Posted in Birthday, Celebrate, Create, Sewing on May 25th, 2009
My kiddo is just about to turn 2! It feels like time is flying by but then it also feels like little Sesame has been with us a lot longer than just 2 years. I barely remember life before her sometimes! We’re having a birthday bash this weekend and I whipped up this cute and [...]
Posted in Celebrate, Create, Holidays, knitting, Sewing, sweaters, Valentine's Day on Feb 16th, 2009
I love this little dress! Like everything I’ve knit recently, it’s making wasn’t without a near-disaster. It was almost ruined when I put it on the little ungrateful toddler and she had a screaming fit and yanked at it so hard that she totally stretched out the buttonholes and I was afraid for the hand-stitching. [...]
Posted in Autumn, Children, Family, For Babies & Kids, Halloween, Holidays, knitting, Seasons on Oct 30th, 2008
We had a great time at The Pumpkin Patch last weekend and partied with some parent friends. Square dancing, all-you-can-eat barbecued corn and toddlers in face paint. It was a really good time and after much deliberation, we even came home with some pumpkins. Back at home, the evidence that seseme is now a toddler [...]
Posted in Autumn, Celebrate, Eat Well, Local Eating, Places, Portland, Seasons, Uncategorized on Oct 22nd, 2008
We went to the Apple Celebration at the Portland Nursery last weekend and and tasted over 60 kinds of apples and pears! Luckily we got a paper to write notes on and we learned a lot about apples. We bought a bunch of apples too so next up- applesauce! Even sesame got into the harvest [...]
Posted in Create, For Babies & Kids, knitting, Knitting Patterns, Patterns & Tutorials on Jun 16th, 2008
Hi! If you’ve just found my blog, welcome! I post crafty tutorials and tips often and hope you’ll consider subscribing to my blog or newsletter so you don’t miss anything. Happy knitting and crafting! I’ve finally written up a pattern for my eyelet skirty (or is it skirtie?) that I’ve been showing you lately. It’s [...]
Posted in Celebrate, Children, Family, Gardening, Seasons, Summer, The Outdoors on Jun 9th, 2008
It’s windy and cold and the weather doesn’t seem like it’ll be summer-like anytime soon. Despite that, I picked a whole lot of strawberries from the plants in my front yard today and that feels like a summer activity to me! Sesame won’t eat strawberries if I offer them to her at mealtimes while she’s [...]
Posted in Birthday, Celebrate, Children, Family on Jun 5th, 2008
My little baby is 1! I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since she was born! This has been the most amazing year and little sesame just keeps getting more and more fun! For the birthday extravaganza Mike and I had 6 out of town relatives come to visit. It was a …
Posted in Create, For Babies & Kids, knitting, Sewing on May 19th, 2008
It has been so hot lately! It’s been in the 90s and for a while there I thought I was going to melt. It’s only May and it’s been gray and rainy for so long that I am really not adjusted to the sunshine! My knitting has taken a bit of a back seat …
Posted in Celebrate, Children, Create, Easter, Family, For Babies & Kids, Holidays, knitting on Mar 23rd, 2008
I hope your Easter was filled with joy! The bunny ears are cute but the headwear I’m most fond of is this cute little bonnet I knitted for sesame. She even seemed to like wearing it! The pattern is from Dale of Norway’s pattern book #142. It’s the bonnet from pattern 14201, the eyelet lace [...]
Posted in Create, For Babies & Kids, knitting, Knitting Patterns, Patterns & Tutorials on Mar 21st, 2008
It’s 9pm and my baby is still awake. This is not good, people. Not good at all. Do you know what is good? Baby socks. They’re little and cute, super fast to knit and they use up those little balls of leftover sock yarn that never seem to go away. I …
