Monday, October 19, 2009

Ella’s New Hat

I decided last week that I wanted to try knitting again.  I tried several months ago to make a pair of baby booties.  But, they were very tiny and progress was slow.  This time, I wanted to try a bigger project that would knit faster.  It seems kind of backwards that a bigger project would be better—but it is!  When using thicker yarn, you also you bigger needles, and thus, the stitches are bigger and you see progress much faster. 

Anyway, I had found some cheap yarn that I liked, and it was perfect for this hat project.  So over 3 days, I made Ella a new hat! 

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The lines are kind of wonky, but that’s because it was 1 skein of yarn that had many colors—I didn’t switch yarn colors at certain intervals. 

At first, it didn’t have a pom-pom.  But Wes suggested that I add one, and I thought it was a great idea! 

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We also had a fun couple of weeks doing new activities!  Ella had a fun time playing in a container of rice:

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…and cornstarch:

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…and has discovered a love for crayons!

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A few more fun ones:

Ella with Aunt Heidi—“Go Bucks!”:

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Riding on her horse!  …without pants, apparently! 

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And finally, sitting by her pumpkins!

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(can you see the cat in the background?)

And, she’s officially walking!!  Well, when she chooses to.  She still crawls a lot, but is fully capable of walking when she wants to!  :) 

1 comments:

Hillary said...

she is so gorgeous! I can't get over how much older she looks.

and what a precious hat-I have yet to make it that far!