waldorf mama

her noro bloom tunic...

after deciding (and then immediately embarking) on the reknitting of this noro tunic, i was quite anxious to see the finished project. would it fit the way maya wanted it to? would the noro taiyo be stretchy enough to function the way the required yarn was intended to for this tunic pattern? would the garter stitch hem be a good match? i'm happy to answer a resounding 'yes' to all of the above!

i also decided to go with a longer rib knit section under the arms, which i think compliments this new tunic nicely (ravelry notes here).

maya is very pleased with the fit of her new tunic (which means mama is also pleased). and i do believe she'll be wearing it more now - especially as the weather is beginning to get a bit cooler!

this moment...

a single photo capturing a simple, special, extraordinary moment from the week. inspired by soulemama.

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this week, i am grateful for...

:: yarn fun with friends!

:: birthday party treasure hunts.

:: family time.

in gratitude,

shelley

a do over...

or a knit over, as the case may be!

although maya and i both initially loved the noro rainbow tunic that i knit her for her first day of first grade last year, it became apparent over the course of the year that she preferred wearing her many bloom tunics rather than this noro tunic. at first, i wondered about the reason for her preference - was it the yarn? was it the color? but i soon came to realize that what she likes is the way the stretchy ribbed bloom yoke fits her better than the squarer shoulders of the rainbow dress (she has unusally narrow shoulders). and so after some deliberation (mostly i wondered if the noro taiyo would indeed be stretchy enough?), i decided to proceed with reknitting this tunic using her favorite bloom pattern - from the bottom up! it's actually been quite an interesting and fun experience, pulling out the stitches and unknitting ('frogging') the original tunic as i go along...

we'll see. i'll keep you posted on the final outcome. :-)

this moment...

a single photo capturing a simple, special, extraordinary moment from the week. inspired by soulemama.

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this week, i am grateful for...

:: baking with my girl!

:: teaching more knitting workshops.

:: the beginning of an exciting and creative venture with my sister.

in gratitude,

shelley

works in progress...

i've got a couple of new bloom tunics (or should i say my hybrid version of this favorite pattern!) in progress this week - one for maya in araucania toconao multy...

and another one in three irish girls galenas merino that i'm making to sell at our school's winter fair in december...

and my weekly yarn stash update:

araucania toconao multy, in color 408...

and in color 405...

what have you been creating this week?

rain!

oh yes, indeed, a bit of a much-needed but brief reprieve from the crazy drought we're having here in central texas...

we're hoping for more!

this moment...

a single photo capturing a simple, special, extraordinary moment from the week. inspired by soulemama.

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this week, i am grateful for...

:: some beautiful outside time!

:: some good lessons learned.

:: yarn shopping with dear friends.

in gratitude,

shelley