#1 Scrappy Clutch

#2 "In The Garden" Dress

#3 Warm Winter Hat

#4 One Hour Sundress

#5 Playful Days Double Layer Dress/Top

#6 Dolly Hair Pretties

#7 Hug Pillow

#8 One Size Fits Many PJ Pants

#9 Goin' Fishin'

#10 Bubblegum Jumper

Monday, February 13, 2012

Little Things

My niece came into the world safely. She is beautiful and perfect and even though I haven’t met her yet, due to the thousands of miles between us, I’m in love. She is a very special little girl with a big purpose in life. I can already see that.

She was born yesterday morning and I spent most of the day alternating between crying with joy, and then just crying because I was so heartbroken I couldn’t be there. I'm a bit of a crier. I put her precious picture up on the laptop and sat and made these.



I’ve been on a bit of a crochet kick lately and I think it is because my sewing room is so messy. I can’t work in that mess, yet can’t bring myself to clean it up. It’s so much easier to just shut the door.
Thank god for sewing though, it has brought me much sanity in the past several months. I thought about doing a bit of a recap of what has come off my machine since summer. In the end the list was too long and not terribly interesting. An assembly line of pajamas (a dozen or so pairs), T shirts, a couple of knit dresses, doll clothes…everything already weeks into rotation.

Back to the little knit baby galoshes…



This pattern has a really neat way of doing the sole so that the boots stand up on their own very easily. I really enjoyed making these.



Look how small! I need to get these in the mail today so they fit for at least half a day.
Pattern can be found HERE. This pattern maker has no idea who I am, but a cute and well written pattern is worth sharing.

Have a happy Monday! :)

27 comments:

  1. You are back!!!! We have missed you!!!! Darling projects for a new baby girl...

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  2. So glad you're back! I worry about bloggers who drop out of site for long periods. I'm glad all is well (but I hope you get a visit with your new niece soon).

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  3. I bought that pattern a few weeks ago. I agree, it is very well written and I already have a few others picked out to purchase. Hope you get to kiss and hug that sweet baby girl soon!

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  4. i was so excited when i saw your name pop up in my google reader!!! i've missed silently following along :). these baby galoshes are insanely cute!

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  5. So happy you're back! I found you during the time you were off. Hope you have a chance to visit your niece soon and the only tears are from joy.

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  6. So happy to hear from you! Sad to hear your last year was so awful :( here's to a much brighter 2012! And your crochet projects are adorable! I learned to crochet recently so I'm inspired by your projects! Many blessings!

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  7. Those are the cutest little galoshes! You are so talented! Bonnie and I would be thrilled if you would share these at our link party! I know our readers would love them!

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  8. Congratulations on the addition of your niece. The galoshes are adorable! Glad you are back. Here's to a wonderful 2012!

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  9. Congratulations on your new baby.
    I love these little booties. The handles add a sweet touch that I have never seen before. I'm glad you put the ruler there. They looked so much bigger without it.

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  10. I love these, and I'm so glad you're back to blogging!
    -A Lurker (Kat)

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  11. I am so glad you are back, and so sad to hear about your sister. I hope you and your family find comfort and joy and peace with your niece. My thoughts are with you.

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  12. These boots are darling! You have some serious talent!
    And nope, no boredom in sight, please do post about the PJ's and T-shirts.

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  13. Woohoo! So glad to hear from ya! I'm sorry for you having such a tough year. I hope that you find peace and know that we are here for you! Your blog is my favorite!

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  14. (((HUGS)) Christine.
    I'm so sorry for the losses in your family and can understand the mixture of emotions that you're feeling. Congratulations on the birth of your precious niece.
    I pray that your year will be one of love and comfort.

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  15. Just found your blog. Came from TipNut. Your tiny little booties are beautifully crocheted. Neat as.... I will be reading back posts to learn more of your sewing etc. I'm from Australia and are suffering the heat at present. Hope all is well.

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  16. Love your blog! I am passing along the Liebster Blog Award to you. Check out my post for details.

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  17. Christine I am so sorry for all the losses you have suffered in the past 6 months. My heart goes out to you and your family...

    I was absolutely thrilled to pop on here and find a new post... I check every so often and have been wondering how you were doing. All the best. C

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  18. Pretty nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have truly enjoyed surfing around your blog posts. After all I will be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again soon!

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  19. hey its great that you are back....i kept your blog on my list as you have lovely stuff and its a wonderful surprise to see you again...sorry about your bad year, pray it gets better for you....keep well and chin up girl...
    hugs

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  20. Hello and so pleased to have found your blog. I am always thrilled to find yet another great Canadian blog.
    Those boots are soooo cute.
    Sorry to hear about how life has been for you and congratulations on your niece. You are so talented and I sure hope things start to turn around for you. Please try and find one thing to smile about each and every day.

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  21. These are so beautiful. I will probably link to these on my blog. Am just learning to knit and hoping to learn to crochet. the little boots are the most adorable things I have seen for some time. Can't stop looking at them lol

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  22. ADORABLE!!!! i need to find a baby to make these for lmao

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  23. Completely new to your blog and the blogging world for that matter. These boots are so adorable, they make me want to learn crochet :) look forward to reading more

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  24. Purple is always a touchy color. Definitely kids will look too cute after wearing this...
    haberdashery

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