Baby Koolhaas

My wool store is closing down, it is so handy to me and the owner is great too. She is so helpful and I have learnt alot from her. I will miss going there and chatting, it is a little harder these days as I have Carter to think about. He is a light sleeper and will sleep in pram but if it stops hello high beams are on.

So I knew if I had a boy he had to have a matching beanie to dad's Koolhaas hat by Jared Flood of Brookyln Tweed 

I first thought I had to adapt the pattern because his head being smaller, I only cast on 88 stitches, pattern called for more.

He looked too cute so had to take some photos, then I realised that I could probably cast on the same amount of stitches because I was only using a 4 ply and I was using smaller needles also.

I then spoke with Michele (my knit pro) and she suggested that I could also use a slightly bigger needle. so I unravelled my work and started again. The new beanie I am working on will fit for much longer as I can get it on my head. ( I have a small head ) Anyway when I have finished I will post the photos.

Girl's Romper

I really love little girl jump-suit's/Romper's, they just look so adorable.

I am very lucky to have niece's ( I have only produced boys)

I have known for ages that I wanted to make Mila a romper, and I did them last minute. I just couldn't find a pattern that was exactly what I had in mind, with four days left till christmas I had to pick one. 

I ended up buying a vintage pattern from spotlight. They were simple to make and in between Carter's sleep I made each romper.

I also had Heather bailey's  hooray for headband pattern sitting in my pile of one day patterns. So I whipped up one in each colour.

I didn't get a photo of Mila wearing one, but I am sure she looked cute.

Welcome 2013

Hello, I really intended to post this yesterday so I had a post for the first day of the year.  Sadly my days don't always go as planned with a eleven week old boy. I don't know how the ladies with more then two children do it. 

Carter is a awesome contented baby and easy, he doesn't complain much. If he does it is for only two reasons, feeding and put me to sleep please.

I just realised in New Zealand we are a day ahead so the date of this post is still the first, yippee.

So I thought what better way to start the new year then a nice chocolate cake. Since Carter has been born and I was able to function again I have wanted cake. Michael has been to the shop to buy it which was great. But there is nothing like home-made cake.

It is a chocolate cake filled with fresh cream and because it is summer what better then fresh Strawberries. Topped with a ganache.

My piping nozzle kept getting blocked by chunks of chocolate I may have chilled it too quick, so I ended up just squeezing it out in a random pattern.

It didn't effect the taste, which was beautiful not too sweet and just right. Goldilocks would have loved it.

Thank You Cards

I wanted to make some thank you cards that were different, so I came up with an idea that Carter could wear a onesie that said it all.

I used this image and we got them made into postcards.

We did think about doing cards and having this on the back.

I used word for the lettering which I traced on thick card,

 and stencilled on with a permanent marker. 

I took so many photos it was hard to choose.

It's a boy!

Well he arrived on his own, right on the due date. 

Introducing Carter - born on 13th October 2012, I just think he is  adorable.

He is a happy, contented baby.

He weighted in at 3.9kgs and was 56cm long.

Jakob came to meet his little brother this week, how cute are they both?

1st Birthday Sewing

As soon as I saw these little dolls, I knew I had to make them for one of my little nieces.

The pattern is from Ginger Melon and this is where you can find the pattern.

I didn't add the crown on mine.

I changed the colours a few times, as the combos I wasn't happy with.

I am not the best at embroidery, I just give it a go.

I really love how they turned out and I am sure she will love them to.

I also made her a bib, I had seen these last year on this blog. If you head to tutorials and look for bapron you will find the pattern and instructions. 

It was very easy and I will definitely be making some for my baba. 

Baby Change Mat Cover

As mentioned a few days ago, I said I would post photos of the change mat cover I made.

I find this fabric at a craft store that was closing down, so it was half price. It is a Michael Miller fabric but I don't know which designer. I had to have it, even though it leans more towards a boy I just love the insects in a jar.

The change mat we brought and it was just a white plastic foamed no allergenic, no mould type mat. I forgot to take photo.

So what I did was measured all the pieces and angles and added a 1 cm  seam allowance.

I lined the front mat pieces with terry towelling as I thought it felt cold without it.

I found the corners hard to figure out. But it turned out well.

The back I just made an envelope style opening so I can take it off to wash.