Birth Routes

Wordless Wednesday - Knit Longies

 

Very first pair of knit longies. 

Thanks to Julie for the pattern help and Arwyn for the needles to make this project possible. 

 

Sewing Sling

This is my first ever handmade sling! I made it from a thrifted flannel sheet. I just loved making it, it was fast, easy and came out very pretty. I followed the pattern/instructions in Handmade Home by Amanda Soule, of www.soulemama.com At first, the instructions seemed incredibly difficult to understand (I'm visual person and would have loved more photos), but after a youtube video, I understood the folding and got to it. 

I added a pocket, and I'm all around pleased with it. Very little wasted fabric (which I adore), very easy to make corrections if need be. 

 :: Happy Weekending ::

 

A perfect way to start 2010

After a low key, yet wonderful New Years Eve celebration including Scrabble, delicious Mediterranean finger foods, great company and a noisy ringing in of the new year with a content wide awake snuggled up baby (and little wet from champagne), I spent my morning quietly knitting and listening to the rain fall and the trees sway. 

What a perfect way to start off 2010. 

Hope your way was enjoyable and relaxing too. 

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Here is one more photo of this little project I'd like to share, I love watching the progress of a piece. This was started December 27th with my Yule yarn I received from Robert. Thank you love.

 
 

Simple draw string pants

These adorable (if I do say so myself) pants are simple elastic waist pants sibling. 

It is taking everything in me to not make another pair. This house needs a clean, but all I want to do it whip out these simple pants. Really, I could make these all night. So satisfying. 
 
These are also made with cuffs that turn up, but the edges aren't as pretty as I had hoped, so they might stay down. Made from a vintage bed sheet. 

Simple elastic waist pants

A couple weeks ago I had a bobbin trantrum around this very baby pant project. I've been trying to gig deep and just sit down and finish the little pair of pants. I fixed the bobbin (which was actually not the problem, I just threaded the machine wrong, silly me) when making M's birthday gift, yet still was feeling like I couldn't muster the courage to fix the pants. There was alot of emotion tossed in those pants, they were from my husbands softest T-shirt and marked the cycle we didn't conceive. 

Today I sat down and after about 20 minutes of trying to repair the mess I had made a few weeks ago, I made it worst, sewing the seems outwards in one spot. I threw in the towel. 

Robert graciously gave me 4 more shirts to work with, and here is what a calm sewing session can produce. 

Simple elastic waist pants - these are 12-18months in size. 

I made them out of the sleeves of Robert's old button-up shirt, keeping the cuffs attached. Here they are rolled up. 

Used the pocket from the front of the shirt as a sweet little bum pocket. Here you can see where the sleeves used to button up. 

The cuffs fold down to add more wear from these simple cotton pants. 

At first I wasn't sure how I felt about the buttons and cuffs on the back, but I've grown to adore the reused look. These were so quick and easy to make, I'm not sure why I couldn't figure it out in the first pair. I'm sad to see the originals are just a pile of cloth now, but hopefully I can turn them into something soon. 

For the pattern of these pants, I traced a pair of pants onto cardboard and cut out the two pieces. Sewed up the legs, from cuff to crotch, then crotch (I hate that word) to waist. Folded over the waist while the pants were inside out and sewed the waistband. Threaded in some elastic, sewed the elastic together and finished off the opening. So simple. Took maybe 30 minutes, but most of that was ironing. Here is a pattern if you don't have a pair of baby pants around the house. 

Now, must continue trying to craft up this baby, so I don't have to hang items up on our easle.