Crafty...

I've been trying to get my craft-on again. I made a quick pair of booties for my friend Tara's little girl. She asked me way back when she was pregnant if I could knit Mary Jane style booties. It only took me until Olivia was six months old to get them done.

I then decided I would whip up some pajama pants for my nephews for their birthdays. Since they both love Cars (and I couldn't find any Buzz Lightyear material) it was pretty easy. And with the leftover fabric I decided Tara's little boy, Howie, (who loves Cars as well) deserved something too. This is his pair and from what I heard I am now his favorite person ever!

I also made some St Patrick's day pajama's for the nephews, but didn't get a picture. And Stinky Pete chose Tinkerbell for her pj's (although I only finished them last weekend).

And lastly, I have officially finished knitting one pair of socks. They aren't the most attractive things, but they are done and I can announce that I know how to knit socks. Which really is huge, because before now I've only knit one sock - not a pair - and I refused to do the other because I was so annoyed with the first one. I did knit some toddler socks, but they weren't a pair because the pattern suggested using a different color for each sock so I didn't mix them up while knitting. The problem with that is I never knit another set of the random socks. And don't let the knitting world fool you - socks are HARD! And if I hadn't found this book I don't think I would have attempted socks again.

Now I'm going to try a hat with a leaf lace pattern. Look at me being all adventurous (with my knitting at least!)