More knitting for baby

I forgot to post a picture of this baby blanket I knit. I did it back in Sept and Oct when I was in California with my mother, when she was so ill. I needed something to do with my hands while I sat with her in the hospital and at home. I found the pattern online, as a free pattern. At the time I did not know it was a boy; so I knit it in white. It has teddy bears knit into the design, and is reversible. Knit stitch for teddies on one side, purl on the opposite side. I think the teddies would have shown up better had it been blue, or pink; and they show up better in person. I so enjoy knitting, and am trying my hand at knitting socks now.


This close up shows a teddy motif better.


Nikki

Cold and rainy November day

It's a good "soup" day, and I am making a big pot of cream of chicken and wild rice soup; even BETTER than Panera makes, if I do say so myself. My own recipe. We will be getting the remnants of the tropical storm today, and it is a chilly November day. So I thought I would post some pictures of other things I have been working on.

This is my first canvas work project. I bought the pattern last year on a trip to The Stitchers Corner ( remember Cindy?), and have just now begun stitching it. It's a design from Nancy's Needle called Amish Trip Around the World. I LOVE the way it looks, and is something different to work on. The colors will go so well in my bedroom.


This one is going to be a birth annoucement for my new grandson .It's a Vervaco kit and I just love it. The other grandmother is a stitcher too, and is doing a jungle baby sampler ( which is the nursery theme). I was going to do one also, but decided to let her do that, and I will do this one that the parents can hang in their room, I think.


Here is a picture of some fabric I got to make a crib quilt for my grandson. I gotta get started on it pretty soon. I found this picture on the internet and will make it sort of look like this, but a bit bigger and slightly different fabric. Isn't it cute? I figured if I made it a bit bigger, he could use it even as a toddler and small child.


It will look kind of like this when done


I also knitted a little blue set of booties and a hat too, but I think I will hang up my knitting needles for this baby until NEXT winter!!!


Have a good weekend. Nikki

Fall Update

It has been awhile since I have posted anything here. I have WONDERFUL news !! Jon and his wife are expecting a baby, and it's a BOY!!!! They are due Feb 10, 2010. Here is the latest Ultrasound scan she had. Isn't that awesome. Technology is so great these days.



I have already knitted up a storm for this baby. Some of the things I have already given to Jon and Amanda, a knitted turquoise baby blanket and about a dozen cotton washcloths, but here are a couple more things I have done and yet to give them.

This set I knitted before I knew it was a boy. The hat has a strand of white angora yarn in it, and is super super soft. It is a newborn size set.



This yellow hooded sweater zips all the way up the back and is knit in one piece, you just sew up the side seams. It was fun to knit.


I am working on a cross stitched piece for the baby too, and will try to get a picture of that up in a couple of days so check back.



Nikki