Like Granny Weatherwax, I’m still kicking, even if you can’t see it from here. Anybody want to rent a toddler for the purposes of talking yourself out of having a baby? Must have exceptional babyproofing!

Today, I ran across some awesome sites with tips and tutorials for sewing with knits. A lot of people are intimidated by knits, or scarred by a bad first experience using less than ideal materials, but I’ve always liked working with knits. So it’s always nice to find tricks I didn’t already know!

A shop called Stitch Simple got 6 designers to work with knit fabric, and they had some great results. My favorite is probably Patterns by Figgy’s post with a neat raw-edge finish and a piped-look finish that would both be cute on almost any knit project. Then there’s Knitty Bitties’ ruffled skirt tutorial, which would be great for upcycling t-shirts. Then there’s piccoli piselli’s knit cuff tutorial, which would also work for a yoga pants-style waistband.

Now that’s my kind of M.R.S. degree!
It’s a guest strip today, but it’s really funny.

Degrees – Cowbirds in Love :: not a daily comic by Sanjay Kulkarni.

A new baby tooth is sharp! Z has one tooth poking through her gums, and I expect another one or three any day. Ten months is on the late side for a first tooth, but it runs in the family.

The Etsy Taste Test is kind of addictive. Here are some of my results for this week. It was strangely full of deer this time!

Not that I find it easy to finish making anything. I’ll probably always be easy to distract with a new project, have rather disorganized supplies, and reluctant to call the last change truly the last. And time is always at a premium when you have a baby! It will really help to put things away in the craft room and get the rest of my supplies out of storage, though.

I did manage to finish some stuff this past year. Besides the usual Christmas ornament covers and the art bags for the girls, I made some diapers, Halloween costumes, a necklace, hats and a scarf, spun some yarn, dyed some fiber. There are still a lot of WIPs, and a few UFOs that need to be dealt with.

Sometimes I even manage a quick project like these sleeve pants for Z! They took 5 minutes. They need some tweaking on the fit, like maybe a seat gusset to go over that cute fluffy butt.

And then, there are all the things I want to make in the future. I have a place to have a workshop now, so I can set up power tools and my torch and make things with metal and glass. I want to make some rugs and clothes and a spinning wheel from an old bicycle. I want to do some screen printing and natural dyeing and make baskets from willow and cattail leaves.

Sometimes, I wish I were more focused on a single craft, or even a single family of crafts. Then I go start another project.

Ah, Arkansas winter. Ice, then snow. I just wish it would stop getting colder!

Makeup art! Serious makeup art. I have no idea how these people can hold still long enough for that!

Found on One Inch Punch.

We took a family nap. It was awesome!

We finally made a little snowman, but got up to 45 F today, so it mostly melted.

We put a bowl of clean snow in the freezer for later – I may swipe some Eagle Brand from Mom and Dad’s house for snowcream.

The girls took a bath together, and the baby has figured out splashing! She also accidentally got her first shower.

The baby crawled! Sort of. Of course I didn’t get footage of her doing it the first time, and eventually she gives up and squiggles on her tummy instead.