Tuesday, February 4, 2014

in progress.

Thanks to my ever-expanding belly and the attempt of all three children at various times through the night/early morning to crawl over me into our bed, I am up before the sun this morning, enjoying the chilly quiet. And chilly it is! This is our first winter in our OLD and drafty house, and we are still getting used to figuring out the best ways to stay warm. Wool socks, hot water bottles, and throw blankets thrown everywhere are feeling especially cozy right now. And I can't forget knitting. Knitting feels especially cozy this time of year, especially with a new babe to knit for kicking around in my belly. Right now I'm working on a BSJ for Little No. 4 (see the one I knit for Milo here). I decided not to hold the yarn double this time, and using some Knit Picks Stroll Tonal in Pacific on size 4 needles, I'm crossing my fingers he'll at least get to wear it a handful of times before its too small!



Also! I took a trip through the thrift store a little while back and found a couple goodies to make into maternity shirts, using a little inspiration from DIY Maternity--such a great site for tutorials and inspiration! If these work out, I'll have two new shirts for under $6. Score! I'm thinking one of them will turn into another peasant top, and I might piece together a couple different tutorials for the other. 



I love the fabric on that front shirt. You can't tell from far away, but the print is little birds. 


I'm linking up to Frontier Dreams today, for some more inspiring progress posts.

8 comments:

  1. I love the BSJ...and the little birdie shirt...so cute!

    ~Have a lovely day!

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  2. Aw I love BSJ's :) Such a clever pattern.

    The bird print is cute

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    1. Isn't clever? I remember getting almost giddy the first time I knit one. I'm just as excited this time around.

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  3. I really like the little bird fabric.

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  4. I so want to knit a BSJ. I hope I have another little blessing to knit one for :) I am really interested in how your maternity tops come out!!

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    1. It really is such a fun knit! Thanks for stopping by. :)

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    1. I think so too! Hopefully I'll get something useful out of it. I poked around your blog a bit and am inspired by the work your family does!

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