Roller Skate With the Queen Bee!

I did NOT intend to make an outfit, but yay for unplanned beauty!!!  Lightweight dress and lacy leg warmers for the win!

I'm not usually into simpler dresses/outfits, but for some reason, I always love to make a Roller Skate Dress!  Designed by Oliver and S, it is for REAL only two pattern pieces!!!  Well, it is for ME, as I like to make the version without the neck piece.  I did that the first time I made it, but I'm not sure I'd ever do it again.  Just keepin' it real, yo.

Awww, favorite smile!

I used a deep stash fabric (a shot cotton by Kaffe Fassett???) and a solid shot cotton - both gorgeously lightweight.  I consider myself crazy lucky when I have enough yardage to create something.  Not spending extra money??  ALSO a win-win!

NOT an optial illusion...there is a wrinkle there from the sewing job, LOL

I have blogged about this before - both a dress and a tunic version.  And I made a wee version a few years ago, too, out of the lovely Dream Bikes by Heather Ross...SUCH a great, soft fabric, but I digress....

Not anything exciting to say about the pattern itself, other than it's awesomely simple and cute - so many ways to make it fun, though I'm always boring and don't get jazzy ;)

Next up are the Queen Bee Leg Warmers, designed by Jackie Vlcek of Luna Grey Fiber Arts (her FB page).  I bought it as a kit, along with her yarn.  I used Aspen Sport in the Sugarplum color way, and it is SUCH a pretty color!  I hadn't knit Camden leg warmers in SO long, and I was glad to whip these up.

The pattern is well-written and crazy simple, just a six-round repeat.  The kit is still available - you should TOTALLY go for it!  It was my first time using Jackie's yarn, and I'm glad I had the chance to.  The yarn is richer than it appears in the photos; pops of iridescent purple come through in certain lights - super lovely!

These are so fun!  (and yes, that poor end is peaking out the bottom!)

And a week or two in the life of!!!

This is why today's bedtime was INSANE

Two cuties, clearly!

Happy birthday, little guy!

Sad kid, not getting what he wants

Awww...new dump truck!

Spot 'o tea!

Birthday gift skirt!

A Wee Post: Nozky Leg Warmers for the Chilly Air!

Lemme just say - it's effing freeeeeeezing, Mr. Bigglesworth!  Well, cold enough that a bike ride in the 32 degree (into the wind, I might add!) isn't exactly the coziest 25 minutes of my life - times two.

Anywho....cold is the word!  So, in these tough times, LOL, what does a 3.5 year old need?  Too right!  Leg warmers!  Luckily, this is one of those times when I did something as exciting as a free pattern - the Nozky by Monika Sirna.  They're cute and simple, and the directions are well-written.  Also, Monika was super fast to answer a question the other day in her Ravelry group, which I appreciated!  They're a quick knit....unless you're, as usual, like me, and do silly things (with this pattern, on the green pair, I thought I'd try to knit the same leg warmer twice, for some reason, so, there was some ripping out.).

I finished the orange pair first (Tomato on Madelinetosh DK), then I did the Jade pair.  I should have done the orange pair on size 5 needles, but I did not.  Ah, well - still cozy and warm, even if a bit loose.  I will say I also did NOT do the knitting with elastic in the top ribbing, as I'm lazy and figured they'd work fine enough.  Definitely not fine enough for gymnastics, but for the love of fashion and warmth, they'll do ;)

As I have a bajillion other knitting projects to do, these might be Camden's only two pairs of leg warmers this winter (Yikes!  I still want to do SOCKS!!  When will this allllll ever happen?!), so, I hope she enjoys.

I haven't yet blocked them, so, here they are in all their glory - unexciting photos notwithstanding.

And here she is because it's her REAL smile, and there is more knit-wear featured...LOL (though she is presently playing a RECORDER in her bedroom - NOT laughing about that!):

A test hat pattern that I'm totally blanking on - and her Magical sweater