Keep Calm, Craft On: Baby Knits

Joining Nicole at Frontier Dreams today for Keep Calm, Craft On.

I have baby knits on my mind right now... My head is full of ideas and projects. This week I finished a pair of baby socks out of beautiful, dreamy, soft Sea Wool by Fleece Artist. What could be more appropriate than Sea Wool for an island baby?

I also finished a baby cardigan in wonderful Malabrigo Twist. The colour is Indiecita and it is one of my favourite yarn colours. Once again so soft and dreamy...

The patterns for both the socks and cardigan are from More Last-Minute Knitted Gifts.

I am also working on a simple baby blanket with another favourite yarn, Rowan Purelife Bristish Sheep Breeds Chunky Undyed. This yarn is such a joy to work with. I love the feel and the colours of this natural wool.

Happy creating!

Baby #4 - Bébé #4

We are overjoyed to announce that we will be welcoming a new baby into our family next September.

C'est avec la plus grande joie que nous vous annonçons que nous accueillerons un nouveau bébé dans notre famille en septembre prochain.

Valentine Swap

Here we are back in the Islands after our two week trip to the continent. I was so happy to find my Valentine Swap package waiting for me in my pile of mail when I got back. Linda from Natural Suburbia sent me such a lovely gift that I thought I would share some pictures of it here.

Linda's beautiful, colourful knitted heart bunting now hangs in our dining room on my favourite piece of furniture in the house.

Here is a picture of the package I had put together for the swap. More pictures here.

This swap was so much fun! Thanks again Linda!

Winterlude - Bal de neige

He have spent the past week enjoying beautiful winter weather on the continent while visiting family in Ottawa during Winterlude.

Nous venons de passer une semaine à Ottawa, pour visiter nos familles et profiter de l'hiver sur le continent durant le Bal de neige.


Lots of skating...
Beaucoup de patinage...

And sliding...
Et des glissades...

Racing...

Des courses...

First time on skis...

Première fois sur des skis...

Tasting beaver tails for the first time...
Goûter aux queues de castors pour la première fois...

Building forts in the snow...
Construction de forts dans la neige...

Hockey...

And some indoor crafting at Wabi-Sabi.

Et un peu de bricolage chez Wabi-Sabi.

Happy Valentine's Day!

(I will be back in this space on the weekend. Hopefully I will have some Valentine Swap pictures...)

Bonne journée de Saint-Valentin!