family of four

G: "I love my little brother!"

 

 

F: "Can I be any cuter?"

 

 

Mum: "I want to eat these..."

 

 

Dad: "Dude, you're in my spot!"*

Little F. is three months old already. I can't believe how fast time flies. It feels like he's been with us forever. I really don't remember the time when there were only three of us. Our family of four feels complete and happy.

 

* since F.'s arrival daddy usually sleeps on the sofa. Little F. sleeps with mummy and there's little space left for daddy. Daddy jokes about it often.

The baby bliss continues.

How time flies... Our little guy is already one month old. One month of never-ending bliss. He's such a sweetheart. We're all spoiling him with cuddles and kisses. His big sister can't stop caress him, she's so in love with him. My heart grows every time I see them together. 

He's such an easy baby too. He loves being bathed and changed, something babies rarely like. He cries very little, usually when he's simply hungry. Once the boobie is served, he's life seems beautiful again. All problems solved.

He's been really brave fighting his first cold too. After weeks of sickness, we all are on the mend, hoping for a quiet, healthy Christmas.

Sunday morning bliss...

Knitting update.

I've been trying to knit a lot recently, spending every spare moment with my needles. Not much time is left before our little boy's arrival and my Ravelry queue is not getting any shorter. I hope to finish few more garments for him before he's born and I really would love to knit at least one cardigan for G. before she starts her nursery in September.

Few things came off my needles recently. First is Livingston, a lovely pullover designed by  Nadia Crétin-Léchenne. I loved working on this one. The pattern is well written and easy to follow. For this project I chose new yarn from Rowan, Baby Merino Silk. Affordable luxury, I would say. This yarn is so soft and a dream to work with, simply perfect for any baby knits. It's machine washable too for an easy care but knowing me I will never put it into machine... I always hand wash my knits.

Project notes:

Pattern: Livingstone by Nadia Crétin-Léchenne

Needles: 4mm/ US6

Yarn: Rowan Baby Merino Silk, 3.25 skeins

Second garment that I finished few days ago is The Oslo Anorak. I modified the pattern a bit and turned it into simple hoodie (I omitted short rows shaping in the back as well as the body decreases). It was such a quick knit! I would have finished it in three days if it wasn't for the sleeves: I had to re-do them few times because the second one would never match the first one. I swear my brain is a mash these days.

What I really like about this project is the fact that I finally used the yarns that have been sitting in my stash for too long: Malabrigo Merino Worsted (blue) and Araucania Aysen (brown). I think they make a perfect color combination. Both yarns were really nice to work with but Araucania definitely won my heart.

Project notes:

Pattern: The Oslo-Anorak by Anna & Heidi Pickles

Needles: 4.5mm/ US7

Yarn: Malabrigo Merino Worsted Blue), 0.75 skein and Araucania Aysen (brown), 0.8 skein

And last but not least: a little beanie for my friend's baby girl. She's due in September, just few weeks before our little boy.

Project notes:
Baby beanie with crochet flower.
Needles: 4mm/ US6
Hook: 4mm (G)
Yarn: Patons Fairytale Dreamtime DK (0.5 skein of cream color, 0.2 skein of cream/pink/chocolate)

Happy Knitting!

FO: Caramel and honey.

I finished this little pullover some time ago and I must say that so far it's my favorite  project for our little boy who will be joining our family in November (well, I haven't knit that many garments for him yet). I was inspired by Fisherman's Pullover by talented Veera  Välimäki (I love the look of her pullover and I will definitely knit a proper version of it at some point).

I used sock yarn for this project, a whole 110g skein of Colinette Jitterbug that I bought impulsively last year while browsing in Loop, London. It knits up beautifully. The colourway is nice too, it reminds me of chocolate, caramel and honey. And I found some cute buttons again (though it took me few days of intensive search to find them).

Project notes:
Yarn: Colinetter Jitterbug, 1 skein
Needles: 3mm/ US 2½

Happy knitting!