Family...

January 14, 2014

My family is one of those big, loud, and boisterous groups.  My parents had twelve children…seven girls and five boys.  I’m the youngest girl and the next-to-youngest child.  Although I don’t have any children of my own (other than “Max - The Wonder Dog!”, I have between thirty and forty nieces and nephews…at last count.  We are continually adding to this large, loud family. 

In October 2012, my nephew and his wife had their fourth child…a little girl.  I knitted the baby a pink blanket and made her a sweater outfit to match.  For the baby’s itty bitty feet, I knitted shoes in a Mary Jane style.  The sweater and hat set was designed by Lynn Cullen (see the web address below for her instructions). 

http://www.estelledesigns.ca/images/Estelle/Cloud%20Cotton/EP112%20Estelle%20Baby%20Sweater%20and%20Blanket.pdf

Then, earlier this month, my niece and her husband had a little girl.  In anticipation of her birth, I made her a quilt.  I also knitted her a yellow sweater and hat set with Mary Jane shoes.  I’m hoping there’ll be a little hiatus on the family reproductions…my fingers need to recover from all this knitting!