My littlest ones graduation and t-ball

As you can see my youngest one is playing t-ball for the second year. Nothing has changed since last year. He still doesn't pay attention and doesn't want to run when he hits the ball. But it is fun to watch them trying. At least this time he didn't sit and play in the dirt like most of the kids. He just likes hiding behind his glove.




Wednesday night was his year end ceromony for preschool. They sing songs. When asked what he wanted to be when he grew up he said a cop so he can arrest the bad guys that go in the ditch. Where do they come up with the ideas? Alot of them wanted to be moms or be like dad. There were several odd ones that only 4 and 5 year olds would come up with.
On the knitting front it has been slowed by very busy boys. This past week Friday was the only night that we were home. It has been packed with ball practice and preschool things. I did finish panel A of the Burridge Lake Afghan. I casted on for panel B and have finished one complete 24 row repeat. Hopefully now things will get back on track.

Baseball Season

My oldest has started baseball officially. He missed his first game because of bronchitis. He loves catching.


With this new camera it is so hard to tell if he sees you are not. We used the biggest lens we have and can almost be at the end of the field taking pictures. My husband took this one so I don't know if he got his attention or not.

Of course with this being only 1st and 2nd graders they don't keep track of the score because they all win. But the boys did keep track and according to them they won 14 - 4.

Some quick little baby knits

My friend Emilee is expecting a baby boy any day so I wanted to make him a little something. I did make him the star blanket for the shower but he needs a hat and some scratch mitts.

The hat is from a pattern called Bananaheads Baby Beanie. I found it on Ravelry. Very easy to make. I love the little i-cord bow on top.

The scratch mitts are a pattern called Super Quick Baby Mitts. I found also on Ravelry. Made them in about 1 day. The pattern called for ribbon or cord so you can tie them. I made i-cord so they match the hat.

Love them both.

So Many Things

There is so much going on right now for the next couple of months, that I thought I would start a ton on projects to go along with my hectic life.

Up first is the Reversible Celtic Baby Blanket. I am hoping to have done before August. My brother and his wife are having a baby then and I thought this was so pretty. It has grown since this picture but is very time consuming and a little on the boring side. It is double knitted so it is reversible. I really like the design of it.




Up next is the Burridge Afghan. This is the second time making this afghan. The first one I made a few mistakes in the cabling and couldn't live with it so frogged and started over. I hope to have this done before Christmas so I can give it to my mother in law. She has been waiting patiently for an afghan to go in the front room of her house. I don't know how much use it will bring since the front room is really never used except for holidays.

The third is a graphic granny hexagon afghan that is crocheted. I started this just the other night and I love all the colors. I don't really have a recipient for this one, so maybe keep this for myself. It is going to be my go to project when I am bored with all the others.

And lastly is the Sampler Afghan. It is a bunch of cable patterns that you sew into an afghan. This is going to my mom for Christmas. So far so good. I love all the cabling and it should be warm for the cold winter nights and days. I hope she likes it.

So these are the things that I am working on during my hectic life. With so many projects and not a lot of time I just pick and choose what I want to work on now. The only one with a deadline is the baby blanket.

School for the boys will be ending in the next month and a half. My youngest graduates preschool at the end of May and my second grader get out June 6. It is very late this year due to the school going on strike and snow days. We also have Cub Scouts winding down (thank goodness). I am the den leader and having 6 rumbustious boys running around is nerve racking. Now we are into baseball season and practice has been cancelled twice due to the weather. So I have at least 2 portable projects for that.

That is it for now. I have to get my little one ready for a birthday party. He's playing miniature golf and the mom just told me the other day that it is in the dark. I don't know about all the other kids that are going to be there but mine is afraid of the dark. I hope he handles it okay.

It's all about the food

Ravelry is so addicting and so are these scrumptious little treats that every child will love.

First up is the chocolate cake. Look how delicious this looks. Got to get me a piece.


Second is a Oreo cookie that everybody loves. Of course you can't eat just one.

Lastly is popcorn. Now I have made this butter free but am thinking of making some yellow popcorn. These little things take about 10-15 minutes to make.

All the patterns can be found on http://www.ravelry.com, along with a lot more.

Morrocan Days

I strung 2500 beads on the yarn in about 3 hours. Not bad. I love the pattern so far. Not sure about the color choices though. The pictures are of the first section. The pictures don't do it justice. Now that it is getting warmer out I will try to get outdoor shots so they show better.


I have done 3 complete row repeats of charts D, E and F. Those rows seem to be going alot faster than Chart A. Chart A had beading and these charts don't. I hope to finish those charts in the coming week and then work on Charts G. I do plan on making another shawl but will maybe choose a blue color with either clear beads or a really dark blue color. So far so good.

Star Blankie is born

A friend of mine Emilee is having a baby boy due in May. Of course a baby blanket is in order.

I made the sqaures in country blue, dark brown and light brown which are all the colors of the baby's room. She also is accenting with stars and circles. So I decided that stars were a must.

The picture doesn't do it justice but I did use Red Heart Super Saver. I wanted something that would hold up and could be washed over and over again. I finished it with 2 single crochet rounds and 1 blue round. I haven't measured it yet but it is a good size.

Now I need to work on my next blanket for my soon to be niece or nephew who is due in August. My brother called me about a month ago saying that they were expecting their 3rd baby. They have 2 girls now and I think they are hoping for a boy. The blanket will be the reversible baby blanket. It is going to be in pale purple and pale blue. So far I have knitted 12 rows and it takes forever with 400 and something stitches per row.

Also on my to do list is the Morrocian Days/Arabian Nights Shawl. I uses about 5,000 beads. I just got my yarn. I am using Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud I believe in sunset. I am not sure about stringing all those beads. The pattern is beautiful and I really can't wait.

Must go and get my oldest ready for school.