The pattern arrived with a paper doll that I’m going to hold on to for Emma to play with in a few years. It is also made of thicker tissue than your usual pattern, sturdy enough to be used over and over as she grows from one size to the next. The instructions are incredibly clear, and I even learned a new technique for making narrow ties (no more turning to the “right” side. it saves so much time). I am now a huge fan of Oliver + S!
Emma loves her new jammies, and looks just adorable wearing them. It has taken me a while to get some good photos of her actually in them, though, since the lighting is pretty bad in our apartment in the morning when she is at her most photogenic. This morning, however, we have a ton of snow which brightens everything.
…and the ornament that I made for her.
My Gramma used to give each of us grandchildren all the same type of ornament each year: Daniel got soldiers, I got ballerinas, Anna got angels, Julia got nativities, etc.
I decided to make Emma’s first ornament this year, and made her a bird. I hope that one day she’ll have a whole collection of birds, one for each year.
I finished knitting Emma’s dress a few days before Thanksgiving, just perfect since I had been imagining it as her holiday dress for this year. It is a rather simple pattern, once you figure out how the yoke is laid out. :) I found it in The Expectant Knitter and knit it up in Pattons “Grace” cotton yarn instead of the silk that the pattern recommended and like it just as well. It is light enough to to be a Spring dress but heavy enough to keep her little belly warm this winter, too.
… Emma some flannel jammies.
Soft, cuddly, flannel jammies. Like these (and I have a pattern to knit little bunny slippers – she would look so sweet!) …
… with this material. I saw a bolt of it the other night at JoAnns, and it was soooooooo sweet. I kind of want to make myself a pair of p.j. pants out of the same material, it’s so soft and snugly and sweet. And we’d match. :)
The only thing is, as adorable as it is, this pattern costs $16. And doesn’t go on sale. Does anyone else have a toddler size jammy pattern?
images from Oliver + S and JoAnn Fabrics
p.s. i got the bathroom painted, and we walked to the library. Emma was holding on to her hat the whole way there and back – so cute! I have no idea why she did it (she never has before), but everyone who saw her thought that she was adorable.
1. clear my inbox,
2. paint the master bathroom,
and 3., take care of Emma.
We might go swimming (because Summer is ending and I want to try to get as much pool time in as we can before that happens) or to the library, too. We’ll see how far we get. I have a feeling that mostly I’ll be taking care of Emma, but maybe I can make use of her naps ……
Day 31: 2 Sam 16-18; Ps 26/40/58/61-62/64; 2 Sam 19-21; Ps 5/38/41-42
Day 32: 2 Sam 22-23; Ps 57/95/97-99; 2 Sam 24; 1 Chron 21-22; Ps 30/108-110; 1 Chron 23-25
Day 33: Ps 131/138-139/143-145; 1 Chron 26-29; Ps 127/111-118; 1Kings 1
Day 34: 1Kings 2; Ps 37/71/94; Ps 119:1-88; 1Kings 3-4; 2Chron 1; Ps72; Ps 119:89-176
Day 35: Solomon; Prov 1-9
Day 36: Prov 10-23
Day 37: Prov 24; 1Kings 5-6; 2Chron 2-3; 1Kings 7; 2Chron 4; 1Kings 8; 2Chron 5-6
Day 38: 2Chron 7; Ps 136/134/146-150; 1Kings 9; 2Chron 8; Prov 25-29; Ecc 1-4
Day 39: Ecc 5-12; 1Kings 10-11; 2Chron 9; Prov 30-31; 1Kings 12-13
Day 40: 1Kings 14; 2Chron 10-12; 1Kings 15:1-24; 2Chron 13-16; 1Kings 15:25-16:34; 2Chron 17; 1Kings 17-20
Day 41: 1Kings 21-22; 2Chron 18-23; Oba; Ps 82-83; 2Kings 1-2
Day 42: 2Kings 3-13
Day 43: 2Chron 24; 2Kings 14; 2Chron 25; Jonah; 2Kings 15; 2Chron 26; Is 1-5
Day 44: Is 6-8; Amos 1-9; 2Chron 27; Is 9-10
Day 45: Is 11-12; Micah; 2Chron 28; 2Kings 16-17; Is 13-14
Day 46: Is 15-27; 2Kings 18:1-8; 2Chron 29-30
Day 47: 2Chron 31; Ps 48; Hos 1-14; Is 28
Day 48: Is 29-39; Ps 76; Is 40
Day 49: Is 41-48; 2Kings 18:9-19:37; Ps 46/80
Day 50: Ps 135; Is 49-60
Day 51: Is 61-66; 2Kings 20-21; 2Chron 32-33; Nahum; 2Kings 22
Day 52: 2Kings 23; 2Chron 34-35; Zephaniah; Jer 1-4
Day 53: Jer 5-15
Day 54: Jer 16-28
Day 55: Jer 29-39
Day 56: Jer 40; Ps 74/79; 2Kings 24-25; 2Chron 36; Habakkuk; Jer 41-46
Day 57: Jer 47-52; Lam 1
Day 58: Lam 2-5; Ezek 1-11
Day 59: Ezek 12-23
Day 60: Ezek 24-35
Here’s the next third of the reading schedule that I posted earlier!
If you aren’t already reading though the Bible chronologically, you may wish to start – it is really fun to see all its pieces line up in order like this, not to mention just plain good to be motivated to really sink my teeth into the Old Testament and read, read, read!
Although I must say that I have gotten behind on the schedule. No excuses though, I’m still plugging away. Maybe I’ll be caught up by July 1st to start the next third of the schedule. :)
I admit that they have differences, such as that the one I made for Em has a bodice instead of being a “swing” dress and has snaps instead of buttons. But still, it was pretty fun to see something similar to what I made on Boden’s site!
By the way, Boden is currently having a sale of 25% off everything on their site, plus free shipping. Just so you know.
We are reading through the Bible chronologically (which I have never done) and prepared to see God unfold His Word before us in a fresh way. It should be magnificent.
