just finished custom

I am in love with these woolies...they are my latest custom. So they don't belong to me, and they're a bit too boyish for us. But I love them anyway.

The colorway is "Woodland in Spring" by Mosaic Moon. The yarn is Cestari Superfine merino. After a quick soak in some wool wash, these longies are super soft.

The owl pocket is a free pattern from Wooly Wonder. I offered to add them to these longies because the colorway just seemed to call for a little owl.

a little "Goblin" for a near Halloween stocking

These longies are about four months in the making, but they're finally done and ready for my reopening on Thursday. This medium pair of longies was knit with Mosaic Moon's "Goblin" colorway on Cestari. This colorway is beautiful with deep rich colors.





I have enough yarn left over to make a matching hat and/or mittens. I hope these longies find a good home soon!

You can find them here: http://hyenacart.com/pumpkinpiebaby/

Fundraiser for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

I can't imagine the pain of losing a child. As a parent myself, I know it's one of my greatest fears. I'm participating in a fundraiser for the organization Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. To learn more about Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, you can visit the agency's website here. They provide an invaluable service to any family who has lost a child.

Many work at home mothers have donated items to the fundraiser. To see the list of items and to bid in an auction or buy a raffle ticket, you can visit the fundraiser here: http://hyenacart.com/NILMDTSFundraiser/



You can bid on these longies starting on Monday, October 5th at noon.

what I'm working on

It's Wednesday again, and here's what I'm working on...

I made some more progress on the "Goblin" longies I had started last week. I'm learning how nearly impossible it is to knit while caring for a newborn!

And here's the start of Wisp for me.

This pattern is fairly straightforward, but I'm finding it challenging for a few reasons. I started knitting this on straight metal needles. The needles were very slippery and my stitches kept sliding off the needles. I kept dropping stitches and having to count, which I hate. I finally switched to bamboo circulars because that's the only other size 8 needle I have. While the bamboo is an improvement because it grips the yarn better than metal, the cord on the circulars keeps getting in my way. Add to this that I can only work on this after 10pm when I'm exhausted, and I'm finding this a challenging knit, but I'm determined to keep at it. I just love how it's turning out already, so that gives me hope.

Finally, I said last week that I wanted to start on longies for my daughter. I've managed to knit the waistband and I'll be starting on the body soon. Here's the yarn. It's "Flamingos" by ...a time to dye. I hope to have more pictures of the pants next week.

Thanks to Tracey of Cute2Carry for creating What I'm Working On Wednesdays!

what I'm working on

Tracey of Cute2Carry has started a new feature on her blog called "What I'm Working on Wednesday." Here's my contribution.

In June and July, I promised myself that I'd do lots of knitting for myself and my family, especially my newest baby. The project I'm working on now for the baby is a pair of "Goblin" longies. The yarn was dyed by Mosaic Moon. While I'm absolutely in love with this colorway and how it's knitting up, I'm thinking that this colorway is just a bit too dark for my baby girl. So half way through the project, I've decided that I'll probably list these longies for sale when I reopen my store next month. I may just change my mind, who knows? They are lovely so far.

I'm waiting on some more yarn from a recent co-op for ...a time to dye. I think my next project will be a pair of "Flamingoes" longies for baby girl, and hopefully I can post about those next Wednesday.

I'm also itching to start a project for myself. I have this single skein of Filatura Di Crosa Baby Kid Extra in the most beautiful green.

It's a fingering weight kid mohair. I'd love to try a lace project, and I'm thinking about Wisp from Knitty Summer 2007. With any luck, I'll also have a picture or two of this project by next week.

Make sure you check out Cute2Carry's blog. Thanks for the inspiration!

3 day old baby in his longies

About a month ago I made a newborn pair of longies and posted about them here. The baby was born in mid-April and his mother sent me a picture of him wearing the longies, and he's just 3 days old here. What a precious baby!

I had enough of the yarn--"Gaia II" dyed by Mosaic Moon--left over to make a custom pair of shorties for another child. Here are the shorties:

beautiful baby and newest custom

I wrote last week about a recent pair of longies I had completed. Well, the mama received the longies and took this picture of her beautiful daughter wearing them. She's allowed me to share the picture here on my blog...I'm so glad she likes them!



I also completed this pair of shorties last week. The yarn is Eternel Merino dyed in the "Crisp Apple" colorway by Laines Magnifiques. This yarn was soft and cottony--definitely a heavier worsted weight--and the colors were muted but eye-catching. I started doing this ruffle on some capris last year and I really like how they look on this pair of shorties.