Discovery Cap

It was about time I made my little guy one of these caps. I designed it a very long time ago before I ever thought I'd have the joy of raising a little boy. My daughter modeled it for my pattern pictures in pink. But I have to say I am digging this Tar color more. I made him the medium size using Shibui Maai in color Tar. Pattern details here. This yarn is super soft and because it is a chained yarn, it has so much elasticity!

By the way, MAJOR bribing going on to get with a smile on his face. That goofy one was his favorite! hee hee.

(legos... there are legos and toys everywhere. But does he play them? no. He throws them around and 
then plays with foil and toilet paper and anything he is not suppose to touch of his sisters.)

My trip to the yarn store yesterday was hilarious! The little guy made all sorts of new girlfriends.
He even passed around big kiss-y lips and flirty smiles. He's so stink'n cute! Kills me!

I nabbed another skein of the grey wool to knit Trent's other sock. And as you can see above, 2 skeins of Malabrigo Rios in color Pearl Ten. This picture makes it look blue but it is actually a more grey black with hints of blue/purple. But still very masculine. I think it will be adorable with the leather elbow pads i'm going to add. I finally got around to writing this pattern set. Sweater and hat. The one above is a test knit in the wee man's current size. The newborn set I knit him before he was born is teeny tiny. I miss seeing him in it. So now I have another one and a cute kiss-y faced model for the photos. 

Red hair, blue eyes, big lips and a hand knit sweater... 

be still, my beating heart!

I'll put a could pictures of his newborn sweater set. It's so TINY! Have a great afternoon!

Malabrigo - color Pigeon

I just finished making oatmeal for the girls and toast and apples for the little guy.

I have a hot cup of coffee on the desk with me as I type. The spider webs outside are frozen white and the girls are at the window discussing how they don't look real. It's very cold and Grimm like outside... scary and creepy. It's giving me an abundance of design ideas! 

When the sun breaks through and warms up the view, and the girls are off to school, I'm taking a trip to the yarn store. Followed by nap time for my wee one, a pot of hot hot tea and some very therapeutic swatch knitting. 

Thank you to everyone who has commented, "hearted" and/or purchased my Aloysius hat on Ravelry. I just finished an adult version in a rich green color. It's going to fly out to Tahoe to be with my cousin today. But first I'll snap some photos so I can add it to my fished projects on Ravelry.

Stay warm!

I tried to upload these images and a post from my phone on Saturday but I need a little more practice to do that successfully! We were at Timberline watching the girls complete their very first snowboarding lesson. They had such a great time. Can't wait for the next one in a couple weeks. 

Little brother had fun tromping around in the snow. I finished a pair of mittens on the drive up. Complete with i-cord conecter so we didn't leave with only one (adapted from this pattern). He thought they were pretty funny. he kept clapping and laughing when they were on.

Have a wonderful Wednesday! I'm off to do some knitting.

New Pattern = Baloo Mitts. I love me some bobbles. 

How about you? Every time I go to knit one it makes me smile. I'll have the pattern available for you in the next couple of days. Have a fabulous Tuesday! 

And just for fun, because it makes me so happy. Some park pictures.

My Little guy + Swing = HAPPINESS x 10