Some more Knitting

I finished my second scarf!  I love it and the color variation was fun!  This was another birthday gift and now I need to make one for me!

We had another game night with this family.  We just can't believe how good all the kids play and go to bed!!  So much fun to be able to get together and have the kids play for a couple hours and then put them to bed at 9 and play games for a few hours.  The noise level is loud but we don't have very many if any fights, they just all play!  Love it!

My sweet little Valentines

Well we have had a VERY busy week with Valentine's day parties, lots of sugar, heart shaped meatloaf and biscuits!  My wonderful hubby got me an Iphone which I LOVE!  The best gift ever though is my little family itself!  

Sending kisses to Daddy!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

 Tiana recently outgrew her khaki pants, just as I was thinking that I need to go buy some, I remembered that I had this fabric in my stash!  I had it given to me a couple years ago so I whipped up a pair of ruffle pants.  I made them plenty long so that they will fit next winter too.  Once again it is the Portabellopixie Ruffle pants pattern that Tiana loves!

 This time though I added these cute pockets!  I love them and think that they will become a regular part of this pattern!!

What a cutie!

 This is my first knitting project as a gift!!  I have a scarf that is similar that I love.  It is a short scarf that as a pocket on the back.  (see photo below)  I love it because it is warm without feeling strangling!  It is a really soft yarn... and I think that the recipient likes it which is the best part!

Love this flower!  Took me a bit to figure out how to do it but once I got a little help in reading the pattern... it was easy!

The back side of the scarf tucks through the pocket on the back!

Quality time with my Sewing Machine

I have always enjoyed working with knit but haven't done much for my boys.  I have been on the lookout for some cute boy knits though and have found a few!  This one I used to make a shirt for Camden using the LBB Hoodie Pattern.  I love how easy the pattern was and it went together so well!  By the way, if you are ever needing an inspiring story just read a bit of her blog... she is going through so much and maintains such a positive outlook.... seriously inspiring! The Cancer Chronicles on the left hand side will pull up all of her posts about her journey these past few months.

Anyways, I used orange and cream t-shirts out of our "rescued from goodwill" pile for the hood and the pocket.

 My knitting has been going great.  The first washcloth on the left had a few problems and is far from perfect but hey... it is just a rag after all!  The next two look great and I love them.  I am over halfway through my forth and learning a new technique.  I love knitting for being able to pick it up for a few minutes here and there.

Love these two!

 This isn't any new sewing but I wanted to get a photo of her in her ruffle pants with better lighting.  This is one of my favorite outfits on her!

 New shirt!  I used the Oliver+S Class picnic blouse pattern.  It is a quick sew and is very cute on.  I can't say enough about Oliver+S patterns.  The construction is amazing... hands down the best patterns out there!  I really should admit though that this should have been a lot faster... I sewed for 15 minutes one morning and UN-sewed for an HOUR!!!  Note to self: read the directions... even if you feel confident with the construction.  Oh well got that all done, she wore it to Wednesday night meeting and got home... I was hanging it up and I noticed two holes in it!!!!  SERIOUSLY!!!!  She was laying with Izzy on her mat and Izzy's teeth must have caught on the back!  SO... I spent another hour making flowers out of some knit that matched perfectly.  Luckily the front and back of the shirt don't have a huge difference so I was able to turn it around and salvage her brand new shirt that I just spent WAY too much time on!  Needless to say, I have used this pattern again since and whipped out a shirt (in knit no less) in an hour.  Fabric, by the way, is Amy Butler scraps that I had leftover from a bag I made a while ago!