Author Archives: Ali

Dinner Yum

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Since we have embarked upon our weight loss journey(Paul is biking and I am doing Jillian Michael’s workouts- whew)  I’ve been making more of an effort to cook healthy meals, ones that include a lot of veggies. It’s so much more fun to cook with lots of colors, don’t you think? I also want Sam to get accustomed to eating lots of different foods and not be as picky of an eater as I am!

A few snap shots of our kitchen over the last little while:

 

I love having a farmers market that has such good fresh fruits and vegetables. And my mother in law, Gloria’s neighbor who also shared her gardens bounty with us (squash, zucchini, cucumbers, corn on the cob, cabbage, green beans, etc! SO GOOD!)

Sock Monkey, with a monkey model.

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So, I didn’t get any great shots, because my little monkey man was too busy jumping on the couch, like a true little monkey. But this is a 6-9 month sock monkey costume, custom ordered for Halloween for some lucky little kid!

 

If you’d like to order one, please let me know (lexikaye@gmail.com) ASAP, there are only a few spots left for me to be able to make them by Halloween!

 

Gaptastic Cowl

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I made the Gaptastic Cowl with Magnum yarn by Cascade. It’s a super-bulky yarn, so this knits up pretty fast!

And just to give you an idea of how big this cowl is:

 

I knit it for The Yarn Underground to use as a sample in their store. But whew, August was definitely not the best time to knit this cowl. If you decide to make one I would wait until the weather cools down a bit. As I was modeling this I was breaking into a sweat!

On a more serious note, please keep my cousin Jonah in your prayers. On Monday he was diagnosed with Leukemia and can use all the prayers he can get right now.

 

Monkeys Monkeys Everywhere…

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Currently making sock monkey costumes for Halloween. That’s probably all I’ll be knitting for the next six to eight weeks, so there probably won’t be a whole lot of knitting variety on the blog this month. But maybe some fun stuff of Sam instead. He will be ONE YEAR OLD in a matter of weeks. This is astounding to me.

Here you can see Sam learning how to walk. It’s great fun and he is really entertained by trying to walk around the house all day. Keeps us busy and we have a lot of laughs.

Sam also really likes it when we sing, (Well, he really likes it when Paul sings to him, at least) and is learning how to dance.

Along the same lines, Paul and I have started up a little band project. We’re called The Apple Brigade and you can like us on Facebook so you can find out when our shows are. We tentatively have one planned for near the end of September.

Month 11

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Time for Samuel’s monthly pictures! Here’s a link to Month 1, and Month 2, Month 3, Month 4, Month 5, Month 6 ,Month 7 , Month 8  Month 9 and Month 10 in case you missed them! And  here is a link to a page that I’ll be updating every month with all of the pictures together, so you can see them side by side.

With Crocheted Pillow:

 

In his crib:

 

With his bear:

 

This has been a fun month for Sam. He is getting such a great personality. He is really talkative and likes to “read” (eat) books. He is still not walking, but tentatively taking a few steps here and there.  His GERD still seems to be pretty well controlled and he is pretty happy most of the time (unless I am on the computer!) He is such a happy boy now that it seems silly to think he was ever a colicky baby! He is eating everything and anything (except green beans) and is a joy to have around!

Family Camp

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We went camping this past weekend on Lake Couer d’Alene with our church. We had such a great time!

 

I even had a chance to get some knitting done! I am still working on it, it’s the Sunlight Shawl for Sad People, made with Plymouth Brand Happy Feet sock yarn. I really like how it’s turning out, and I adore the colors!

And I’ve got 3 sock monkey costumes to crank out before Halloween, so blogging might be a bit light!

 

Tan Sock Monkey Hat!

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A custom order for a tan sock monkey hat with matching booties.

 

I like it when people request custom orders, because then I get to make things I wouldn’t necessarily think to make, you know, like a tan sock monkey hat! The booties turned out pretty cute, too!

 

Owl Pillow

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I made an owl pillow for my niece’s birthday.

It looks small, but it’s made with extra bulky yarn, so it’s about a foot tall.

Complete with wings.

I also made her a pink and green headband!

And now I am going to get finished up with packing for our camping trip! (Our church family camp is this weekend!) And it will be Sam’s first camping trip, I’m a little nervous as to how he’ll do sleeping in the tent, but I think I tend to worry a lot about things that tend to not be a bit deal anyway, so I am trying to relax and try to look forward to enjoying our weekend!

Wool Longies

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I have started doing some trades with people in exchange for knitted goods. Mostly it’s with people that can sew awesome things, because that is an area where I am sorely lacking. These knitted wool longies were in exchange for three homemade cloth diapers (That are AWESOME, by the way, thank you Danielle!) and I love these longies a lot. Even if I accidentally made them look like Seahawks longies.

I tried to get Sam to model them for me…haha. That did not end up being so easy. Now that he is mobile..oh my heavens, it is impossible to get a clear shot of him!

 

I did eventually get him distracted enough with playing with mama’s “no-touch” stuff. (Aka my knitting stuff) and that got him to sit still for long enough to take a few shots. They didn’t turn out great, but oh well.

I think I may need a pair or two of these for Sam this winter! I think they are so cute. Although I probably won’t do stripes…every time I do stripes I start kicking myself because I forget about the trillions of ends to weave in! Why do I always forget that little detail??

 

 

Pixie Hat for Sam

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This is one of my new favorite patterns! I am definitely going to be making this one again.

I made Sam a pixie hat (maybe we can come up with a more masculine name?) Followedthis pattern for Stella’s Pixie Hat, made with Plymouth Brand “Happy Feet” sock yarn. Made the smallest size, on size 3 needles, should fit him through this winter. I am in love with this yarn, it is sooo scrumptious. I love the subtle color flecks in the yarn and it’s so squishy and nice! And the way this pattern is knit is really fun. You knit it flat and then kitchener stitch the back together then add the button band!