peppermints vs. m&m's

On the left you have peppermint candies and on the right M & M's.
One was an obsession while pregnant with Little M and the other the current pregnancy.
Can you guess which food goes with which pregnancy?

Don't worry, I eat plenty of healthy food too. In fact we joined a food coop recently and get very fresh and organic produce every 2 weeks. We split a share because although we like the produce you don't pick what you get and so we need to supplement our fruit/veggies at the store.

Little M just loves getting the box of veggies. This weekend he was super excited about the mushrooms, apples and carrots. Let's see if I get him to eat the kale.

ragdoll

I finished up the ragdoll from Mailorder #6 today. I had been stitching a little here and there on her over the past few weeks. I think she turned out very sweet. My favorite part was making her dress, bloomers and pinafore.
It will be a good gift for the little girl one day once she is ready for dolls.

Perhaps I should have thrown down a blanket for her to lie on so she would have been more cozy for her photo session rather then the wood floor although this is how she will be more realistically left someday...heehee

Hope you have a lovely weekend.
xx

shoppe news

I just added 2 new headkerchiefs in kingfisher blue and lichen green to my Etsy shop. These are made from Rowan Cashsoft DK which is so nice to work with. It's very soft and comprised of cashmere, merino and microfiber. The yarn has a glow to it that is very nice. These can be worn in the fall and spring and a winter day that is not so cold.

I'm going to keep them there for about a week and then most likely move them over to Mackey Blue. Speaking of Mackey Blue, I stopped working at the store at the end of December because I didn't think I should continue the physical aspects at this stage of pregnancy which involved carrying the computer back and forth as well as moving furniture. I absolutely love working there so I've been missing it a bit.

I dropped off some onesies, booties and mostly new bobbies at Mackey Blue over the weekend. Here are the button bobbies.

baby sewing and knitting

I've been preparing little by little for the baby but, am nowhere near ready at 4 weeks to go. Last week was laundry for the baby (still some more to do) but, I was just so tired of looking at all these plain white side snaps so I appliqued some birds to a few yesterday and they are putting a little smile on my face. I'd like to do some more applique before she comes. The race is on.




I'm also knitting away on her wrap cardigan that I hope to finish pre-arrival. I changed the pattern a little. I made an error early on with increasing that was not clear to me in the instructions (there are 2 bands that are not 3x2 ribbing) that I realized late in the game but, I'm just going with it and calling it a decorative element...lol

It is hard for me to not have many things going at once so I will show you a few other things I've been working on soon.

Part of me thinks I should have titled this post...how in the world do I get anything done?
I'm still sick, house-hunting, 9 months pregnant, hardly sleeping due to being so uncomfortable and Little M is not napping anymore.

Grandma Jaleelie's Crochet

My Grandma, Jaleelie who is my Dad's Mom was an avid crocheter and she made a lot of items for me when I was young. She made a few boy things as well for my brothers but, not as much. Little M has worn a few of her things and the vests were especially cute on him as a baby.

Here are some lovely crocheted baby girl items I've inherited that I can't wait to put the little one in.

This bonnet just needed a ribbon and it's ends sewn in. It looks like it will fit a newborn.



This sweater is so sweet. I think it will fit next fall/winter



Some more bonnets:

The red one is quite big so it might be for a toddler or even older and the white with yellow embroidery looks like it will be for next Winter.



I guess my Grandma Jaleelie and I share a love of bonnets. Who knew?

There are many more pretties coming to me soon I will share...hooray!
Plus, my Mom said there is another box she needs to find that I haven't seen...oh the suspense...

legwarmers

I will admit I finished these pretty legwarmers a few days ago before I got hit with this horrible cold/cough/fever again.
I was just waiting on ribbon which Mick was nice enough to pick up for me in the city yesterday.
At least I still have my legs.....

An Apple A Day

....keeps the doctor away.
Oh, if only this were true. I do eat an apple almost every day however, here I am struck down with a cold and fever again. I'm feeling very sorry for myself these days and here is a few reasons why...

1) I was sick almost all of December and am now sick again.
2) I am 35 weeks pregnant, tired, uncomfortable and unable to keep up with my normal routine.
3) We have no home to move into yet and I'm getting nervous.


Any crafting I have been managing has been from the couch or bed as of late.


I did finish up this apple cozy



...pattern here which is super cute


and I made a Norwegian Apple Cake





..recipe here. I was grating apples on the couch with a bowl on my lap in front of my belly...quite a sight I must say. I skipped the icing figuring that would help with the hyperactivity of the little one in the womb.