Baby Blanket Progress

If you follow me on instagram or flickr, these pictures aren't new to you! This past week I set asdie my granny squares to work on Judah's Ripple Blanket. The clock is ticking & he'll be here REALLY soon.. like within the next MONTH! Crazy. So I've been working on this every spare moment I get and I don't get those alot. I really need to put in some serious hours on this to get it finished! I've got about 6 more weeks until my due date ;) Hopefully I can get it finished before then!(And YES, we finally decided on a baby name: Judah River :D  I'm sure I'm going to call him River & his daddy will call him Judah. :P)

Do you see that belly?! Lol. (Mini update from my post a few days ago about Judah being breech, he's head down now :) which makes my heart skippy and my eyes tear up a bit. This whole Vbac thing is really going to happen! I feel so happy & blessed!)

I took this picture the day I started the blanket. A ripple blanket works up so quickly! And doing just two rows of colors each, you're constantly changing out yarn! Which, to me, breaks it up and it's easy to finish two rows in one sitting ;)
I'm using Attic24's pattern from memory :). It's seriously the easiest thing to remember once you get your "foundation" chain & first row finished. Lucy does a fantastic job of making things really easy to understand too! You might remember this blanket that I made for my nephew:

I used that same pattern for it! It's awesome cause you can make it as big or as small as you want it, just by the number of chains you make in the beginning!

Here are some other really awesome ideas:

Source: iheartrunwithscissors.com via heather on Pinterest

You could channel the Missoni Line at Target with Vickie Howell's newest pattern! She has a new yarn out with Caron too called Sheepish! I looks lovely! She refers to it as a Chevron Pattern, which is pretty much the same thing as a ripple blanket from what I can tell! But you can purchase these EXACT colors and follow her pattern for an identical blanket! Um, can we say CROCHET ALONG? We should all do it! What do you think?! I would LOVE to have a little project to work on with everyone! Not to mention, I want this blanket REALLY bad! I just looks so beautiful & colorful!

Source: lionbrand.com via heather on Pinterest

You could make a sweet ripple cowl!!! This one looks so soft & yummy!

Source: thelazyhobbyhopper.blogspot.com via heather on Pinterest

OR a granny ripple! How pretty is this? It would be interesting to de-stash with this pattern. I just imagine the mix-matchy-ness of a hundred differnt colors would look neat!

There are so many project I want to be working on right now and it's getting that time of year to snuggle up with a little hooky business & a cup of hot tea and just swing outside or let the cool breeze in through the windows. *sigh* Did I ever mention that I love fall? ;)

The Big News

I have HUGE news... I hinted at it before we left to go to Tybee Island and I'm so excited to share  this with you all!

We're Pregnant!!

It's nothing but a wee little peanut right now but I am so excited. I've known since February and it's been interesting so far. It's nothing like when I was pregnant with Autumn! So far, I'm 11 weeks & my due date is October 29! I want a Halloween baby so baddd!! The birthday parties would be AMAZING! lol! 

I'm so happy Autumn won't be an only child! I can't even begin to tell you! She'll have a little play partner and someone to fight with! HA! Robin already thinks it is a boy, and he was right last time!

So, I'll keep you updated on all that. Especially when I'm not so nasuated anymore! Because when that happens it will be a MIRACLE!

gardens, yarns & projects

well, I have finally sat down with the camera and a few of the projects I'm working on right now. I have to say that crocheting while watching t.v. is so nice. I just get to hooking so fast, before I know it I have 11 granny squares made or half of a purse. I really should thank Attic24 for her inspiration & pattern for my little bag that I'm making! Her color choices are so amazing & so lovely that I just want to stop by her house and get cozy on her sofa! Look around on her blog... it's so cute & cheerful, it will make your day so much better!!!


this is me & my uber preggers bod! :D only a few more days left :( it almost makes me sad... almost.




my lovely verbena. it makes me so happy with it's purpleness!!!


red carnations! because red and purple look so good together! they are besties in my little garden right now!



my very first rose bush & it has finally bloomed. it makes me so happy. everytime I walk outside I just feel so amazing because I can actually keep a rose bush alive. *sigh* and because it is so beautiful!


i forgot what these are called, but they are also in my little happy place!


mmm... yarrnnnnn. this is what I've been working with for the past couple of days. It's a mixture of red heart super saver yarn, red heart kids yarn & "i love this yarn" (which, I in fact love.)


this is what my yarn has been doing! it's been making grannies!


these grannies really do make me smile. they're so simple & so fun. they just pile up and pile up & then you have a whole little bock. :D


went to the lobby of hobbies today. got some vanessa choice yarn & it feels so light at soft & the colors are so vivid. I just love it. I'm using it to make my yarn bag. The pattern I'm using is from Attic 24 (linked above) & I can't wait to finish this!!!


and here's my bag... I'm just hooking along. I've got a few more increases to do, then about a million even stitches to make the body of the bag

so, that's what i've been doing. :D oh && meet MAX!!!! Our little tyrant of a lab who thinks he is a tea-cup sized pup...




well, if you don't hear from me for a while, you'll know it's because motherhood has been bestowed upon me and I am busy loving the little creation that God has given me. I'll get some pictures up asap... I mean how could I have a blog & not post about the BIGGEST change in my life? I'm sure I'll be here to vent, boast & whine. Oh, I can't wait.
Till then,
ta-ta
<3

the month i never can spell

oh, feburary. febrary. febaurary. damn it. see what I mean. I seriously HAVE to look at a calendar for this. February. Thank you calendar. :)
Anyways.
What have I been up to you ask? Well for that, there are lists. And we all love lists.. right?
1. I'm still brewing a child in my tummy. She's more lively lately and the other day she was moving around so much I thought I was going to pass out. (Not really pass out.. but I was having trouble walking. :)) It's really hard for me to grasp that in oh, 14 weeks I'll have a little baby in my arms who is a part of me. It blows my mind. When I look in the mirror and see my getting huge belly, I can't help but think about how when I was in high school I really wanted this part of my life to come true, but never ever thought it would. *sigh* So, here's to dreams I never put much faith in, but came true anyways.

2. Speaking of baby, I'm still crocheting Autumn's baby blanket. It's coming along, but I keep putting it up for a while then getting it back out. I haven't worked on it since last week, but I think it will be ok if I take my time with it. It's turning out really cute, but it is waaaay to big. I didn't follow a baby pattern. *shrug* oh well. She will be warm for a long time with this one. Maybe, it will be something she will keep for a long time. I hope so.

3. I'm also working on an afghan for our soon to be living room. I've started two different designs... the first was just single crochet squares (40 single chains by 40 rows) for some odd reason, the 2 that I did looked more like rectangles than squares. Soo.. then I found a basic solid granny square pattern and I've started to make a bunch of those then, I will join them together. The colors I've got picked out are purple, green and blue then a yarn that is all those together.

4. Robin and I are still working on our trailer. It's been our little project since July of last year and trust me I am so ready to be finished with it. We have completely redone this trailer. We gutted an entire bathroom and had to start over, including the sub-floor. When I think about all the work that has been put in to the trailer, I can't help but get a headache. For something so small, it has taken a really long time. Here's what we've done.
-LIVING ROOM: Painted. Ripped out a non working gas fire place/book case. Added a new light fixture. Painted ceiling. Will replace floor.
-KITCHEN: Gutted everything. Added new cabinets and new layout. New counter tops, pulls, backsplash, stove and frig. Painted. Added beadboard and chairrail. Replaced non-working light fixtures with new ones. Will replace floors.
-BEDROOM: Painted. Added Crown Molding. Framed windows with trim. Added new light fixture. Will replace floors.
-BR BATH: Completed Unfinished drywall and painted. Added vanity countertop. Will add toilet and floors.
-GUEST BATH: Completely gutted from ceiling to floor. Everything replaced. Ceiling, walls, floors, tub, vanity. Expanded tub area to fit jet tub (I can't wait to USE that!!!). Added tile board around shower. Will replace floors and add a new toilet.
-OFFICE: Painted. Cased window. Added crown molding.
-BABY ROOM: Not finished yet. (Don't get me started. I'm due in less than 3 months and my baby room hasn't even got a stitch of paint on the walls. It makes me want to cry.)
-PANTRY & LAUNDRY ROOM: Unfinished drywall completed and painted. Added molding. Will add floors.
And, we've yet to start on the porch, but we're going to completly re-do it too. It's screened in (well, not really cause all of if is ripped and dry rotted... you get the idea) and we plan on opening it up. We also plan on adding some landscaping to make everything look better.
SO, when will we be done with it? Who knows. When we first started I said I wanted to be in it by Thanksgiving. Maybe I will be in in befrore thanksgiving this year. *sigh*


That's really all that's happened in my life lately. That I can think of right now, but my eyes are getting droopy. And I'm sure as soon as I get in the bed I will work on some more granny squares.. ;)