I can say with absolute joy that I love being a grandma (Mimi). My grandson Joziah is now 18 months old and is pure happiness when he walks into a room. I look forward to coming home when I know he's going to be there. He makes me smile every time I see him.
He's also the perfect model for my knitting. I love making him crochet toys to play with and things to wear. So far he's gotten two hats (currently working on a third), a pair of socks, two crochet binky clips, and crochet tiger rattle.
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| Frog binky clip |
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Tiger binky clip
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| Joziah's 1st knit beanie (2017) |
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| Tiger rattle |
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| Colorwork Hat (2018) |
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| Current cabled hat (2019) |
As you can see my grandson is very photogenic and I love capturing him at play and when he's sleeping - don't they look like little angels when they are sleeping? His current hat is blue and green with beautiful cables, it will also have ear flaps and two mini pom poms on top. I can't wait to see him sporting his new hat - even though he doesn't like wearing them.
When I'm not making something for Joziah, I'm making something for the latest addition to family, my nephew Connor. He was just born last month and I was scrambling to get his baby blanket done before he was born.
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| Duplicate stitched Connor's initials |
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| Baby Connor wrapped in his blanket |
I'm also currently working on a crochet blanket for one of my twin nephews that were born a month before my grandson. Unfortunately, I didn't get to make them their blankets before they were born so I'm trying to get them made this year before they turn two. I did have fun making them these pumpkin overalls for Halloween two years ago and these super soft cloud pillows last year for Christmas.
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| Twins Cameron & Carter in Halloween jumpers |
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| one of the twins enjoying his pillow |
And in-between gift knitting I've had a few orders, including these two dog sweaters that I just completed for Molly the pug and Lulu the chihuahua - same sweater in two sizes.
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| Molly in petal pink sweater |
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| Lulu in also petal pink sweater |
I'll be gearing up for shows again this year. I won't be doing any summer shows but I will be doing holiday shows in November and December. When I have the dates, I will be sure to post them. Happy belated New Year and Happy Knitting!!
