It’s February.
All I want to do is sit and knit. I’m not sure if it is the actual act of knitting that I want, or the finished product. Because, it is really cool to have a whole sweater that I made with just one long piece of string. I think it’s the magic of taking that ball of yarn, and one stitch at a time, one row at a time turning into something lovely and real and useful.
So, yeah, all I want to do these days is sit and knit.
So, that present Hunter was opening was this little sweater. I used Knit Picks Swish dk yarn. Hunter sat on my lap as I ordered it and I let him pick his favorite color. It’s pretty bright!
The pattern is the Child’s Placket Neck Pullover from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. I made a 2-4 year old size with a bit bigger gauge than called for so that is would fit for a while. A lot of Ravelers said it seemed a bit small made as written. I think it fits just right.
I also took him on a trip to the Fancy Tiger to pick out a button. He fell in love with the little wooden panda. The bonus is that it makes him want to wear his sweater all the time!
His other favorite gift of the day was this “crocagator” from Barry’s sister and family. It RROARS a lot– and made me realize that in my reluctance to add to our collection of stuffed animals he has never gotten one of his very own. He really loves it.
I love the finished product of knitting- and watching the magic unfold one stitch, one row at a time.
And I love when my handmade gifts are well received. I wish I had taken pictures of my mom while she was here. She wore her Christmas sweater constantly!
Oh, this baby of mine, this rambunctious, adorable, hilarious, busy, fuzzy, chubby little person had a birthday. If you ask him how old he is he says, “numbuh doo.” Saying it any other way is just not right.
He is obsessed with snowmen so he naturally wanted a “mo-man cake,” so we gladly obliged. The siblings did the decorating.
Though he really is the center of attention most of the time I think he was happy to be the center of it for his little party. Granny was still here from our weekend away. (Why do I not have any pictures of Granny?) But all he really needed to make everything special was a cake with a candle to blow out
and some ice cream.
I love 2! I think it is the funnest, cutest stage. He can talk– but still in his own way. He plays interactively with his siblings. He makes me call him “Big Mo-man” or “Good Guy” or whatever it is he decides to be. He asks one word questions and the question mark is the look on his face. It’s just fun and cute all around.
Happy birthday bub!
(There’s something hand made in that present I’ll show you tomorrow.)
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