Bunnies, Balls and Blankies!

A young lady with whom my eldest daughter danced with (oh my goodness that was a long time ago) is about to have her second child. Her eldest little girl and my youngest danced together and became bestest buddies. 

There are so many of my eldest's friends who are having babies - not to mention my own friends, it's tough to keep up, but this time I got something done. YAY! Even before the baby is born! Double YAY!

Allow me to introduce Emma....

I got her pattern from the book Edward's Menagerie by Kerry Lord.  (psssssst, I found mine on sale at Barnes and Noble). This little cutie is destined for the big sister.  I did add to the pattern, in that I added some pink under her ears to match the pink nose.  I kind of made it up as I went. 6sc for about 6 rows then reduced it as evenly as possible every other row until 1sc is left.  Bind off with a long tail and then whip stitch it on to the inside of the ear, widest part nearest to the head.  I had to be careful to only attach it to the underside layer (the ear is made in the round), so the pink doesn't show through.  The patterns are written in UK terms, which I totally didn't realize at first, the bunny was looking kind of funky. lol!

Next up is the Amish Puzzle toy.  I was looking for something other than a stuffed animal (so that the bunny was special for the big sister).  I came across this....

This toy is awesome.   A bit of a booger to fit together, but awesome none the less.  If you want to make one for yourself you can find the pattern here

Finally we come to the blanket. Its call Gingham Blanket by Bernat Studios. As usual I went a little overboard on the squares and many a couple too many...They'll make great coasters, *snort*

I've decided that I really do need a special place set up just for pictures. Outside doesn't always work and our bedroom (where the above two pictures were taken and yes that's a clean sheet  - ewww) while having the best light, doesn't really bode well for some pics, ya know like food.  Woohoo!! Something else for Mr Bissinger to build! I'm sure he'll be thrilled for yet another project, not that he doesn't have several others lined up already.

Have a most fabulous day!

Mrs B

Yarn Holder

Mr Bissinger is a handy sort of fellow. Ok, handy isn't the word I want, more like freakin' fabulous at building stuff. I will admit I am slightly bias, but only slightly.  We had talked about him building me a yarn holder in passing. So when Christmas time hit, he asked me what I wanted. Of course I had no idea, but I was drowning in yarn. Originally, I had been storing the skeens in boxes under our bed, believing (I was so naive) that I wouldn't be needing a great deal of room because I would only buy the yarn I needed for whatever project I was working on. Yeah, that lasted all of 3 months.  Needless to say, skeens overfloweth.  We decided the best place for it was on my side of the bed over a console table I use for a night stand that way it could be hidden from view (from the bedroom door), should it be an unorganized mess.  Otherwise it could have taken up the entire wall on the other side of the room. Now THAT was tempting, lol.

So with a few measurements and math, this is what he built:

See? FABULOUS! It fits as snug as a bug in a rug. Of course the picture doesn't show the entire collection of yarn. There are two other boxes (plus more now, this was Christmas), but for pretty picture sake, gotta make it look pretty :-)

There are other projects my wonderful husband has made over the last few months, including a picnic table he constructed with some 2x4s, a hand saw, drill and screws. Almost entirely within a two hour period for our youngest's birthday party.  I'll post that when I get a decent picture of it.

I hope you have a joyful day!

Mrs Bissinger