My new hobby isn't brand-spanking new - I started about 9 months ago. When I was pregnant with baby Sarah, my body didn't seem to like it much. I spent most of the first 6 months on the couch, wishing I was asleep, but unable to sleep because I was too nauseated, achy, heartburny (I know that's not a word, but I was!) to do anything but watch HGTV. I love watching HGTV and Food Network. Nice and wholesome: no swearing, and no funny business - just good clean fun. But I couldn't watch Food Network, because that made me sick, too. So, I watched HGTV for 6 months. And shouted curses that I didn't have the energy or money to decorate my lovely new home. That waited until I was 8 months pregnant. Then I suddenly got lots of nesting energy and decided to paint and varnish our kitchen table 1 1/2 weeks before giving birth. But that's the topic of another post.
Where was I? Oh, my new hobby. So, since I was sitting like a bump on a log all day on our living room couch, I started to feel really guilty about not being productive. So, I took up knitting. I'm really loving knitting. It's fun, and rather mindless, and I can talk and knit and watch a movie and knit, or just knit. I like that it's a rather small hobby - I can carry my knitting in my purse, (unlike scrapbooking, to which I have devoted half of our basement), and I love the feel of the yarn in my hands.
At first, I just knitted really, really simple baby sweaters. Here is a picture of the one I knitted for Sarah to come home from the hospital in. See that face she's pulling? It's because the hat the nurse made her wear doesn't fit the ensemble very well. 1 1/2 days old, and she's already a fashion diva.
Here's what I've been working on lately - baby booties. I found these delicious patterns on Etsy
I LOVE them. One of my new favorite things! It makes you want to have a baby, just so I'll knit you pair, doesn't it?
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Technically I found them on Etsy, and then favorited them, where you found it the pattern via my blog, but who cares about details? ;) (I'm kidding, of course)
Those are darling though! And what else is a blog to be used for, except to procrastinate?
I think I posted this on Debbie's blog when she put those favorites up, but the Mary Jane booties have been the only thing this pregnancy that made me want to have a girl, and feel disappointed to discover I'm having a boy.
I haven't found anything to knit for this guy, but I did start crocheting a blanket while being wheeled around Disney World.
Okay, those mary jane booties are the cutest thing I have ever seen. Definitely makes me want to have another baby girl, even though I have vowed not to be pregnant again ever.
To answer your question about the screen shots: I just press the print screen button, which automatically copies the picture on the screen and then paste (ctrl + v) into Paint. It's surprisingly easy. :)
Knitting is one of the higher forms of meditation as far as I am concerned. Have you ever heard of a book from the 60's or 70's titled "The Art of Zen and Motorcycle Maintenance." (Or something close to that!) Well, I believe the true Zen is in the rhythmic clicking of knitting needles!
Amazing to me that you and Jo are now knitting and crocheting. Genetics will out, I guess.
Those are SO adorable!! I would like to place an order for some cute boyish ones! Do you take checks? lol
Mary - those are TOTALLY cute shoes! I LOVE the top you knitted for your baby too.
And yes - I totally relate to the HGTV craze - I lay awake at night thinking of what I can do...then I go to IKEA and fall prey to ideas and always spend more money, etc.
Mary - those are TOTALLY cute shoes! I LOVE the top you knitted for your baby too.
And yes - I totally relate to the HGTV craze - I lay awake at night thinking of what I can do...then I go to IKEA and fall prey to ideas and always spend more money, etc.
You're amazing! I've done booties before and they definitely weren't that cute! And the sweater--wow! I've never dared attempt. I'm very impressed! And I'm excited to get back in touch with you, so grateful for blogs...
Hi Mary! This is Jill Oaks. I was glad to see your blog and read about your new baby girl. Congrats! I am into photography as of late as well and I love your photos. Do you do a lot of editing in photoshop or are you just amazing? Glad to see you are all well and good. Hope to hear from you.
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Yes it DOES make me want to have another! Hmm. But hopefully it'll be a girl. I don't know that Vince would let me put Mary Janes on a boy! :p
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