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 This week's Yarn Along comes from my bedside table. These days I'm feeling like my major hobbies are doing the dishes and laundry because those are the things I do in my spare time. The only time I'm finding for reading or crocheting is late at night after everyone else is in bed. Thank goodness the baby sleeps a good six hours at night! (Sorry for the whining but without a creative outlet I start to go a bit crazy and need to vent to someone other my husband.)

I've been flipping through my favorite craft books trying to get inspired and geared up for next week's Kids Clothing Week Challenge. I think I can pull off an hour a day of sewing for 7 days. Sign-ups are still open if anyone is intrested in joining along. This will be my 3rd time participating and it's so much fun. I have a list of things to make, mostly simple garments that shouldn't take too much time to put together, and things to mend.

I started crocheting the Eco Bunny Blanket from LionBrand's website. Little Molly has learned the classic baby move 'grab and take to mouth' and I thought this blanket would be perfect for her. I'm using Sugar'n Cream 100% cotton yarn in Ecru. So far the head is completed and I'll hopefully be finished in a few more nights.

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Yay!...I actually have something to share in this week's Yarn Along!

I'm making slow progress on my Soft Owl Pillow. Those aren't giant coasters in the pic above but two giant owl eyes. Now I'm just a beak away from finishing. I'll admit that I put this project away and forgot about but now I'm excited to see it completed.

I picked up Mama Makes Up Her Mind at our local used book store last summer and finally decided to give it a go. I'm not very far into it yet (just 20 pages) but I'm enjoying so far.

Yarn Along

It's been too long since I last joined in Ginny's Yarn Along. Spring is coming and, for us, that means planning this year's garden and contemplating new homestead projects. I'd really like to scale down our garden this year--having a new baby and all--but the hubby (already burning up with spring fever) wants to go bigger. I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep up with the demands of a large garden once summertime rolls around.  I know we'll plant more fruit trees and build a raised bed for strawberries and maybe get some baby chicks. Those projects plus our usual vegetable garden--tomatoes, squash,cucumbers,ect.--is about all I'm willing to take on for now. We'll see. In expectation of all the upcoming outdoor work, I made myself a Moby Wrap (using this tutorial) so the baby can join in the fun. 

It's really has come in handy too, especially around suppertime when Molly is wide awake and doesn't want sit in her bouncy seat.

I finally picked up my copy of Little Crochet that has been on hold at the library for, oh, about two months.  I loved it right away and quickly bought my own copy. I seriously want to make everything in this book! I've already finished the sweetest bonnet (I'll save that for another post) and now I'm working on the Soft Owl Pillow. My girls are eager for me to finish it and they constantly ask what row I'm on. Looks like I'll be making more than one.  

yarn along :: two scarves

Yesterday I sat down and whipped up two scarves, one for each of my girls. From start to finish they only took about two hours and only two skeins of LionBrand Hometown USA yarn which cost $2.50 per skein. Much better than purchasing scarves for sure.

On the reading front, I've been studying every book, website and YouTube video about breastfeeding. I didn't even attempt breastfeeding with my other children and I've always regretted it. I had a huge fear that it would be painful and inconvenient. This time around (mostly because it'll be the last chance I have because we don't plan to have more children) I'm ready to do it. The more I read and learn about breastfeeding, the more confidence I have that I can do it successfully. I'm also super excited about not having to fool with formula and bottle-washing.

Make sure to visit Ginny's place for more Yarn Alongs.

Yarn Along :: in my basket

I'm happy to be joining in Ginny's Yarn Along this week.

I've got many crochet projects in the works and they all reside in this big basket on the couch within my reach whenever I need to sit for a while (which happens quite often). The big granny square on the left will be a baby blanket. I thrifted the green and yellow part and I'm just making it bigger by adding the orange. In the middle are some flowers I've been making with leftover scrap yarn. I'm not sure what I'll do with them but I thought they might be nice as a garland to hang on the wall behind my sewing machine. On the far right is a chevron scarf I started from Sarah London's pattern. It's taking longer than I expected and I hope I can finish before winter is over. There are a few more works-in-progress in the bottom of my basket along with many balls of yarn and many more ideas. I love that basket.

I haven't been reading much lately which why I haven't posted a Yarn Along in a while. I did, however, buy a serger and unfortunately, I don't really know how to use it. I requested every book on sergers from the library and I'm slowly getting familiar with my new machine.