Cast off, cast on

I finished something!

This is a Color Affection, and a very cute (but teething) 5-month-old Jack.

It still needs ends woven in, and a blocking will do wonders, but actually finishing knitting anything is huge for me right now.

Next up... A Christmas stocking for Jack. Let's see how I do with a deadline now...

 

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Shuttle excitement

Yesterday the space shuttle Endeavour made its way through our neighborhood, en route to the California Science Center. The place was a zoo with all the people and the street closures, but it was kind of like a big party out there, and we joined in!

But first, a shot of Endeavour coming in for a landing 3 weeks ago:

 

It was kind of nice that yesterday was cool enough to break out some of our handknits. Here's Jack just hanging out in his sweater while Mom and Dad took shuttle pictures:

And we got some nice people to take a few family photos, first in the morning with the shuttle parked...

And then in the afternoon when it was on the move again (sorry for the lens flare here):

And by the end of the day, Dad and baby were completely exhausted. (Mom even got a nap, for once!)

 

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A baby in knits

So.... There really hasn't been much knitting going on here lately. It's surprisingly difficult to knit with one hand, and getting two hands free when I'm not otherwise occupied (with sleeping, showering, or working) is not happening very often right now. And since it's been so difficult to find time for basic things like eating and sleeping, I've also found blogging to be pretty difficult. But I'm trying to be better, and I have so many ideas in my head that I just need to develop into coherent posts :).

Jack is going on 5 months old now, and because it's been summer here (and still feels like summer, though it's now technically fall) he hasn't worn his handknits quite as much as I'd hoped. Even so, I've taken what opportunities I could to get pictures, as evidenced below.

Jack in his snug sweater and stroller blanket.

Jack in his bib (with Sophie the giraffe).

Jack with one of his burp cloths (which have, hands down, been the most useful thing I knit for him!).

Jack with his bunny. Which, by the way, taught me an important lesson... If I use leftover wool (non-superwash) roving to stuff I toy, I need to remember not to machine wash and dry it... Bunny now has a smaller and firmer head than he used to!

Jack in his Pashmina cardi (photo copyright JCPenney).

Jack in his parrot sweater. He actually wore this sweater home from the hospital, which was also the first time he actually wore clothes, but I don't know if we took a good picture of that.

Jack in his Koigu socks (from my own formula, adjusted to baby size).

Jack in his ribbed hat (from my own pattern, that I will hopefully publish here someday). This photo was in the hospital.

And this one was at the Dodgers Stitch-n-Pitch game:

You know what he didn't really wear? All the tons of booties I made for him. He didn't really need anything on his feet for the first month or two cause we kept him swaddled most of the time, so some of the booties were too small by the time he would have worn them. And some of them just didn't want to stay on, and as bad as it is to lose a regular sock, it's so much worse to lose something handmade. Also, he didn't really wear the baby mittens I made, partially due to the swaddling and growing, and partially because he just wanted to chew on the mittens when they were on his hands. At least now I know what to make other people when they have babies, assuming I have any knitting time, that is!

And finally, a family photo, with Jack in his Pashmina sweater, and me in mine (this one also copyright JCPenney):

 

Happy knitting, everyone! Hopefully I'll be doing more knitting soon...

 

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