Saturday, January 30, 2010

Baby knits



I do apologize for being MIA this month. My energies for the past few weeks have been focused on preparing my exit seminar - a department wide talk that graduate students give toward the end of their degree - which was this past Thursday. I'm happy to report that seminar went well and gave me confidence that I will be able to graduate this spring :)

So for your viewing pleasure today, I thought I might share some of the knitted bits that I've been working on the past few weeks. I found that I can get quite a bit of knitting done on bus rides to and from campus. And of course, baby knits are the best because they are finished so quickly ;)

Tiny slippers to match the mittens at the top (or as Steve calls them - baby hand bags).



And a spring green leaf hat with stripy pants knit in a yarn called 'Apple Orchard' - how great is that! I thought this onesie looked too cute so I had to make an outfit of it.



If you are interested, the patterns I used are mostly found for FREE on a great knit & crochet site called Ravelry. I'm contemplating what project to start next, diaper cover or tiny sweater? Ah, this is too much fun!

Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Friends and Family! We have been having a peaceful, relaxing holiday. Christmas was spent in Florida with Anna's family, soaking in the sun and enjoying being outside without a coat and gloves (well at least for the northerners - Jess has been in Florida for too long and gets cold in 60 degree temps :)



It was nice to see so many colors in December when we're used to seeing only white and gray.



The sunset of the Solstice was blocked by clouds, but we were treated with a gorgeous sunset the following night on Casey Key.



Jessica decorated my belly with henna - including symbols for fertility and unity of mind, body and spirit.



A little ficus tree served as our Christmas tree and Steve and I received a special little ornament from my parents.





It's going to be a wonderful year!