This morning, I gave my granddaughter the leg warmers I made her. Forget ballet, tomorrow, she had to wear them to school, today! 

I made the pattern, myself. It’s very simple. I thought she would get the most wear out of a stretchy knit, so I decided on a K2, P2 rib stitch. I have lots of pale pink sport weight yarn from knitting newborn caps for the local hospital. I used that yarn and my usual size 4, 9 inch bamboo knitting needles. I knit a gauge, and knew I’d need a multiple of 4 stitches. I settled on 48 to give me close to 4 inches in width. I did a long tail cast on, and “knit 2, purled 2” across. I repeated until I had 6 inches of fabric. I cast off in pattern. I knitted a second, matching piece and stitched them both closed, lengthwise. using the mattress stitch.

The 4×6 inch tubes were just right for little beginning ballet legs! The rib stitch will let them expand as she grows. My granddaughter has requested a second pair from a variegated yarn called, “Easter Basket, from the Baby Jacuards  Collection by Bernat. I am working on them, now!

My friend, Laura, and I rode off into the sunset after a good afternoon of craft shopping in Statesville, NC.

…for the guest room. I didn’t realize I had selected a fabric by Tim Holtz until I cut the selvage away. That figures! I buy a lot of his products.

In pictures:

was great fun. This old science teacher celebrated by crafting! I’ll share later. Here’s a photo I got as the moon receded.

I put my eclipse glasses over the lens in my iPhone and took this. I didn’t realized I had captured anything until I enlarged it!

I’m getting ready to commemorate the upcoming solar eclipse here in the US. It’s been “under my iron” so far, today. I used three fat quarters, 2 dinner plates of slightly different diameters and some Wonder Under. Now to decide how to finish it…

to add to my unfinished quilt collection!

This one is a Split Rail baby quilt I finagled from a jelly roll bundle. The fabric is Butterfly Blooms by Lily and Loom. I ordered it from Craftsy. I pulled all the pink, purple and green from the roll and had just enough to make what I hope will be a 36×42″ quilt. I haven’t measured yet, I’m too chicken!