woolly bottoms

our baby is coming soon! 

i've been making woolly diaper covers

from a pattern found in a vintage book.

they are so simple

and so fun to make, i wanted to share. 

perhaps you have a baby to knit for too!

below modifications and the 'recipe'.

using worsted weight wool and size 6 needles, cast on 100 stitches.

knit 2, purl 2, for approximately 6 rows.

then work an eyelet row:

k2, p2, k2, yo, p2 tog, repeat to the end of the row.

work 6 more rows of rib.

change to garter stitch and begin decrease as follows:

k2, k2tog, knit to the last 4 stitches of the row, k2 tog, k2.

continue decreasing every other row until all stitches are used.

fold together like this

sew ribbing together

then seam the point until half the space is

 left for the leg openings.

 crochet or icord a chain, drawing through the eyelet holes

 done! 

i made tiny knitted leaves for this pair, for another pair, pom poms.

these bottoms measure 7 x 9 inches. i don't think any of the numbers

are terribly important, but i think the cast on amount needs to be divisible by 2 (for the ribbing)

i made a very small newborn pair and cast on 84 stitches. as soon as baby arrives,

i'll have a better idea of how these fit! for now it's fun to experiment.

(leaf pattern found here)

 we're here in mendocino still. i'm happy to have finished this pair so 

i could take photos on our 'driftwood cottage' table. 

and have time to start making another. :)

xxx lori

GOLDEN

 life at the moment. i have to remind myself to breath. sometimes so much is going on it's a challenge to know where to start, how to share. keep up my journal here. i may sound calm, but i am filled with exclamation points. oh dear here they come, those marks that illustrate everything these days, and a few photos too...

a baby swallow! i feel like this too little bird, sing your heart out!

my best friend went to greece and turkey, she and her husband had a brilliant time (we still need to get together, drink wine, see the photos!). they brought me many gifts, including this from istanbul. this hand stitched, cashmere shawl. exclamation point!!

it was my lucky day! here is a new perfect size cross body bag for my trip that i managed to get....

and some pouches from bookhou too, perfect for carrying watercolor pencils in my suitcase. the wool is going to be my travel knit (i think). reading 'how to catch a frog' by heather ross. lovely lovely book.

i grew a strawberry (s) and finally got to eat one before the raccoons did!!

stitching in progress for my travel journal (to shetland!!) ( nineteen more days!!!)

to celebrate summer solstice, i made a flower wreath...

for my head :)  i tried to have owen model it, but that was as likely to happen as if he were to make it. ;)

here come the exclamations. to celebrate the first little movements OF OUR NEW BABY!!! i've cast on a kicking bag. this is my girl on the left in her middle trimester and in the photo on the right, she's four years old. will it ever stop being a complete and total miracle, when your baby has a baby??!!!!!

and then, friends...remember this child of mine? my baby? hannah rose?

last week in kentucky. here, because they are so darling, is a reenactment. he proposed. she said yes. 

my baby is getting married. !!!!!!

~ before i end this post i wanted to say thank you so much for the kindness (as always) on my bressay dress. i am really thrilled with it, it's really so amazing to wear a dress you've knitted. if you've ever had a mind to make one i would encourage you to give this pattern a try. and the very last thing, i am completely honored and thrilled to have been featured on fringe association. thank you karen. whew. (!!!) :)

happy 4th.

xxx lori

be in my heart

we had a wedding! and we're having a baby!! well, ahem, that would be my girl and her husband, who were married at the courthouse in santa barbara friday (they were married in wisconsin last summer also). i was official witness and photographer on friday. my super darling son in law, mike, wood burned a plaque with the words 'we're having a baby', part of the plan to surprise his parents in wisconsin, with the news. kimberly and mike sent the wedding photos, along with the ones of them holding the plaque, slyly tucked between. aww! congratulations brenda and harland, first grandchild! and congratulations my children! really couldn't be more thrilled, yippee!