Quick Newborn Beanie

Being able to quickly knit up a newborn baby hat is always useful!  Here are some reasons why you might want to knit a quick newborn beanie: You’re having a baby. Yay!  And congratulations! You know someone having a baby. Yay for you! You can have all the fun and enjoy the cuteness without having… Continue reading Quick Newborn Beanie

Baby Cabled Hat Pattern

I specifically designed this Newborn Baby Cabled Hat Pattern to go with Hipster Toddler Girl Cabled Slouchy Hat Pattern (also for sale in my Etsy store) as a little sister/big sister combo.  The patterns are similar, but I was careful to not make them too matchy-matchy.  But this hat is definitely also a cutie on it’s own!

Adding Cat (or just general critter) Ears to a Knit Hat

Last winter or spring sometime, I knit a quick newborn hat in this beautiful brown alpaca yarn.  Since then, it’s been sitting.  I thought it’d be a great idea to add some quick ears, a bow, and BAM!  A super cute ready-to-wear critter hat to throw on my newborn baby girl when she decides to… Continue reading Adding Cat (or just general critter) Ears to a Knit Hat

Hipster Toddler Girl Cabled Slouchy Hat Pattern

The Hipster Toddler Girl Cabled Slouchy Hat Pattern is finally listed in the Lace and Yarn Etsy shop!  I love making these hats!  It’s such a fun project and rewarding, because it’s so cute to see it on a little girl!  The photo above is of my two-year-old son’s “girlfriend” (his term), miss Frankie B.… Continue reading Hipster Toddler Girl Cabled Slouchy Hat Pattern

Lace and Yarn Closed for my Maternity Leave

No, I have not, yet, had my second baby, but have been on official maternity leave from my shop for the past few weeks.  If you’ve noticed, nothing has been posted on the blog in months!  I was actually shocked myself to see how long it had been! I have been working hard on knitting… Continue reading Lace and Yarn Closed for my Maternity Leave

Fisherman Stitch: How I Taught Myself

How many times have you heard someone say, “You learn something new everyday.”  Well, I’m all for lifelong learning, and YouTube has proved to be a great resource for teaching me knitting!  Over the holiday weekend, I taught “myself” (via YouTube) the fisherman rib stitch.  What a fun stitch!  But man, it’s seeming to take… Continue reading Fisherman Stitch: How I Taught Myself

DIY Easy Gender Reveal: It’s a…

I had my “gender revealing” ultrasound at 20 weeks.  We are of the folk that find out the baby’s sex.  Waiting that long to know is plenty long and surprise enough for us.  I toyed with a few different ideas of how to tell our family and friends, and the most fun to tell, my… Continue reading DIY Easy Gender Reveal: It’s a…

My family is expanding!

Whether or not you’ve noticed, blog posts (and for that matter, new listings in the Lace and Yarn Etsy shop) have been quite lacking in the past few months, and I’m finally ready to share with you the reason — my family is expanding!  I’m actually currently expanding, straight out at the belly button!  In… Continue reading My family is expanding!

Heather’s Ready to Pop Baby Shower

The “Ready to Pop” baby shower theme is a popular one.  And for good reason, it’s cute and can be interpreted in so many different ways and styles!  This particular “ready to pop” shower was for my sister-in-law, Heather.  I can’t take credit for a lot of the cute DIY items at the shower, but I can… Continue reading Heather’s Ready to Pop Baby Shower