Bump already? And lots of knitting! Part 2 of 2

So things have been interesting around here lately, but the good news is that I have gotten some great new items made for my photography friend!!! She asked me to do a helmet hat for a boy. It was fun trying to combine the different yarns for this one. And people always ask, do I use my own pattern? Well I might as well! at this point, I have been looking to just get an idea of what other people have done to achieve the same result, but then I just end up doing whatever looks or feels best. LOL. For the helmet hat, this was exactly the case!

The bunny hat and diaper cover turned out great too! This was an added bonus for my friend. I was looking at the net trying to see what other people have done for spring photos this year. The trend is diaper covers and matching hats! So here ya go! Bunny hat and diaper cover complete with pom tail. The hat is too small for A (4 months), its meant for a new born but she is such a good model her mom just had to try it! And how adorable is she? Love love love baby A!

As far as my baby is concerned, im concerned! I already have a bump!!! Say what??? Yup, I have a bump! People are already coming up to me and asking how far along I am, and if they can touch my belly?!?!!? Crazy people! Im just 10 weeks tomorrow!!! Insane! So my clothes officially do not fit, and am now in maternity clothes full time. Yikes! never thought I would be showing this early! that means one of two things: I have weak ab muscles or this baby is going to HUGE!!!!!!

Agenda for the rest of the week: work on knitted flower headbands for girls (infants, toddlers, preschoolers), baby blanket for our little penguin (knitted blanket in sage), doctors appointment tomorrow, lunch with Grandma Thursday, and researching cloth diapers! Busy week ahead but relaxation is coming soon!!! I can already hear the ocean!

Bump already? And lots of knitting! Part 1 of 2

Im going to post again tonight, just because I have too many pictures to share (thats what I get for not updating more frequently).

This post is about Mary Poppins, and purple baby hats! I finally finished the costume for my sister's living wax museum, which is April 1. Can't wait to see what all the other students have come up with for their famous person! I knitted the collar and gloves, and had to hand sew the lace to the umbrella. The white skirt, hat (minus tulle), and shoes are Goodwill finds. The red (pregnancy brain)...... red underskirt is from our wedding. I decided to buy fabric for the sash and basically sewed a tube to be wrapped around her waist. The hat I adorned with tulle. It was a great project, and I got to use my favorite mediums, yarn and fabric!

The purple baby hats turned out awesome! here is a horrible picture (why it is so blurry I have no idea) of the newborn that got to be the first to wear the pom earflap hat! It turned out great! Cant wait to see what else my friend is going to capture this year! Already working on some new items for her! Alright, well this post was short and sweet, stay tuned for the next (I should probably just punch it out right now while Im sitting here!)

Finally back to knitting!!!

Its been a very long past few weeks, mostly including (but not limited to) nausea, sleep deprivation, constipation, bloating, more sleep deprivation, more nausea, clothes not fitting, more nausea....

Okay I think you get the point!!! This pregnancy has been kicking my butt! Today my little baby is the size of a raspberry and just 8 weeks old! The past month has gone by very slow, so heres to hoping that the next month is fast! I think it will be too, because I have a lot of deadlines for upcoming knitting projects.

At Gymboree class, where I take the toddler to get out some energy a few times a week, I ran into a previous swim mom! We quickly reconnected, and I was so surprised to see how big her oldest daughter had gotten!!! Come to find out, this friend of mine does photography! I love connections! Anyhow, she has gotten many requests lately for newborn shoots! Immediately I got excited and we started talking ideas about pom hats and chunky textured yarn! YAY! And, she has a shoot this weekend (yikes!). I immediately picked up the needles and pumped out 2 hats. The first came out bigger than I had planned (check your gauge nanny!), but the second was perfect thanks to a helping hand from an old friend, Baby (the doll from my childhood that I still have, and yes Dad, her foot still needs to be fixed!). Turns out, Baby is just about the size of a newborn and provided the perfect template for fitting hats!!!

I just love the result I got with both hats. Chunky yarn is definitely the way to go when in a time crunch! Big needles and big yarn = quick knit! My friend has several newborn shoots coming up and Im sooo excited! 2 of which happen to be for boys!!! I found some great chunky yarn in baby blue and white and cant wait to make some stuff this weekend! But first, Mary Poppins!

I managed to knock out the final belle ruffle glove this evening. All I have left is the wrap. Shouldnt take long, and I hope to knock that out tomorrow and Friday so I can get back to knitting baby hats (which by the way, only take 2-3 hours!).

So the pictures above are my friend's beautiful 4 month old trying out the bigger hat (she loved it and kept in on til we took it off!) and Baby wearing the smaller pom hat. Love them both and cannot wait to see what my friend is able to capture!