Santa and Bag

Thanks to the pattern found in my Itty-Bitty Toys book by Susan B. Anderson we have a new Santa and Toy sack in our Christmas collection. He has definitely been eating too many cookies! 

Waldorf Gnomes

This week we made our first set of Waldorf Gnomes. They turned out super cute and we are excited to make more for our nature shelf. The fall colored ones are for our fall nature shelf. The blue ones are for a dear friend for her winter nature table. Hope she likes them!!!!

Pumpkin Treats

We made these little treats to celebrate in the fall holidays. Yummy!

Crocheted Bear

Little Bit created this guy on her own. She designed the pattern herself while crocheting. I'm very impressed!!! He turned out super cute! 

Newborn Pants

Here are a couple of sewn knit items I made for the Little Guy.  Pattern designed at home based on multiple patterns.  The top pair is a blue with white flecks.  The second pair is blue/tan striped.  Fabric is coming from my stash......

Diaper Soaker

I am trying something new this time around, a homemade diaper soaker.  It's knit in 100% wool and will get lanolized to be used with my cloth diapers.  I have always had machine sewn wool covers but found Ravelry contained lots of patterns for this type of soaker.  Little Bit and I tested it one day and found that no water leaked through and we haven't even lanolized it yet.  I'm hopeful it will work and is super cute too.  It will pull right up over a pinned prefold diaper.  The waist can be rolled up for nighttime leaks or down during the day for comfort.  

Baby Boy's Sweater

When I learned to knit it was after my kiddos were babies.  I have given lots of other folks these cute little sweaters but have never made one for myself.  I am so excited to be able to make one of these for my own baby.  It's a pattern from a little knitting book I own using Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece.  I went with a Chocolate Brown color and will eventually add some little wooden buttons to the front.

It's a Boy!

We are happy to announce a new addition to the family. A baby boy! He is due in January and much loved by all already.

Waldorf Doll

Here is the cute little project I've been working on. It's a Waldorf doll from the knubbelchen pattern on Ravelry. It's one of many new items I've been working on. Stay tuned for the rest. 

Knit Pix Needles

I've gotten back out my BEAUTIFUL Knit Pix sock needle sets. They are beautiful varied color wood and just gorgeous. I purchased these from a friend when she owned a craft/knitting shop here. They are definitely a treasure. I can't wait to show you what I'm making with them. Stay tuned......

My First Quilt

This quilt was started for Little Bit when I was pregnant with her. It wasn't quite finished before she was born and has been tucked away for years. A little finishing and it's done!!!! It's going to Little Bit since it was intended for her so long ago. 

Star Quilt

After 8 years in the works I finally finished my star quilt. I started this during one of my pregnancies and then life got busy. It's been stashed away for years only needing minimal work to finish. I am excited to have finished it finally and still love the pattern. 

Flower Presses

Hubby made the presses. The kids and I stenciled them. Flower presses for our class this week. They turned out super cute!

Doll dress

Here is a little dress and bloomers I made for a friends dolly. Polly Molly has a new dress now!

Dinosaur Apron

Here is the little dinosaur apron I made for my nephew. It's my own pattern, sized for children inspired by one of my favorite adult aprons.

Holiday Stockings

This year we decided to update our stockings. Little Bit and I picked out the fabrics and I finally got them all finished. They turned out really nice and are such an upgrade from what we had.

Tree Ornaments

This year we chose a beachy message in a bottle theme for our homemade ornaments. We purchased clear empty ornaments and filled with beach sand, plain and some we dyed. Then we added a "message" and shells to our "bottle". The messages are made with tea soaked/stained paper to give it that aged look. We then wrapped twine around the caps to give it a nautical theme. They turned out great and we like them a lot. They reflect our love for our beach life.

Monkey for the Little Man

A little knitted monkey for my little man also from the Itty Bitty Toys book. I am not as happy with it as the koala. I had a hard time finding the right colored sock yarn for it. The book showed a much lighter colored striped sock yarn. I will give it to him and hope he likes it. A definite do over when I stumble upon the right colored yarn.

Little Bit's Fish

Little Bit received a crochet kit for Christmas and went to town right away on her first project. She made the fish with a couple modifications. Such a thoughtful gift and perfect for her.

Koala Bear

Inside my new book "Itty Bitty Knits" by Susan Anderson is the pattern for this little guy. Little Woman spotted it and loved it, so I made her one for Christmas. This book is proving to be lots of fun. The koala has Velcro on its hands so it can hang on a backpack or bedpost. He turned out really cute. I'm happy with it.