Twelve Weeks Old!

 

a new week!

i feel as though they're racing away this year

&

baby kai

my first and only grandson was 12 weeks old

on saturday.

 

look at those bright eyes,

they were blue at birth but are turning brown...

 

 

 

it has been so hot in taipei

that he gets around in his aussie bond's singlets mainly...

 

 

 

but i was thrilled to see

him wrapped up in the blanket i knitted

&

sent over before he was born.

 

this is my favourite pic.

 

just look at the way he gazes

adoringly at his dad.

his mum has had to go back to work

but

dad works from home

so is there with him every day.

it's an arrangement that's working for everybody.

 

i've just noticed the church across the road

has put up a sign

for a 'trash & treasure' day

next saturday...yay!

 

 

i hope they have some goodies for me...

have you found any lately?

 

 

enjoy your monday!

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 



Three Weeks Old...

 

hi!

 

yesterday

little kai was three weeks old...

 

awake...

 

 

 

 

 



 

or asleep...

 

 

 

 

his grandma

thinks he's the cutest baby alive...

though i'm sure

your baby is cute too...hehe!

 

i hope your week

is wonderful!

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 

 

 

 



Baby Afghan...finished!

 

good afternoon...

it's a rainy saturday afternoon here.

 

i didn't think it was going to be

'cos it was sunny and windy this morning...

an excellent day for drying

so i washed a few blankets and hung them out on the clothesline.

 

i had to quickly fetch them though

when the heavy grey clouds started to close in from the south.

 

i was up early this morning

tying in woolly threads

to finish my baby sized afghan.

 

 

 

i am pleased with it

&

feel happy to give it to my friend

for her grandbaby.

 

 

 

 

this is about the limit of my ability in crocheting...

especially at a moment's notice

but another friend who popped in this afternoon

has a book of 101 crochet stitches to lend me

so hopefully i can learn a bit more.

 

 

 

 

the rest of the day

was filled with another knitting start

 

 

 

&

fetching a few groceries.

our diet has been woeful in the last week or so...

filled with quick meals

and hardly a green leaf in sight.

it was time to rectify this awful situation

&

get a variety of salad veges,

some lovely olives and other seasonal goodies.

 

do you ever go through periods

where laziness prevails and the dinner table suffers?

{or is it just me?}

 

oh, well...cheers to you my good friends...

you are an inspiration to me!

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 



Baby Afghan...WIP

 

have a great weekend everybody!

 

 

i have been madly crocheting this afghan

in all my 'spare' minutes this week...

the baby girl is due any time now...

{no..it's not our baby bean!}

 

 

 

 

 

her grandma requested this

only last sunday,

so there isn't much time!

 

 

 

 

 

i keep my wool from running around

by putting it in a paint tin...

what do you do?

 

 

happy creating!

 

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 



Crepe Myrtle Colours!

 

good evening!

 

late evening really...

it's getting on to midnight here

but i'm more awake now

than a while ago

after talking with my son and daughter in taiwan

on skype.

 

 

while i was knitting a couple of little bright girlie baby beanies

by request of a couple of soon to be grandmas...

just like myself...

i was wondering whether their colouring

was a bit unnatural...

but then i remembered

the colours of crepe myrtles

which range from glorious bright pinks to mauves

and knew they were perfectly natural indeed!

 

 

perfect crepe myrtle colours!

 

today the grandmas took them home

to give with love to their little granddaughters...

two more warm heads in our cool aussie winter.

 

i'm crocheting a granny blanket for the baby girl

who is to receive the smallest beanie...

she's due to be born this friday!

 

there's babies everywhere at the moment

it seems!

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 



One for the Girls...

 

hello!

 

the week's rolling on

&

already it's tuesday.

it seems to me that with the cooler days

the pace of working days heats up!

 

no longer do we have the laid back days of summer warmth...

that slowed down holiday atmosphere

that permeates through til march around here.

 

 

 

i started my winter preparations early

with knitting scarves and beanies.

lately i've been practising baby boy beanies

but i've been eyeing off those sweet pink yarns as well.

 

i said 'Lord, please send me a few baby girls to knit for too!'

...and He did.

 

 

 

last weekend

i was at the local shopping centre enjoying a cappucino

and along came a friend

with her daughter and granddaughter in tow.

 

miss emma is 8 months old.

i asked whether i could knit her a beanie

and she agreed to let me.

 

 

 

i've knitted her two.

i hope they fit....or i'll just have to practise some more..hehe!

 

by the way this pattern is called 'spicchi'

by barbara aroldi

&

is available on ravelry...size 40cm head.

{free download}

 

i have added a bit more width and height on this one for a slightly bigger head.

 

 

i must say

i'm having fun with pink...

i'll show you more next time.

 

hoping your tuesday is terrific too...

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 



Newborn Baby Beanie...

 

good morning!

 

 

 

i've fallen in love

with this baby beanie knitting pattern...

i do that, don't i?

{then just have to make about a dozen of them!}

 

 

 

i found this one at 'ravelry' too...another freebie.

 

 

 

it's knitted from brim to crown

instead of side to side,

so the texture and pattern is beautifully unusual...

&

makes a most delightful

little hat

for a baby.

 

happy weekending!

 

 

naturally Carol xox


 

 

 



Tweedy Blue...

 

hi

on this clear blue monday afternoon!

 

i'm still practising

my baby boy beanies

&

this pattern is 'baby drops'

a free ravelry pattern

knitted in 8 ply

...a kind of tweedy blue denim colour...

very boyish i'm thinking

though not exclusively.

 

 

 

yesterday

i took my other baby beanie to church...{last post}

but the baby i'd made it for wasn't there.

 

i was showing a friend

while having a cappucino after church

&

she asked whether i could make her one

as she was going to a baby shower

for a little baby boy this friday.

 

 

 

i didn't know whether i could,

so i offered her the beanie i had...as she loved it.

she wanted to pay me

so i said 'five dollars'...to cover the cost of the wool.

she gave me seven

which covers the cost of two more...hehe...a bonus!

 

i came home and was eager to try out another pattern

with this wool that i bought last week.

 

 

 

now i will take this one to church

for the other little baby boy.

he is five months old

and this is size 6-9 months.

 

next i'm going to try one with ear flaps...

and i still haven't mastered those 4 little needles...  :-(

 

i tried but had to frog it.

 

i hope you're more successful in your new endeavours!

 

 

naturally Carol xox