Knitting Update

Heres an update on my first two knitting projects. Up the top is a soaker which i am 50 rows into (10 rows ribbing & 40 rows stockingette stitch) & at the bottom is a flutter scarf. The flutter (thats its name, its some fluffy stuff from lincraft) is pretty hard to knit with cause you cant really see what your doing, the good thing is that your mistakes don't show nearly as much!

Heres the soaker by itself:

& a close up of the knitting:

I think its possible that i miscounted the ribbing stitches & i might have 11 - oh well! cant be perfect right - i figure as long as i do it the same for the back it should be ok.

Present Pockets

I finally finished a couple of pockets that ive been making. Rocky'sI'mRocky's mum asked me to make them to give as a present to a friends daughter who is having a bub. Ive never made a nappy for anyone else & its rather stressful! I'm really only new to sewing so theres lots of things i suck at - especially leg elastic!!! anyway, they are all done & ready to go now. They both have fleece outers & inners with a hidden layer of PUL. I made some trifold inserts with the hemp fleece i just got from bubba earth - it feels so loverly!!! would make the best fittedsI'm, might have to give one a go! anyway, heres the pics:

Inserts:
Oh & i found an old MCN brochure from the ANN so I'm going to put that in with them:

A New Addiction???

Ive been knitting for all of about 5 mins & look at all the stuff ive got already!

I must have over 10 balls of yarn, hmmmm lets see 6 balls of flutter (that fluffy stuff to make scarfs out of) 4 balls of acrylic yarn thats a bit fluffy, 4 balls of wool (100grms each), 1 50grm ball of wool & one big ball of plain white acrylic stuff. I also already have 3 pairs of needles, well 4 if you count the ones i borrowed from my MIL & a crochet hook (no idea what to do with that yet!) as well as a pattern book from lincraft.

yep....i think knitting can officially be added to my list of addictions!

The two things on the bottom of the pic are my current projects. I'm making a scarf from the flutter stuff & attempting a soaker with one of the 100grm balls of wool. so far so good.

Hello Mr Postman

The postman has made a couple of visits in the past few days!

Firstly Hayley (Robbo3) & i ordered 'some' stuff from Bubba Earth. We got 5m each of hemp fleece (well....its like $18 a meter, but if you get 10m its only $10.50 so it cost us the same as just getting a couple of metres each really) & i got some overlocking thread, sewing machine needles, velcro, 2 ring slings (cause i need another sling) & some lastin - here it all is:

Then i got some stuff from a co-op. A couple of metres of black madden mills micro fleece (feels pruudy) & some bright red sherpa:

My Little Sweaty Head!

Jet was sleeping on my lap whilst lying on the breastfeeding pillow - check out the sweat (& yes it is all sweat not drool - i moved his head over before i took the pic)!

The Naughtiest, Yummiest, Scrummiest Brownies

Whilst reading through the latest threads on NappyCino i discovered one with a yummy brownie recipe on it posted by bec (mumtotwo).

I cooked it up & they are super yummy!!!

Heres the recipe:

• 150gr butter
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa

Cream butter & sugar until light & fluffy. Add eggs 1 @ a time on low speed. Mix through flour & cocoa. Bake @ 150 degrees for 25-35 mins.

Thanks Bec!!!

OMG - I'm Knitting!!!

Ive started my first project - you know, something real from an actual pattern! Its a soaker from Alice's Wool Cover Pattern. After starting & pulling it all apart a couple of times cause i was attempting ribbing totally wrong i finally figured it out with lots of help from some fellow NC'ers (thanks girls!!!). So, i know its boring for everyone else, but I'm excited - check it out, 10 rows of actual ribbing!!!

& an up close shot - you can actually see the ribs - wow!

(really doesn't take much to excite me does it :)

Yummy Fruit & Nut Balls

Found some pretty cheap dates at harris farm yesterday so thought id make some fruit & nut balls. We have one of those compact juicers which makes it easy, i just stuck dates & walnuts through it with the special nozzle thingy on, roll it in balls & then in coconut!

What on Earth?!?

I decided i was going to learn to knit last week when the power went out. Sewing is a great hobby but it doesn't work very well with no electricity. Besides knitting looks fun & its something to do while i try and get Jet to go to sleep at night (he wakes often after he is put down & i need to be next to him to shhhhhh him when he stirs).

So ive been trying to teach myself & heres what ive done so far:

What is it you may ask? well... i don't exactly know. My best guess is a blanket for a very fat, oddly shaped worm! The odd thing is that i haven't done that increase thing at all (well..not on purpose) but there seems to be lots more on the needle than when i started!

Now i need to find myself a real project to do. Most of the stuff ive looked at so far looks a bit challenging. Heres an up close shot of my dodgy knitting (holes & all):

Stay tuned to see if i actually manage to make anything useful :)

Free Mozart MP3 for Babies & Toddlers

Found this link today so i thought id share. It has 2 albums that you can download for free!

Sewing Day - YAY

Today Hayley (aka Robbo3) & i had another sewing day. It was our second one, although its the first time we have actually sewed anything & even then in about 4 or 5 hours we only made one liner each....we must be slow sewers ;)

Here are our creations:



Hayley made the pretty pink one that was very patiently stitched, turned & top stitched & i made the purple & green one that was hastily overlocked :) Click Here for the pattern we used.

We had sooooooo much fun - cant wait for the next one!

Will I Die If I Dont Buy An Ergo?

It sure feels like i will - think im going to explode i want one so much (do you think im addicted to online shopping?!?)

Look, theres a new retro green one - oooohhhhhhhhh preeeeettttyyyyy

If i buy one from babies in arms then i get a free pair of baby legs (not actual baby legs there like stocking things) & they have free postage - how can i pass up an offer like that? Rocky can i pleeeaaaassseeee get one.... i know im on a sling buying ban because i have 6 already but this one is different to the rest & i NEED it, promise i wont buy any more ever.........im just going to assume that if you dont tell me i cant get it then its ok (hehe - hopefully he wont read my blog!!!)

Oops I Did it Again

I accidentally hit buy it now....4 times!

well just look at these new Baby Beehind AIO's - i love the funky colours & they are sooooo cheap, not to mention the free freight!

Weeeeeeeeeee

We finally put up the swing we picked up at the second hand baby & kids markets. Only paid $5 - bargain!!! Jet loves it, i stick him in it while i hang out the washing. Its a bit cold now though so he has to be all rugged up (all that drool must be freezing!!!)

Another Trip to Spotlight

I just cant help myself! I think i have much more material than i will ever need, but somehow i just want more! Heres some flannel prints i picked up just in case my first honeyboy attempt is successful & i decide to give it another go:





& heres some fleece i got for the outer layer on a pocket or two:

Happy Birthday Rocky!

No Power - OMG!

OK, well...today we had a 12 hour blackout! FUN!!! I didn't have a car either cause DH was at work & we only have one, so I couldn't even go spend all his hard earned money at the shops!!!

Anyway, the blackout finally gave me the courage to start on the honeyboy nappy Ive been planning to make. I bought the pattern a while ago but Ive been to scared to do anything with it. So today i cut the pattern out & cut out some of the material. I cut the inner layer of flannelet, the hidden layer of PUL (which isn't in the pattern - I'm breaking the rules already!) & the outer layer of micro-fleece. I also cut out 5 layers of microfiber for the booster & the 2 coordinating layers of flannelet for the booster as well & the deco-tabs.

So its a start. Now i need to figure out what to use as the inner layer (that apparently stabilises the nappy? think I'm meant to use nappy flannel - is that different to normal flannel?) and a couple more layers for the absorbent bit maybe, I'm considering a layer of hemp but I'm not sure just yet cause I don't want it to take to long to dry.

Anyway, cause i love pictures, heres what Ive done so far:


I got the PUL (the white layer) from bubba earth & I love it as a hidden layer, it looks a little rubbery but its so easy to sew!

The power finally came back on tonight at about 10 so Ive been fulfilling the urge Ive had to chat on NC all day today! oh, & now i have to put the washing through the machine again cause the power went out half way through - not that i can hang it on the line anyway, its still pissing down!

The blackout made me wonder what mums that bottle feed do, especially if they have electric stove tops - must make it hard to sterilise all your bottles & warm up formula. Just one more reason why breastfeeding rules!!!

Minky in Action

Heres some action shots of the lush minky bubble bub I picked up at the expo on the weekend:


Typical boy tryin to grab his bits!!!


The fit is pretty good even though its a large - could have done with a medium but he will grow in to it! No leg gaps:

Think im going to have to get me a couple more of these - soooo yummy!!!

Heaven!!!

Ive just been in sydney for the past two days & i think i was in heven! i was helping Tania & her hubby Dragan from Darlings Down Under out on their stand & it was sooooooo much fun!!! I got to speak to lots & lots of people about nappies for hours whilst being surrounded by lots & lots of nappies, including minky bubble bubs & berry plush just to name a few....yummy!!! Ofcourse i made just a few purchases while i was there ; )

Baby Beehinds were on special for $16 OMG!!! i bought 2 of them on saturday then spent the whole night tossing and turning freaking out that they would be sold out & that i should have bought more - i rushed in there sunday morning & bought 2...no wait....3 more....& a bright orange medium cover!


& i kept praying while i was on the stand that someone, anyone would buy this lush minky/velour bubble bub, but no one did...so i just had to give it a home!

We made a couple of non-nappy purchases as well. We got jet some kiddy sunglasses & a hat, We also got one of those shopping trolley/highchair covers & one of those trial packs from brauer that have teething, colic & fever releif homeopathic stuff in them. What else??? There was probably more but right now i cant remember!

Heres an action shot of jets new sunnies:

Just as a side note after we left the expo on sunday we went to watch rockys old soccer team play. Rocky made Jet a little jersey out of 2 of last seasons jerseys (not sure why it takes two big jerseys to make one little one?!?), but thats what he is wearing in the pic.

All in all i had a fab weekend - cant wait till next years expo now!!! A HUGE thanks to tania for letting me help out on her stand, i had an absolute ball!!!!!!!

HoneyBoy?!?

Ok, i **think** I'm going to attempt to make a honeyboy nappy, not sure if i have the guts to do it yet, but I'm considering it!

I ordered the pattern a little while ago from the wee wuns. Heres what I'm going to use - the pattern is there of course & i will be using the orange microfleece i have as an outer & the blue jungle animals flannelet as an inner. Ill also be using a hidden layer of white PUL that i have & ill need to get some velcro & interfacing maybe - im getting flusterd just thinking about it!!!

i think the deco tabs will have something like this on them:

wish me luck!!!

Spotlight Purchase

I went to visit spotlight & this is what i picked up:

55cm of Chamois (think that's how you spell it). Hoping it will work kinda like suede cloth as a nappy inner.
50 cm of Corduroy for the back of liners to keep them in place

55 cm of cute flannelet with jungle animals on it, hopefully ill make a honeyboy out of this one

55cm of flannelet with sheep on it, just got this one really cause i want to see if the spotlight flannelet is ok - ill see how it goes, not sure what it will become yet!