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It got a little squished up, but I think after blocking it should be okay.

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So this is the diaper cover I was mentioning the other day. I still haven’t sewn in all the ends as I’m debating whether or not to just save it as in or rip it out and re-do it with more room in the butt. I also haven’t decided on how to close it up yet. I’m thinking snaps, but I still need to find the right kind.

For those of you wondering, “diaper cover?” I do cloth diapering with Little Man, and absolutely love it. Cloth diapering is much easier these days than it was with our moms, and wool diaper covers (or soakers) are one of my later discoveries. I rarely have a problem with leaks, and they don’t get smelly, plus you have to admit, they are much cooler than a pair of boring and expensive disposables!

I frequently use the http://www.littleturtleknits.com diaper cover patterns (sorry, I’m still figuring out how to make a link) but thought it would be fun to try my own.

The yarn is from http://www.handpaintedyarn.com nd is very soft. It’s just their regular handpainted wool.

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Let’s see if this one comes up!

This is my messed up Anouk, whihc I was attempting to post last summer when I got my camera. Let’s just say that I had a MAJORLY different image in my mind of this dress and didn’t really pay attention to the first line of the pattern very well.

It still turned out cute, but as an apron, not a dress!

Okay, here’s a test post. We’ll see if the picture actually comes up, and then you’ll get the story!

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To put it simply, the last few months have been quite a rollercoaster!! Life is good, but it sure can get crazy. Add to that my frustrating computer problems and I decided to take a break for awhile. But, I’m back, ready again to try to get some pictures posted to this blog so its not just me rambling on about what I’m knitting without anyone being able to see it (which is one of my favorite parts about blogging in the first place!:-)

I’ve had tons of knitting time with winter break. Socks, diaper covers, and my Color by Color scarf are keeping me busy right now. I’m especially excited about the diaper covers. I’m making my first attempt at designing my own and finished up a sample cover yesterday. I think it turned out pretty good, but it’s too small for the Little Man (who STILL is not potty trained 😦 I think if I add some short rows to the butt it might be a pretty good fit!

Check back soon in the next week or so. I’m hoping that I can get some pictures posted up here.

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

First, an apology for not mentioning that my life was going to be one hectic, crazy mess for the next month or so. You’d think that with school being done for the year, I would actually have MORE time, hardly! But, we are back from vacation, and I actually, finally have…a digital camera!!! So where are the glorious pictures of all the things I have knit in the last month??? Sitting on my camera because I can’t figure out how to post them. Apparently, there is supposed to be some “edit” line on the create page which is only available on certain browsers or needed by windows, which I don’t have. I’m sitting here on my old imac, and not having much luck getting this to work. And I’m so frustrated, as I have pictures of Anouk, LM’s vest, all the yarn I bought on my trip, plus an antique spinning wheel from the farm. Major frustration rigth now! Aside form getting rid of my IE for Mozilla, (which my computer BIL says I should do anyway) are there any other suggestions!

So my yarn closet is in the family playroom. Despite the fact the the latch is broken, the LIttle Man so far has remained oblivious to it as long as the door is closed. My yarn, fiber and needles have rested safely inside, until yesterday.

After two days of not enough sleep and a day of packing up boxes in a swealtering classroom alongside students who are in serious need of summer break, I was tired out. Not regular tired out, but more the “walking dead” kind of tired. No problem if DH was in good sorts, but he had a long two days and was in the same condition. So here are Mama and Daddy, lounging in the living room in that state of half awake/half asleep that you have to stay in when you have a toddler: eyes closed, ears wide open. Little Man is in the playroom, playing quietly with his trains and nicely giving us a little break. But then this conversation starts up:

LM: “Mama, my toys!”

Me: “Yup, baby.”

LM: “Toys, see my, toys”

Me: :Uh-huh”

LM: “My toys, mama, my toys, see my toys!”

By this time I’m hearing more of a commotion so I decided it’s time to stop trusting my ears and see what he’s up to. I usually only give him a few minutes by himself before I peek in, as you can only trust your ears so much with a 2 year old. I’m expecting something broken, or some new amazing use for toy trains, but no….his “toys?” MY YARN!!!!!! He has found that he can indeed, open up the yarn closet. He has taken all my fiber, a half knit hat, and a few skeins of yarn and spread them all out all over the floor. He also had blue fiber stuck between his toes, which I thought was a nice touch. Nice toys, huh? Luckily, he didn’t get into the needle/supply box and nothing was unravelled, but I am getting a serious lock for that closet, and making it clear that those are “Mama’s toys.” 🙂

Needless to say, no knitting was done last night. All three of us were sacked out in bed by 9:30 last night. Which is a bummer, because I was really hoping to get LM’s vest done by Saturday for our friend’s wedding. Maybe by my niece’s baptism!

Well, I finally got the first half of Little Man’s vest done. Only problem was the neckline. I had to decrease on both the knit and purl sides. I tried decreasing the second and third stitches in to keep my edges smooth, which looked great on the knit side, but I did ssk and p2tog, and the p2tog looks sort of funny. Is there a purl side equivilent of ssk? I need to check that out, as I’m on to the front side next and would like to be a little smoother.

Not much other knitting done as I spent the rest of the weekend wrestling with an old Western sewing machine. My DH found this in the alley. It’s very cool and I paid $100 last summer to have it all fixed up, but now the effing thing won’t work, so my beautiful kitchen curtains are waiting in a pile to be hemmed while I try to get the tension evened out. Considering I tried for two hours it’s not looking too good. 😦 Add to that the fact that DH’s remark on my fabric choice was that it “is the ugliest fabric he has ever seen…..” I know there is a reason I don’t usually sew! Personally, I think all Amy Butler fabrics are great and you can’t go wrong. I will say in my defense of fabric choices that DH asked me yesterday if his bright yellow shirt with maroon writing went with his baby blue striped shirt and his army green pants (it looked even worse than it sounds) and I ask you who has bad taste. 🙂