i know that i really ought to make a better effort at updating here more often. the days just slip past me though! this week was especially grueling. there was a point where i didn't shower for more than 36 hours. gross. we came to the conclusion that the peanut is just not ready for legumes. tofu did not sit well with her last week and then green beans caused her to cry for two hours on friday night. oh well. let's hope she grows out of it.

tummy time in the park

in recent milestones, her bottom two teeth have poked through the gums (they are so sharp!) but she won't let me see them or take a picture. she's also been babbling quite a lot. of course, i have video (she gets a little quiet for about 15 seconds but i tell you that it's worth it to watch it all the way through.)

i'm also making really great progress on the christening gown. jody was just talking about getting her knitting groove back and boy do i know what that's like! i want to knit on this gown 24 hours a day. since it's my own design, every time i finish off a piece of it, i sit and admire it or pick apart it's failings (which thankfully are few.) i've refused to rip it at all so any faults are entirely mine. there's just no time for ripping around here. it's push through or give up.

almost done

i've actually made a lot more progress on it since this picture was taken. i've finished one sleeve and immediately started working on the other. i love the lace details on it. classy and yet understated.

bottom lace

you may recognize this gown a little as i've based some of the design off of the elizabeth zimmerman february baby sweater. i adjusted for my gauge for the yoke and the lace is the same gull stitch but everything else is my own (a shot of the yoke and skirt increases). i've put a small amount of the same lace on the sleeve as well. it's very cute. the nut is going to look very fetching in it. i have three small silver ladybug buttons that i bought at brooklyn general for the yoke. i can't wait to sew them on!

this time of year i get really into all the new fall/winter designs that out and about. lots of good ideas in the new winter IK and some new internet designs as well! ysolda's been at the top of my list lately. between her hats and the cute little elijah elephant i've added plenty of her patterns to my ravelry queue. as i mentioned in my last post i have some new DB pure cashmere that i bought at 50% off at webs.

pure cashmere.. yum.

i'm thinking that i'll make ysolda's gretel with it and then some fingerless gloves to match. i love this color i bought. it's grey with the slightest hint of green. it'll go with most of my winter coats. ETA: i'm just realizing looking at this photo that the ball band was amended with "45yds". i could have sworn i saw it listed as 50 somewhere. crap. that's 50 less yards that i have to work with! by the way, still on sale at webs. in case you're wondering.

i'm also going to cast on for flair with my artfibers ming once i'm done with the christening gown. then i have to think about what i'm going to knit next for the nut. i want to get her in as many handknits as possible before she can voice her opinion about whether she likes them or not!

all of this knitting makes me feel so good. more like i'm back to my old self. now if only i could stop myself from baking! my latest obsessions in the kitchen have been muffins and bread. i'm dying to try that no-knead bread that everyone was so hot for last year. we finally have a french oven that i can use but i'm waiting on a stainless steel knob for the top of it instead of the plastic one it came with. the plastic one can't go in as hot an oven as needed for the bread. mmmmm, bread man.

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