Duckie Vest (AKA my favorite knit EVER)

I've been hoarding these buttons for just the right thing - something not too baby-ish, but that needed a little bit of kid thrown in. I think they are perfect on this vest. This pattern is really poorly written, but its free and I found an awesome website to help you with all the decreases. 

She is constantly in motion... hard to get good pictures these days! 

I just LOVE this little vest. I just love her in handknits - makes me happy and I think they are cute. I love the neutral color and all the garter stitch. I just LOVE it. Too bad she figured me out and every time I now try to get it on her it is a battle and so... its hardly worn =( 

she looks so innocent... 

I love her dearly, though.. 

ravelry link

Halloween Costume in April...

APPARENTLY, I never posted on this blog about Edrie's Halloween Costume and I LOVE how it turned out and involved way too much lost sleep not to have it on the craft blog... SO without further adieu...

Last year Edrie was the hungry caterpillar and this year she was an owl. Her costume was heavily inspired by pinterest and my mom, once again, indulged me in my over-ambitious craft adventures. She did half of the felt cutting and all of the wing sewing! The knit hat was super easy and very much finished halloween morning. 

We even trained her to say 'hoot hoot' I almost died from the cuteness!

Oh, How I Love Bonnets...

I made another bonnet... LOVE! This is the best pattern EVER! I just love how simple it is to pull together and how nice it turns out! I already want to try all of Made By Rae's patterns, but making this always confirms it for me! 

This was a gift for a sweet one-year-old, but I bought enough fabric to make a matching one for Edrie. 

Hopefully I'll get to it before summer arrives! 

I also knit a little newborn bonnet for friends who recently welcomed their first girl! Rav link