More Yarn!!

Look what I bought today! They are going to make the cutest newborn longies ever.



Yeah so I finally broke down and bought some already dyed wool. I had been eyeing the Midnight Sun Cascade 220 for a while now. We had to go into town today for an appointment so I asked Greg if we could stop at the yarn shop. Of course, he said sure.

So we ended up spending $15 and got the Midnight Sun (#9544), Chocolate Tweed (#9539), and a soccer ball button for Kevin. He wanted it badly and he was so good helping me find the yarn I was looking for so, I thought he deserved the little button. Now we just have to figure out what we are going to sew it on.

Early Day Tomorrow

Well, let's hope I sleep better tonight than I have been. I have to be up at 4am. So, hopefully I can get to sleep before 4 am!!

Oh yeah, I have been working on an XL pair of wool longies for a tester. They seem to be taking forever to finish. Hopefully they will be done in the next couple of days. :)

Dyed My First Blue Yarn

Well, I dyed my first blue yarn last night and this is what it came out looking like. I can't wait to crochet up a little pair of pants and see what pattern emerges. Oh boy!!!

Who Needs Sleep?

Apparently I don't. Last night was horrible! The worst sleep I have ever had in my life. I was awake every 30 minutes because I was so uncomfortable. Finally at 4am I decided to just get up check my e-mail and BabyCenter to see what was "up" besides me. I think I'll go get something to eat and then try to go back to bed. Who knows, maybe I'll actually sleep for a bit longer this time around. Wish me luck!

Prototype Finally Finished!

The other day I had a major dilemma. I wanted to make a skirty but also wanted to make a pair of longies out of the same yarn. Problem was I only had enough to make one or the other, or so I thought!

Someone mentioned doing a removable skirt in a solid color and then I could have both so, that is what I did.



As you can see from the pictures below the skirty is totally removable. It is great because you can switch the skirt between items for different seasons or, you can totally remove the skirt. This is great because you can still use it with future male children or on those days when you would rather your little princess not wear a skirt. :)

There are a few things that I will be modifying on the next skirt but overall I think it turned out pretty well. Now I just need to find out if there is a market for something like this and if so, how much should I charge for the skirt addition?

Kool-Aid Dyeing

So I've been having a lot of fun dyeing my wool with kool-aid lately. Here are some pictures of my latest creations.


Left: Grape and Cherry, Right: Orange and Black Cherry (not the whole pack)

Some people have said that you need to use gloves to protect your hands from the dye. Well, I have successfully ignored that piece of advice each and every time and have still managed to come out with un-dyed hands. Wanna know how? The secret is Comet -- After I am all done I wash my hands with it. :)

Prototype In Progress

So here is what I am working on today. :)



Yesterday I was stuck trying to figure out if I wanted to make this yarn into longies or a skirty. I had figured that longies would be best since the yarn was gender neutral but, I really wanted to make a skirty that wasn't all pink and frilly.

Thanks to some ideas thrown out by a few ladies on the cloth diaper board over at BabyCenter a decision has been made and a new type of wool cover will soon be born!

I am so excited to show off this new creations! Please check back, I should have pictures in the next few days.