We were inspired by this family fun activity: http://familyfun.go.com/magazine/familyfun-magazine-archive/familyfun-june-2011/colorful-crayon-letter-1015552/
Lillian had a great time making this for her teacher, hopefully she'll like it.

ice scraper

I drafted this and meant to post a while ago... I wanted to make a bunch of my gifts this year. This idea came to me from a book- I got nearly halfway through the book pattern before I realized I hated it. I ripped the whole thing out and began again, this time with my own pattern. I didn't write it down and it took me forever to recreate the damn increase round. Lesson learned. Write it down immediately next time! So, I am pretty sure this is the pattern- or close enough.

CO 16, join in the round careful not to twist
[k2, p2] repeat until piece measures 1.5 inches
k1 kfb (24)
p all
k1 kfb kfb kfb (42)
p all
kfb (84 stitches)
p all
k2, [p2, k6, p2, k4] repeat 5 times, p2, k2
add a cable every few (maybe 5?) rows on the k6 - until there are 8 cables
k all
p all
repeat last two rows 5 times
BO

Mei Tai for R 10.2010

Mei Tai for Ronin 10.2010
Originally uploaded by LMN and Friends

Here is a little Mei Tai that I made for a 2 year old birthday boy. He has a baby sis on the way and his mama has one just like it. Of course, Lillian thinks she needs one now too.

2 Year old birthday girl

Our little friend is turning two tomorrow so I made a little apron and craft bag (with paint and brushes inside). The pattern fabric, ribbon and zipper are from Arts and Scraps (the purple fabric is something from another project).

Grocery Bag for 2 year old Birthday Boy

Our 2 year old friend is having a kitchen themed birthday and I made him this little grocery bag. It's my favorite of my bags yet. I used the good ribbon that I bought a while back for a puppet theater (it was the wrong color) which I think just made the bag.

Doll Carrier for 3 year old birthday girl

We are going to be going to a birthday party for a 3 year old so Lillian and I made her a little gift. It's a doll carrier. I think I've improved the design from my earlier models. It now has a velcro latch in the front & the straps are a better size. Lillian picked out the fabric, helped cut the fabric and pressed down the pedal on the sewing machine.