a head cold. And she’s just miserable. Everything seems to have gone out the window since that point! I planned to make gingerbread men with #2, only to discover that the hens appear to be on strike and we have no eggs. I planned to go to the shop to get supplies, except every time I turn around the amazing naturist toddler has taken off all his clothes and stashed them somewhere. The worrying thing for me is that after this week, this is going to be my every day routine. I just hope we get more adept at keeping the clothes on!

I have a few different bits and pieces to update on but I’m cheating and keeping them for the NaBloPoMo starting this weekend.

Posted under general crafty updates, self-sufficiency