Another Monday

So.... yesterday was a holiday from work for me, and W had the day off from school.  The little ones were with their dad for the weekend, so I had a day to myself, mostly.  I tried to do a great many things, but accomplished less than I had hoped to do.  It was mostly a day to try to catch up!  I started off with decorating a shirt for a little girl. (Not Miss M)  Then, I upped the excitement level by hemming two pairs of pants for my dad.  It was thrilling.  I got the top of a baby blanket ready to go, and made a dish towel for my cousin.  (Yes, Jen, since you read this, I made you something!)  I also made an extender for Oliver's coat, so his tummy strap would be less snug.  Then, I finished the ruffle scarf that I posted yesterday and cut out the fabric for D and M's St. Patrick's Day clothes.

Then, I finished the dress that I started here.  M will be so cute in this when the weather gets a bit warmer!!!

The back crosses over itself and the inside shows, so it is fully lined.  The bloomers match the lining, and the rest of info on that dress will come later!
And now, I have a job before me. It is to help a very small, very weak child.  Details will not get posted on this project, but I hope it turns out well.
Have a great day!!!

Ruffle Scarf

I am fairly certain, without looking, that there are several, if not tons, of similar patterns on Ravelry for scarves like this.  But....  I didn't use them.  I picked out some yarn and needles and got started without a real plan or pattern.  Basically, it was going to be a really long skinny rectangle, but I quickly got bored with that plan.  I knit this scarf longways, so I decided to add a ruffle to one of the long sides.

I cast on about 300 stitches on a 36" 6 mm circular needle with my yarn, Bernat Mosaic in Ninja, held double.  I knit about 1.5 inches in garter stitch and then decided to make a ruffle.  On the next row, I knit two together, knit one, knit two together, knit one......  This cut the length of the scarf by a third.  Then, I kept up the garter stitch until I was about to run out of yarn.  This gave me about a 4.5 inch wide scarf that is about 48 inches long.

W was kind enough to model the scarf for me....

.... until he realized why I was taking pictures!

Here is a close up of the colors.  I am not sure why it was named "Ninja."

Now, to wrap and gift it!!!

The Christmas Sweater

Yes, I know that Christmas was just under a month ago, but all of the Christmas knitting did not get finished until now.  Thankfully, D and M are only 19 months old and do not know that their knitwear is almost a month late!  So today, we have D's Christmas sweater.  I used this pattern from Ravelry and paired it with Simply Soft yarn.  I love it!!!  The pattern is easy to follow and quick to knit.  The weather is not very pretty today, so inside pictures it will be.  I can't get him to stand still for pictures, so please understand the action shots!

Playing in the window seems to be his stillest moments.

And, I don't think that I am supposed to be able to see him behind the rocking chair.

M wanted to dress up special too, so I put her tutu over her PJs.  My house almost looks clean in that one!

She has lots of important phone calls to make today!

Have a beautiful day!