Zuri getting light therapy at home, and modeling on the side

Light therapy. . . seems like all we do these days. The yummy cashmere blend soaker is so soft and very nice with the flat diapers. At this size all of Zuri's diapers give her bubble but. It's hard for them to be absorbant and trim. This soaker looks like capri's though.

Big brothers look on as Z gets some zzzzzzzz's. Glo baby glo!

Lights off, for a diaper change. Since this thing is plugged in and we use water with wipes we don't want to really "light" her up!
These longies came out much better than I thought and since they do still fit Mardie I'm sure she'll get plenty of use out of them. . . that is until she out grows the rise. M doesn't wear a dipe anymore so I guess thats why they still fit.

I felt like dying today. . .

I didn't feel like or have time for anything major.
I did get some housekeping done.
I went through some baby things to pull out more gender neutral things that I will probably use for Zuri. . .
We ran some errands as a family.
I shopped for groceries.
I decided I felt like dying



I had to make my potion.
I took some white distilled vinegar.
Some water, more than the vinegar.
And some cheap store brand drink mix.


These I combined into a glass casserole and mixed well.
I figured this concoction might just do the trick.
Then I got out two of the first soakers I ever knit.
They are knit with undyed, LB Fisherman's wool.
I started with Fruit Punch.
I chased it with Berry Punch.
After they were dyed I threw them into the wash on the short hot cold cycle with 2 dryer balls and the pretty stitch patterns turned into
felt. The colors are more vibrant that the photos show below

This soaker was a size large and is now a size small.
The one below was already felted some from large to medium and it is also now small.

I need closure

I finished this up tonight too. . . the hat and tucking in all the ends. I just need to find closures, probably buttons for the kimono and the diaper wrap. The hat and kimono patterns are in the One Skein Wonders book. I modified them both. For this kimono I made the sleeves a little wider than the pattern called for. I also made the cross over panels wider and used a scrumtiously soft wool/silk blend yarn, Frolich Silky Baby Lambs vs. the Bamboo. I used Karabella Aurora Melange 100% extra fine merino for the Scallop-Edged Hat and wool diaper wrap. I made up the pattern for the diaper wrap from looking at other diaper wraps that I have and like. I added crochet edging around the leg openings to stabilize the stockinette stitch and build a poo containing guesset. This cover is nb to small size with plenty of stretch.
I need to now go shopping for buttons for the kimono and diaper wrap to keep them closed on little Z. The picture doesn't really capture the yarn very well imho. The set does match. The Karabella yarn has three strands (plum, pink and grey) twisted together so when knit it looks heathered. The kimono is the same bright plum that's in the other yarn, vs. purple. I'm trying to decide if I have enough for some booties or mary janes. . .

cup of Tea

Here's my response to Karina's post on favorite cups.
This is my favorite cup at the present. I seem to adopt one every few months or years for different reasons. This one was given to me last year at MOPS for the Tea and Testimony that we shared for one of our last meetings. The gift was a reminder to us of what we mean to our children. Drinking from this mug/cup reminds me to try to be the best for my Ray's.

I drink way more tea than coffee. Tonight as it's 2am and I can't sleep I'm brewing some Tazo Calm.

Is that a knit WIP merino, alpaca and silk diaper soaker peaking out from behind????? I just couldn't wait to start this one. Janet (the sweetest, most generous, loving, unselfish and best big sister ever) found this yarn and I very ungracefully and literally got down on one knee in all my preggo splendor last night in ACMoore and begged her to let me get it as it was the very last of it. (Can you say pregnancy hormones causing irrationality? Can you say OC over Zuri's butt covers? Can you say, maybe she's lost he mind?) Then I kidnapped her away to Target in the next town to fulfill a selfish need to acquire the final basket. . . see below.

Knitting Projects

Rear of diaper soaker for Zuri. Ruffles are a unique tape yarn from Universal Yarns. Knit into soaker every three rows.

Front of diaper soaker for Zuri . Body is a wool silk blend. I love how soft this yarn is for baby things.

Pinwheel blanket for Zuri. The color is brighter. Flash washed it out so this is without flash. . . maybe I should have turned the light on? it's unfinished. I need to add a few more rows and weave in the ends.

knitting projects

Here are some knitting projects completed, on the needles, and to be started:

Baby legwarmers for Zuri. Cotton lycra blend.

Baby leg warmers for Zuri.

Hemp wash cloth for Zuri.

Super soft merino and wool/silk blend yarn to make diaper soaker pants for Zuri.

Soaker pants

I posted, but I mistakenly put it onto our family blog.

My 2 Ray Boys

Here Mardie and Charmie sit watching Clifford, or as Charmie says, Pi'pard wearing wool. Mardie has on a hand crochet Tickle Turdle crochet wrap wool cover with a snappi fastener. I made it from Cascade 220. Charmie has on his Down Under triangle soaker with lizzard embelishments from various wool scraps. The body is from LB fishermans wool.
my 2 ray boys

Mardie in his Soaker Pants

Here is my first pair of hand knitted soaker pants. I used Patons Merino Wool and knitted the pants top down on circulars. I used the magic loop method for the legs because I don't have any dpns. I didn't leave any extra room in the crotch so I had a hole where the two legs separated. I made a tiny little patch about 5st wide and 10rows I sewed it over the hole. Next pair of pants i'll leave some stitches to form the crotch and probably kitchener st them together. . .I also need to add a waist band drawstring cause these pants definitely have room for M to grow.

The beginning

Here I am at almost 4 AM again on the PC and knitting. I decided to create this blog after seeing others and wanting to share my projects. I hope that this is not boring or redundant. Like I said it's almost 4 AM so cut me a little slack! I am currently knitting diaper soaker shorts/pants for my son, Charmie. I cannot decide on the length and so far don't have to. I'm only on the butt part. This is my first pair of pants/shorts. I am designing my own pattern and want to use magic loop or dpn's when I get to the leg opening area. I just finished embellishing my first down under soaker tonight as well. I crocheted 4 little lizards and appliqued them to the soaker. I think it's cute though they look crude. I just started knitting this month. I've so far knitted a blanket for my son Mardie, along with a little hat and booties, as well as 4 soakers for my son, and 1 for a friend's daughter. I think that's pretty good for a month's work. Next month I really want to work on dying my own yarn. One of the soakers I made for Charmie is hand dyed. I want to make more yarn that is interesting. Of course my son Mardie is due to be born in September so we'll see how much I get done as a mother of 2 babies!