Simplicity 2586

Pattern: Simplicity 2586 version A minus the ruffle.

I love the fabric, even though it was supposed to be my test version, and while the dress is really really comfortable there's something about the way it sits. Too much like a sack without a belt, but a belt just won't sit right, I think I'll try adding some of those belt loops to the side seams and see how it sits.

It is really comfortable though, and has plenty of room for a "just ate 2 course seafood lunch" tummy as tested today when my Mum & Dad took me out for my birthday where Eva wore her new cardigan and charmed all the waitresses and waiters with her little grin and giggles ...

Cecily Baby Sweater

Pattern: Cecily Baby Sweater (Ravelry link) size 3-6months

Yarn: Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in Barn Red from Tangled Yarns

A sweet baby cardigan, a perfect fit for Eva at 2 months using the 3-6 month pattern (made seamless). Raveled here

She won't get more than a month or so wear out of it at the rate she is growing, so once I finished a couple of other projects on the go (a Baby Yeti jumper and a school scarf for Bella) I'll be getting out the beautiful Tea Rose color of the same yarn I have and making another a few sizes up.

32

Yesterday I turned 32 and spent the day with 2 of my 3 favourite little people. We just hung out at home, watching a DVD, knitting, drinking cups of Chai and keeping out of the rain.

The afternoon went downhill since I had to take Eva to her specialist appointment and the only time we could get was 4pm, so a 6 hour round trip later with all children in tow made for a Mummy with a very very sore head. But all the kids went straight to bed, I ate a lovely husband-cooked-dinner with a glass of champagne, broke out a new sewing pattern and spent the evening doing crafty stuff instead of working.

As I went to bed, Dean asked if I thought I would be married and have 3 kids by the time I was 32 when I was in my 20s, I told him that I had hoped I would but didn't know if I would be that lucky to have everything go to my "plan". Turns out I am.