Celtic Cast On

The little Tadster is 2 months old. She’s actually one day shy of 9 weeks in this picture I took today.

We are seeing soo many changes in her already.

~ She now weighs 15 pounds although you would never know by looking at her.

~She is talking up a storm, mostly to her ABC canvas above her change table and after her morning feed.

~Yesterday she started to discover things with her mouth, she enjoys licking her hands.

~We’ve been enjoying the great outdoors with lots of snowshoeing adventures.

~She loves snowshoeing, hates the balaclava! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ First christmas present from Nanny and Granda was a hit, caterpillar is her favourite toy to date.

~ Currently hates tummy time, hoping this changes soon!

~ Not a huge fan of bath time yet, its hit or miss.

~ Slept 7 hrs two nights in a row at 7 weeks

AND getting cuter by the minute!!

I swear if she gets any cuter I may just have to eat her!!

Being a mum is the most amazing experience, nothing else matters but this little lady.

Her Daddy agrees!

We love u Tad!

Knitting is sporadic to say the least at the moment, some day’s I just don’t have the energy and others its making the decision between knitting a few rows or working out…… working out is winning as I try to get back into shape.

I did however have a few free minutes yesterday after a big snowshoe trek with the family to knit a few rows.

I’m knitting along with the KrisKnits January KAL.

This is the first cloth in a monthly mystery dishcloth KAL. We receive a few rows here and there throughout the month and by months end have a completed cloth. I have a MOUND of dishcloth cotton in my stash and although a lot of it is variegated I’m going to try to make it work somehow and get 12 dishcloths out of it by the end of the KAL. There may also be a few variegated cloths knit up too as we go along. A few cloths tied up with a ribbon should be a nice Christmas gift for next year don’t you think?

I was able to complete clue 1 and 2 yesterday while Tad had a nap and I think I’ve figured out what it will be…

I should be able to finish the clues this month in between reading Shine Little Penguin and singing Five Little Ducks

Wish me luck!

A Tad update and the last of the packages are up next!

 

 

We have knitting!!!

Tadpole is getting into somewhat of a routine…. enough so that I can pull a project and knit a few rows ahh bliss.

I cast on for the Mojo socks by Donyale Grant

I love how these knit up in a solid colourway but I’m running low on solid sock yarns so in order to use up the stash I chose Claudia’s Handpainted in Plumilicious. They are not turning out to bad, no pooling and the pattern seems to show through quite nicely.

This is the first toe up pattern I have attempted and I think I like it. The pattern uses the Magic cast on, which is demonstrated here by Cat Bordhi, love her teaching method. The cast on was so easy and will definitely be my go to cast on for toe ups. I also love how you can try it on as you go and boy did that foot ever knit up fast. I’m wondering how the gusset and heel are going to be knit but if all goes well I think I’ll be investing in a couple of sets of circulars for this method of sock knitting.

I’ll be knitting these socks one at a time because each sock has its own pattern. This should keep it interesting and hopefully avoid SSS.

Some people have been wondering how Boss and Moolee are handling the new arrival…

Think its safe to say they are getting along swimmingly!

 To say the past 3 weeks have been a blur would be an understatement. Somehow I’m managing  to stay afloat with only a few hours sleep a day…

but this little beauty is definitely worth it all.

She’s already posing for the camera… a knitwear model in the making!

Thank you to all who took the time to comment on Tad’s arrival, I had no idea there were so many lurkers, so nice to hear from you all. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to get back to my knitting but right now Miss T rules the roost.

 

Tadpole has arrived!!

In the form of a little girl, the image of her daddy!

Trinity Hannah

Born Nov 12th 2009

Weighing 1/4 oz shy of 8 pounds

I’m a Tad busy at the moment but I’ll hopefully get more pictures up some time soon.

 

This beautiful cardi set was a gift for Tadpole from Freida of Restless Needles.  I love the tweedy yellow yarn she chose, she`s got my colours down pat It`s sized 9-12 months and will be so perfect for Tadpole to toddle about The Ridge next year. I absolutely love it!

Freida added an extra button with the package that I think I might attach to the beanie if Tad is a girl. I’ll always know where the button is if I loose one. 

 

I also received a package from Colleen of Rabies on my shoes. She sent this warm felted blanket for Tadpole’s car seat. I haven’t decided how exactly I want to use it yet but Colleen suggested cutting a slit in it for the seat belt… I don’t know if I can bring myself to cut it but we’ll see once Tad arrives. She also included some goodies for me which was way too much.

 This delicious Warm Vanilla Sugar cream which smells heavenly and some great sock yarn from Knit Picks I have yet to try.

Thank you ladies for your wonderful gifts, Tadpole is going to be a warm little bundle of yarny goodness!

 

Pattern: Daybreak by Stephen West

Yarn: Louet Gems in Ferm Green and Regia 4ply Grey

Needles: 3.5mm circs

Start Date: September 24th 2009

Finish Date: October 2nd 2009

The plan to put Daybreak on the back burner lasted  all of 2 seconds, it proved to be a great t.v. knit with lots of stockinette and a few slipped stitches. The colour changes kept my interest enough to keep trucking along and not get bored.

 I decided to go with two plain colours instead of the many variegated daybreak`s I`ve been seeing on Ravelry andI`m pretty pleased with the outcome. I wanted something wearable unlike my clapotis*… *love the yarn I used for it but its so bright it just doesn`t go with anything, its headed to the frog pond soon me thinks* This green and grey combo is a bit more subtle and definitely wearable with all of my jackets.

I`ve worn this a few times already, its proven to be wonderfully warm and will be a great staple in my winter wardrobe.

I can see more scarf shawls in my future!

 Another day being pregnant……….

May as well have a cuppa!

40 weeks + 4 days

Well…. the completed socks came before the Tadpole

Pattern: Through The Loops Mystery Socks by Kirsten Kapur

Yarn:Louet Gems fine fingering in fern green

Needles:2.75mm dpns

Start Date: Oct 1st 2009

Finish Date: Oct 29th 2009

Kirsten, once again designed another wonderful mystery sock for Socktoberfest. The pairing of cables and lace really made this pattern pop. The socks are nice and stretchy which is a good thing with the water retention I’ve got going on right now.  I would think this would be a great gift knitting pattern if you`re not 100% sure on the size on the recipients foot.  Relaxed or stretched, they look great either way!

I love how the pattern switched from the side of the legs to the top of the foot.  The cable travelling down the side of the heel was also  a nice touch. These socks are nice too look at from any angle!

Socktoberfest Socks complete!