Little House on the Island

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This is a Christmas present I made for the wee one. The pattern came from Ravelry, one of my favorite resources.

Little Boy's Stocking

New stocking for our baby boy. Since he is due in the next two weeks, the kids and I decided to make him a stocking this year. Santa will fill it with baby essentials for our little guy.

Christmas Gnomes

Our new little Christmas Gmomes to go on our seasonal shelf. We have added in some waldorf flare to our homeschooling this year.

Saturday, December 21, 2013

A Big Hit

The mice and book were a big hit! A wonderful addition to our holidays.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Christmas Mice

Two cute little mice from Susan B. Anderson's book Itty-Bitty Toys. I'm pairing these with the book If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff for the kiddos.

Friday, November 29, 2013

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!

Monday, November 11, 2013

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!!!!

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Pumpkin Treats

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

Saturday, October 5, 2013

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!

Thursday, September 5, 2013

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.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

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.

Monday, August 26, 2013

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......

Friday, June 28, 2013

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.