Mistakes and Milestones

Although I did upload these pictures on Tuesday craft sharing day, I haven't gotten around to the post.

So first, the mistakes....

Do you see what's wrong with the picture? I finished up the seams attaching the pocket panels to the pants fronts, and I was feeling really confident. Then I took a look at what I did in preparation for the next step, and I saw it. At first I wasn't going to rip out the seam, but after checking to see if I had enough fabric left (I didn't) I spent several hours tediously taking out the seam. Then I fixed it.

This is where I am at. I need to finish the seams of the inner pants leg, put on the waist band, and hem. These are going to be goofy pants. I bet Pizza will like them anyway, and I've gone through the pattern once so I should be able to make a cooler pair with better fabric.

I also ripped out my blue garter stitch sweater. It was fitting to tight, so I cast on in two sizes up. No pics this week, maybe next.

Progress has been slow, because someone has been doing things like this:

Yup, that's Yogurt pushing himself under the couch, one of his new favorite hobbies. He is also getting really good at pulling himself forward on his arms to get things. And he has gotten very good at grabbing things in his hands. He's so excited about all these new things he can do, he isn't napping much, and the best naps I can get out of him are when I hold him. Luckily he is still sleeping through the night (fingers crossed for tonight, I've already gone up once while writing this). This is to say baby's making progress, I'm not. But that's okay.

Random, from my kitchen table

Runaway! Runaway!

Really, the knit bunny is it this week. Car trip to NJ with quiet kids on the way there. Idea from this very craft along from here via here. Been Holiday busy.

These are the flowers I meant to bring to my cousin's on easter,but got left on the kitchen table as we hustled out the door. Oh well they make the mess a little prettier.
Happy crafting all, with frontier dreams

Eggciting

The Cousins came over for a little pre-easter festivities.

The house was alive with kids running wild, and boys "sneaking" out back to play, whilst their mom's finished dying.

For once it seems, we are giving the spring holidays their due!

(Nevermind that our Christmas tree is still in the living room.Please just look away)

So,have a happy Passover, Easter, or Springtime celebration! We will be having all three.

Stymied

Fireman sweater is done (and worn) But I'm tired of it so no more on that this week.
This week is all about stymied.
example one. yogurt will take a lengthy morning nap. If he stays up till 9:30. Meaning he doesn't fall asleep on my lap when he nurses at 8:30, which he is currently doing. then he only naps for 30 minutes, and ends up hanging out while I do whatever had planned to do during nap, while entertaining him with a bag of potato chips.

example two. Fireman pants part one. ( aka treasure pocket pants or TPP from Sewing For Boys) Instructions call for sewing on bias tape as casing. this had me perplexed for the weekend right on step one, then I turned to the Internet and figured it out.

example three. Fireman pants part two. yesterday was the epiphany about the use of bias tape, all the while thinking how is 1/2 inch elastic goin fit. 1/4 inch would make more sense.... Read to instruction two. Cut 1/4 inch elastic ..... Funny 1/4 inch elastic wasn't listed as a notion.... Stuck now at step two awaiting a trip to the fabric store.
example four. Every time I set up to do something at home with pizza I end up overestimating what a four year old can accomplish. This is only a generalization. Four is tricky they want things to do on their own, but you have to be careful b/c their little egos get frustrated easily. I'm getting better at forming realistic expectations (also for his behavior ) and this helps me feel a little less stymied.
Lastly, not all leads to frustration. I'm trotting along on the anabel cardigan in the yarn the pattern called for ( imagine that ). Hopefully I won't mess it up too much, and hopefully I won't need to rip it out because it doesn't fit.

now should I try to drop the sleeping babe in the crib or let him be?
Crafting on with frontier dreams