things I make for Maddy: a weighted kitty

So, I didn't intend to go quite so long without posting, but with the beginning of the semester, and a string of unpleasant illnesses for me, I just haven't been able to DO very much lately. But look what I made this weekend! So, as background, we're big believers in Collaborative Problem Solving, and one…

things I make for Maddy: Octopus Yoke!

Hi! I'm back from the other side of our move with a finished project! Not finished by the end of January like I planned (moving is hard, it turns out!) but at least while it's still chilly enough for a sweater to be useful. And it's a good thing, because due to a combination of…

things i make for maddy: socks!

Somebody is pretty happy with her new pair of socks! I finished them this weekend, and she's already worn them around the house and gotten them completely embedded with cat hair. (This says more about our poor housekeeping skills than anything else, really - goodness, our floors are gross!) To her chagrin, they lack the…

making an elle melle!

I appear to have contracted a powerful case of start-itis (and, um, also a nasty respiratory bug, alas) since defending my dissertation. First up, an Elle Melle for M: I cast on for this on Wednesday while M was at her Montessori morning-camp, and even at the fairly small gauge (6sts/inch) I feel like I'm…

catching up: maddy’s sweater

I finished M's sweater not terribly long after my last post - but these last few weeks ended up being pretty terrible, and included not one, but two separate trips to the hospital for me after succumbing to one of M's stomach bugs, and then another a little over a week later. That, and then…

things *we* make for maddy: roly-poly pinafore

I think this will wrap up the little backlog of projects that accumulated towards the end of last year - and it isn't a knitting project, but a SEWING project! I say "we" made it, meaning my husband and I, because while I did all of the stitching, he took care of setting up the…

Things I make for Maddy: Extra Yarn Sweater!

I promised in my last post that I'd have a post up soon about the sweater M was wearing in many of the photos. I never did get a great "Finished Project" photo of it, but she wears it ALL THE TIME, so I figure I should actually write about it! Ravelry Project Page Project…

things *we* make for maddy: a shelf!

It's not just yarn and fabric we make things with... ...we made Madrigal a custom-sized shelf for all of her things! This turned out to be quite the endeavor for us. While DIY is very appealing to me, and I've got the skills to make it work in terms of cooking, baking, and the fiber/fabric…

happy halloween from maddySMASH!

Thank you, everyone, for your kind and compassionate comments on my previous post. I'm still having a rough time, but Rhinebeck was a wonderful (if far too brief) break from it all, and I'll put together a little post about it at some point soon. For now, Miss Madrigal would like to wish you all…

things i make for maddy: baby maple leaf cardigan!

I finished Maddy's cardigan, which I will for now call "Vahtralehekesed" (thanks to Katrin for the translation of "baby maple leaves" on one of my previous posts!): It fits (but without much room for growth), so she'll almost certainly be wearing this at Rhinebeck! I'm really pleased with how well it worked out, especially since…

things i make (and design!) for maddy: even more maddypants!

These have actually been finished for 3 weeks, I've just not been able to find the time to take pictures and blog about them until recently. Oh, life. It's been totally crazy lately. Anyway, the Maddypants, they are finished: Ravelry Project Page Pattern: from my head Yarn: BC Garn Semilla DK (one skein each in…

things I make for Maddy: even more Maddypants!

But this time, I sewed them instead of knitting them. That's right, I sewed! My friend Kris came over yesterday to walk me through the process of sewing a pair of Rae's Big Butt Baby Pants. Since my girl is a giant (no, seriously: she's over 21 pounds and almost 30" long at just over…

Things I make for Maddy: more Maddy-pants!

I didn't realize how long it had been since I posted last, but it was long enough ago that I'd forgotten what my last post was about - how funny that I've got two posts in a row (but almost 2 months apart) about the same pattern! I ended up going up two sizes with…

Things I make for Maddy: Maddy-pants!

(Maddy-pants is one of the nicknames I use with my dear girl. I have no idea why I think appending "pants" to a name is funny, but I do.) I knit a diaper cover for my little Madrigal! Unfortunately, this kid is growing like a weed (already over 15 pounds at 3 months old!), and…

Things I make for Maddy: Aviatrix Hat

Y'all already got a sneak peek at this hat in the last photo of my last post, but since it's my first FO post-baby, I wanted to give it a dedicated FO post of its own. Ravelry Project Page Pattern: Aviatrix baby hat Yarn: Brooklyn Handspun "Instant Gratification Sock" in "Celery Stalk" Needles: size 2…