Dweams and Dwums

Dweams

I tatted the first couple rounds

of this motif after Baby Doll

had woken me up

several nights in a row,

frightened of her "dweams."

That accounts for the 

(in my mind)

HUGE AND CLEARLY VISIBLE

lumps where I hid the thread ends.

Cheaters, a magnifying glass

and squinting were

not enough for these tired eyes to see.

Dwums

Baby Doll began running a tempie (fever)

about the time I was debating

whether to chuck the motif

or keep tatting.

A (fairly) quick trip to the doctor
explained those "dweams."
Baby Doll had an ear infection
AND
a virus - she likes to multitask.

So the last two rounds were tatted

over several nights, sitting on the floor by the sofa
(which is apparently the BEST sick bed in the house),

while Baby Doll fell asleep
watching Little Bear,
after being assured
that there would be no more
"dweams."

And now...
the "dwums" are healed,
the "dweams" are done,
but there's STILL a baby on my sofa
when bedtime comes.
But that's not ALL bad...

The motif is No. 15 - Rosette of Tatting, from Old-Fashioned Tatting Patterns, Book 1, edited by Barbara Foster.  It was another enjoyable tat, and the perfect relaxation for a worried mind.

Baby Doll's "Spa Day" & Tat Time for Mama

This is No. 52 - A Tatted Edging from

Old-Fashioned Tatting Patterns, Book 1

Edited by Barbara Foster.

LOTS of pretty patterns in this book!

I was using up some thread left over on a shuttle

while waiting for Baby Doll at the

manicurist dentist.

She LOVES the dentist,

but I was afraid the honeymoon would be over

after yesterday's appointment

because she needed a filling.

She was happy as a lark after her appointment though,

with painted nails, a bouncy ball and a balloon bird, 

and her "special cleaning" went very well.

On the sock front,

we have a HEEL!

Erm, and a couple little holes,

and it is kinda tight

BUT

the good news is that I think I know

where I made my mistakes

AND

like I said, we have a HEEL!

So we're still in the game...

Bee in My Bonnet or Sloth in My Socks?

When I FINALLY

learned the basics of knitting,

I got a bee in my bonnet

to make some socks for my Dad.

I thought,

AT LAST 

I had found a hobby

which I could share with him.

But in an effort to be

REALISTIC

I decided to make socks for

Baby Doll first.

Little Feet = Little Commitment

Good thing because

I tat slowly,

I sew slowly,

I do whatever I am doing slowly,

and it appears that knitting is no different.

I figure that at least by knitting little socks

I will reach the point of messing up

and learning lessons from it more quickly

and perhaps

I will then be able to begin

SLOWLY

knitting Dad's big ol' size 12 socks...

I'm making socks from Toe-Up 2-at-a-Time Socks by Melissa Morgan-Oakes.  I am a total rookie knitter and have been amazed that I have made it this far.  This book has a great method and very effective instructions.