Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Time for the Simple Things

Hello blogging world! I've been absent for a while. As usual that means I've been a bit too busy in the real world. I'm taking a big breath of "time to slow down and relax" air. I even found time for some hook n' yarn yesterday! Today the kiddies and I have a picnic in the park planned. My hooks and yarn will come and play, too.

Pete, Pete, he's so sweet...he likes to scoot and crawl and creep!! Which means that nothing is safe anymore! We've had to do some serious baby proofing these past few weeks when Pete figured out how to start his engines. My husband installed a safety gate at the top of the living room stairs to keep the little guy from tumbling down head first. It's nice and safe...yet the aesthetic appeal is somewhat...lacking.

Ever practical Tom didn't want to drill into the lovely wooden railing to install the gate, so he attached a chunk of wood with bungy cords. Hmmm....lovely...

I had this idea to crochet some pretty yarn flowers and leaves and entwine them around the bungy cords and the gate. I've been experimenting with different free patterns online and settled on this beautiful gem designed by Lucy of Attic 24. I made the first one yesterday, but I think I'm going to need a lot of them to get the effect I'm looking for! I also think I'm going to go with more red and less brown in the flowers. I'm just using up some 100% cotton I have in my stash (good for babies to crawl up to and start sucking on...) and a size 4 hook. I think I'll try a 4.5 hook for the next one, though, because the size 4 was catching the yarn quite a bit.

My plans for the rest of the week involve enjoying my kids and the simple pleasures in life. Walks to the park, popcorn movie night, reading books, playing hide n' seek, and baking cookies!

2 comments:

  1. Is Pete crawling now? There is nothing nicer than being happy and satisfied with the simple pleasures of life. Enjoy every moment. Too soon the tots grow up and move away...

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