A Few New Changes

February 6, 2014

A couple weekends ago, my wonderful husband organized 8 of our friends to come over and paint the second bedroom so we can start to convert it into a nursery.

(please excuse the mess; this was only a couple days after painting)

As a bonus (and because we were ready for a change in the living room), they also painted the living room a cheery yellow. :) I love how it looks when the sunlight pours in with its bluer light. The table lamps are a little warmer in color so I've been on the look out for bluer LED bulbs to swap them out.

So far I have a handful of hand-knitted baby items made up (mittens, socks, hats, one blanket and one sweater) but I feel like a slacker that I don't have more sweaters and more longies made up.

A few of the smaller items I have collected for Baby.

These bibs + washcloths are from BeastiesBabies

Lots of knitted socks + mittens

I also keep thinking I need to make a few outfit pieces (sweater dresses/jumpers and sweater vests).

What item(s) would you most recommend I make a priority to knit before baby is here? Is there something that you are so happy you made and use all the time or highly recommend now that you have a little wisdom under your belt? Please let me know!

Robin's Egg + Brown

June 17, 2011

Speaking of going through old pictures, how's this one for being over a year old? A few years ago I went to a spa for my Mother's birthday (along with my sister). The atmosphere was so soothing & calm that I just wanted to take it home with me & relax in it. It was the first time I really fell in love with the blue/brown combination.

So I made a blue/brown version of the Watermelon Purse.

And then I tried the "varied stripe length" idea on the scarf version. I really fell in love with this look after making this scarf.

I don't remember why, but I wanted a matching headband for some outfit at the time, so I crocheted this little, tie-behind-the-head, headband.

Funny thing is, I still enjoy wearing/using all three items! And you'd think I'd grow tired of them so quickly, made on a whim; when those are really the items that seem to stick with me the most!