Nap Time

So...what do your children do when they are supposed to be napping?  Mine take flight and defy gravity.

Wheeeeee!

I Nap, You Knit

Me: Ok, you birds, it's nap time.

Diva: (yawning) But I'm NOT TIRED! *cry*

Turbo: Ok mom, how about I nap and you knit (as she grabs the yarn and needles on my desk)

I hear this alot when it's nap time here, mostly because I started knitting while the girls were napping, or really settling down to nap.  When you are a twin, there is a constant playmate, and nap time can be a bit of a struggle.  Adult presence in the bedroom helps facilitate getting the girls to nap.  Most times, I drag along a little knitting with me to pass the time.

What I have found is that it actually helps them get to sleep!  Watching someone do a quiet, repetitive task must be soothing and monotonous enough to lull them off to dreamland. SWEET!  It's a great excuse to spend a little time during the day on my projects. 

Though every time I hear Turbo say her little phrase, I always wonder which one I would rather be doing.   

Yo Hatta-Hatta

Here's wishing our little friend Lo a happy birthday.  We celebrated her Yo Gabba-Gabba themed soiree on Sunday and had a super fun dancey-dance time with all of our friends.  The b-day girl is a big fan of the show and her mom put on a great party with lots of fun thematic elements.  Here is the hat that I made for the newly 2 y.o. Lotus:

And, if you are not a fan of the show, here is the inspiration behind her hat.  This is Foofa!

The hat was made sans pattern, so I pretty much blended the elements of two other hat patterns together.  It works pretty well, I think.  If I get really crazy, I will write up the pattern so other people can make it, too.  I'm pretty proud of the result, I just hope she likes it!

Quick Knits

This is a baby gift that I knitted up for Farah's almost-here arrival.  Can't wait to give it to her for her new little one.  It's a baby kimono sweater, a really quick and satisfying knit.  It striped a little oddly but, oh well.  He will probably fit into it for 2-3 days so it's no big loss :) 

I was reading my friend Amy's blog about her dark urges to rip apart sweaters and reuse yarn.  I too have had this urge ever since I saw on Etsy that people are actually doing this and selling the yarn.  WHA?!?  I have dark knitting secrets of my own, most notably lately being the one where I see something knitted that someone is wearing and I casually (or not) inspect it and the stitches to see if I could replicate the pattern just by looking at it.

It's always fun to reach a new level of nerd-itude. 

The Selfless (and naked) Knitter

So I mention in my profile that I like to knit and I never really blog about it because, up until TODAY, after over 3 years of knitting, I have never once made something for myself.  It sounds quite odd and now that I think about it, it really is.  It is, however, true.  The act of knitting itself is usually enough for me, and the thought that the people I make things for enjoy them is pretty much enough to keep me going.

Amy sucked Jen and me into doing a knit along with her called Calorimetry.  An easy short row hat-esque item for those of us who wear pony tails alot and who don't like that weird hat bump in the back.  Here's how mine turned out: 

Forgive the picture of the back of my head, it was 11 pm and I didn't think my face was up to the challenge.  Anyway, a super easy knit, used up some stash yarn (though I'm coveting the Noro that A and J used), and finished up over a few days and some good coffee and convo.  Found a nice old mother of pearl button to stitch on the back to hold it all together.

Something nice to keep the old melon warm during these winter months.  It was a good project for my knitting ADD affliction.  I seem to get bored of projects easily so this was a good choice.

All together now...

Awwwwww...how cute is that?

Little G-man fell asleep with his face plastered to the bouncer this afternoon.  Being 6 months old is hard work!

Happy Holidays and a Great New Year!

In case you missed our Holiday photo, here it is.  The girls did a great job holding G-man up lest he fall.  Such great big sisters.    

Our new year will be full of milestones, G-man will be crawling soon, then walking.  The girls will be learning to read (I predict) and asking more questions about everything they can think of.  As for Doc and I, we try to keep up, stay sane, and have a little fun in the process.  

Hope everyone had a great holiday and a safe and happy new year to all!