Spring and Summer Wardrobe 1

I finished the dresses for the big girls.  I am excited for warmer weather and to see these dresses on them, because, believe it or not, I didn't even stick them on their owners to try them out before sticking them in the wardrobe.

In addition I had to make some unexpected changes.  The serger ate a the top tier on one dress.  The youngest boy chopped up a skirt, thinking it was scrap material.  And Berry informed me that pink is no longer her favorite color.  She now likes blue.








So, I have settled on these five dresses for each girl.  Not pictured is one dress each from last summer that are stored.... somewhere.

So, when you see any of our normal pictures or adventure pictures, don't be surprised if you spy one of these pretties.  I'll let you sort out who's who. ;)

A Sweater

The kids and I read about groups of people who knitted throughout WWI to support the troops.  So, I decided to make this an educational experience and  ordered some knitting needles, some yarn, and a book (I don't recommend the book, just YouTube it, it's free-er).

After figuring out how to cast on and knit a few rows, I lost the oldest.  The others didn't even bother.  But, I found a new hobby :)

I have made several hats, a few dishcloths and countless scraps to try out different needle holds, different methods, and different shapes.  And then I decided to dive into a sweater.  It was a free pattern and I had the right size needles and the right weight yarn (who knew there were a billion different needle and yarn sizes?).  Since Baby Bird is tiny, and has no clothing opinions yet, she is my guinea pig, lol

There are quite a few mistakes, which I will not point out, and if you notice them... shhh!