I had been commissioned to make a hat similar to the one Gwen Stacey wears in the newest Spiderman Movie. I absolutely love challenges like these. And I have fun learning new patterns along the way, things I never would have thought to make myself.
It’s got a good amount of slouch to it, but still fits nice and snug around the head, which I find can be a hard balance. If they’re too slouchy they often end up slouching right off the back of my head- but all in all pretty pleased with this hat!
I’ve already shown some Vandal Pride with my pattern for the Baby Vandal Helmet, so I guess it was time to show some WSU Coug pride around here as well. I do love how much school spirit there is in these towns of ours! And working in Pullman this past year I’ve definitely seen a lot of Coug Pride! For my sweet little friend Jaiden for her 2nd birthday she is getting her own Coug Hat!
This last picture of Sam has me rolling on the floor. I told him to say Cheese! And he took that to mean I was giving him some cheese, and he got really excited about the prospect of getting cheese. I couldn’t very well not give him a cheese stick after that, now could I? Could you say no to that face?
I loved Josetta’s sweater so much that I cast on one for Sam almost immediately!
It’s a touch big, but I wanted it to fit all winter, so I wanted it a size larger. This is 18m size (Yeah, I know, he’ll be two in a month!)
He wasn’t thrilled about modeling a wool sweater in August, but oh well, we make sacrifices for the blog.
Don’t forget, if you want to order a Sock Monkey costume let me know ASAP! I’ve already got some orders lined up and I don’t know how many I’ll be able to knock out before October!
I made this sweater for Josetta’s first birthday. I love, love, LOVED this sock yarn and had to come up with a somewhat simple pattern to show off the beautiful yarn. I chose “McDreamy“, it seemed fairly simple and straightforward. It is a great pattern, if you are looking for a good raglan sweater. I prefer top-down raglan, but this is bottom-up style, which is fine, just not my favorite. I might try to adapt it into a top-down pattern, since I am pretty sure I’ll need to make this one again (I already made Sam one, actually! Haha)
I give this pattern an A+. Raveled here.
Last month we did a trial run of Gluten Free, we only made it a few weeks, but we had a lot of fun making new recipes and trying out some new stuff. One Saturday morning Paul made donuts for us!
He made one batch with powdered sugar and one with glaze and another with raspberries!
And just for good measure, my little booger butt.
A few weeks ago we got the U of Idaho magazine in our mailbox. I flipped it open and saw these two little vandal babies wearing my hats! How exciting is that?
I’m happy to announce that I am open for custom knitting orders again! Feel free to peruse the Products and Prices page and let me know (you can email me at lexikaye@gmail.com or comment here) if you are interested in anything you see. Remember, colors and everything are completely able to be customized! If you want something, but don’t see what you want, please let me know. I’m always up for knitting up new things!
Also- if you’re interested in a sock monkey costume please let me know ASAP, they take a while to make and last Halloween I had a bit of a waiting list and ended up not being able to make as many as were requested!
I made Sam a blanket that would be a bit lighter for summer weather.
Also he’s got his “Gunky” (Monkey) and his “Boober” (Blue Bear… we’re working on a new name!)
His ‘big boy’ bed.
Sam loves his bed. He calls it his “nigh nigh”and asks to brush his teeth and go to bed around 7:00. It’s pretty cute!
Sam has been really entertaining lately. He is a goldmine of funny faces and hilariously timed “AMEN!”s and “Oopsie!”s. The other day after a bath he was really hamming it up for the camera.
A few girlfriends and I got together and did some tie-dying!
A few onesies for Sam-
a tshirt for me!
A scarf (Not tie-dyed, just dyed! It was white linen)
And a few kitchen towels.
It’s so much fun- we had a blast and I am pretty sure I have an addiction to tie-dying now!
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