It's a Boy! and "I Love You" Hearts

Our little boy was born in October.

Baby sweater I knit early this fall.  It turns out the blue striping paid off, considering we had a boy.

"I Love You" hearts that I made for our little girl to carry in her pocket while we were away having a baby at the hospital.  I left an envelope of these at home for the Grandmas to hand out at their discretion.

I used fabric scraps, quilt batting scraps, and roughly sewed them with just a needle and thread.  Each heart is only about the size of a quarter.

 

I hope you're enjoying what is left of the fall weather. 

Me, I'm dreaming of Christmas lights and gingerbread cookies already - which is not a normal thing for me, but is something that I'm ok with. 

36 Weeks and Counting

36 Weeks Along Now

Leaves, More Fun than Ever

Pumpkin Beanies for Volunteer Project
(Pattern Here)

More Busy Summer Photos

We've been getting in as much fun time this summer as we can... I haven't had much time for pattern designing, but I have been working on projects like crazy to try and get everything finished before Baby arrives (in approximately 5 weeks or less).  




Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
http://www.exploresherburne.org/

Sasqauatch Knitting Party that a Friend and I hosted...
A LOT of fun.

 

Baby Gift for a Friend

 

Busy Summer

We've been enjoying a busy June and beginning of July. Busy - not like the swamped feeling of too much to do, but the feeling of trying to get the most out of the time that one possibly can.  We've been taking lots of trips to parks, lakes, the wading pool... and the craft store.  There happen to be a lot of babies on the way this year - how exciting! - and that means a lot of knitting and crocheting for me.  I love it.

Dam near St. Cloud State University, Mississippi River
(The water is very high this year.)

Knitting More... Crocheting Some
(Hat is From Norway with Love by Pickles)

Adventures at the Lake

Munsinger Gardens, St. Cloud Minnesota

It's Been a While

I just realized I haven't made a post in almost a month. Sorry!

In early February, I discovered that I'm expecting.  Yipee! The first few weeks of pregnancy have found me pretty tired, and I haven't really crocheted or knit in weeks. I do have a couple of projects I'd like to wrap up, though, including making some Chemo Caps for a volunteer project I found on Ravelry: http://www.skrapyram.com/2012/01/please-join-me-for-special-project.html. The photo here is one of the hats I finished for the project.






Since I don't have any new patterns to share, I thought I'd post some recent photos:

By Erica Knudson

By Erica Knudson

By Erica Knudson

(Mississippi River)
By Erica Knudson

A NEW SPIN ON THINGS

First Handspun Yarn
By Erica Knudson

Here is a quick shot of my first handspun yarn! Thanks so much to my friend Cathy for lending me her wheel, wool, and words of encouragement.


If I can somehow just get my hands, feet and eyes moving in different directions and get the yarn on the bobbin, I should be all set!