oops! Left the knitting machine on again...

Well, those needles have been pumping out the wares. Knitted the kids each a pair of felted elf shoes (first time felting, first footware pieces). I tried to use up some of my old stashes and made Sophia a pink swizzle top hat. Kept running out of yarn on that, hence the top color changes. Still think it is cute. Knit a pair of snowman mittens for Dylan. Transposed a pattern from another pair found off ravelry to the Canadiana mitten pattern. These mittens were a bit small for the snowman to show up very well. I think one size bigger would be much better. I made the kids' school director a pair of sock slippers - first time making that kind of footware. I like the heal instructions better than the elf boot - not liking the wrap & turn method. too loose and made it look like there were holes.

Have a LOOK!

Miscelaneous stuff...

So, what do you think? Make the cut for Christmas cards or not? At what age do kids learn to smile for the camera?

Elf boot project. First try at felting. I was pretty worried when I finished knitting these and they were GIANT, extremely loosely knitted and rather ugly. Two hot washes later and ta-da! Felted wool elf slippers! I wish I took pictures at their hideousness before the felting process. Almost abandoned the project. Now I am working my second pair.

Dylan working the elf boots.

Peppermint

Sophia has a great imagination and very elaborate stories she narrates for her princess doll play. I love to listen in (though"no looking") and hear all the little tidbits she adds from her day to day life and things I say to her or her teachers. She is very good at improv too. She picks up on things happening at the moment and incorporated them immediately into her storyline. Tonight, for instance, she was in the tub with D and I was telling D that the smell he was inquiring about was the peppermint in the castile soap. Immediately after hearing the word peppermint, it became part of Sophia's storyline and was repeated a few more times.

when I am four

Dylan: What's that, Mommy?
Me: Leek soup.
Dylan: Can I smell it? I like that.
Me: would you like to taste it?
Dylan: Only when I'm four. That's when I will like it.

little things, cont...

One of the little things I love to hear from Dylan is his "Fank You", or " No Fank you". not only is he so polite, but the little Fank part is adorable. He says thank you quite often and asks yes please, etc...

Sophia has been super cute in the mornings. First thing she does after waking is choose out an outfit and dresses herself, right down to the socks and comes down stairs. LOVE IT. She does a good job, too, finding things that go together. My little fashionista.

Halloween 2010

Here is a tease of more photos on PicasaWeb. So, I chinced on Dylan's costume and bought it. Didn't think I would be able to pull off the red and webbing part of his costume. Sophia is "Rosetta" - one of the Tinkerbell fairies. She was set on Rosetta for a while, so I went on a limb and made the costume, starting in September. Took me two months to make. No pattern, just pictures from a book. I started with the shirt and skirt. Then was discouraged that I couldn't find any tights/ leggings the right color and shoes to match. Took a break. Got courage back and made leggings, lucked out and found shoes. Then was discouraged on wing construction. The materials I bought weren't working. Bought a pair. Was going to live with the ugly purple and green material, however, the $10 worth of material I purchased for the wings was nagging me, so I attempted the re-cloaking of the wing frames. I was very pleased with how that turned out. Then I was faced with the fact that it wouldn't be 70F/ 20C on Halloween eve. I had also bought some soft white furry material with swirls that looked like roses on it. This was sitting in a bag for about 1.5 months. As Oct.31 drew nearer, I decided to give it one last blast of effort and fashion a little blazer, again, sans pattern. Ran into one snag at the end - not enough lining for both sleeves and so they ended up without (the ONE part that really needed it for warmth). I wanted the coat to still show some of the top I designed, so I made the front cut away at the bottom. I am SO glad it fit AND was comfortable for her to wear. yay!