Daddy Pants

Ryan has a pair of jeans that he really likes. I let him wear them for a while when they started to blow out, but there comes a point where there's no turning back.

This is that point.



He was really upset, since they're his favorite pants. He asked if I could fix them. Well, no. There's no pretty (by which I mean you can wear them in public) way to fix a hole like that.

Could I make something else out of them?

Why, yes. I could.


I decided to make some baby pants. The good, old-fashioned kind that snap in the crotch...the way God intended.

I had to play around with the pattern, but I got that worked out and proceeded to cut into the flesh, I mean fabric, of his favorite pair of jeans.


This morning, I got everything cut out and started to sew. I forgot about the part where babies suck out your brains and screwed up a couple of minor things before I decided it was a good time to do something else (around the time I sewed the front together wrong sides out). I'll get back to it maybe this afternoon.


The pattern also has a little button down shirt. Maybe I can get Ryan to retire that blue shirt that barely has a neckband left...

Unstuck

I got needles to make Baby Bobbi Bear. He's actually become Paddington (with his black ears). Yes, I realize that he needs a face. I'm working on it.


I also took the opportunity to buy the needle I need while I was ordering yarn for some of my kids. So, the Fair Isle sweater might get back on track.

And...I took the blanket to school. So, on the rare occasion of some down time (study hall), I can work on that.

Yippee!

I'm Stuck

For those of you who wonder...I haven't been working on anything.

I need a circular needle to do the body of the sweater and size 9 double points to make the bear.

I could be working on the blanket (which is now grey, blue, and red), but it's kinda warm for it and I hate weaving in ends.

One of these days, I'll get ambitious and make my way over to the knitting store to grab the needles I need so I can continue.

Really.

Fair Isle Baby

Now that I know what color to make it...baby is getting the cute Fair Isle sweater from the Debbie Bliss book.


I was hoping to be making it in pink or purple, but since Blueberry would look pretty silly in a purple sweater I guess it will have to be these instead.



The main part of the sweater will be dark blue and the pattern on the yoke will have the light blue, red, and white.

Here's the first sleeve.


I have to see if I can find a size 5 circular to work on the rest. It's pretty hard to get 125 stitches on a 12 inch straight needle. So, until then I'm stuck. I might have to go back to the socks.

Man Enough

I have been given the green light to make a stripe-y baby blanket with the following yarn.


It's one of my favorites...Berroco's Ultra Alpaca. Apparently it's manly enough for little Mr. Blueberry.

I'm still looking for the right pattern or at least some inspiration for one.

Baby Bobbi Bear

I am beginning a knitting spree. Knitting for babies makes this easy.

I just ordered the pattern for Baby Bobbi Bear from Blue Sky Alpacas. I'd put a picture of him here, but they're hard to come by. The picture on the site uses Flash so you can zoom in!

I'm making him in a different yarn, but it's still fantastic, soft baby alpaca. It's KnitPicks Andean Treasure in Granite Heather. I think he'll be pretty cute. I should get everything this week! Can't wait.

Sweater-ish

While I could have easily finished baby sweater in a weekend if I had nothing better to do...I do, in fact, have better things to do. So, I have sweater pieces waiting to blocked and then sewn together and finished.

The back...



The two pieces for the front.

The sleeves.

Not half bad considering the amount of actual time I spent. I have to learn a new cast off in order to finish it, but that's no problem.

I'm half waiting for my requested birthday present in order to finish.