Us girls can tackle anything!

My wonderful husband took our son to the lake for the day so that mommy could get some stuff done around here (and of course have a fun boys' day too!)
I wasn't sure how much I would actually get done, thanks to a new tooth our daughter, Kate, is working on. Well, we tackled IT ALL! We cleaned the entire house...having fun the entire way, singing Annie songs and dancing with her in the carrier. We did 4 loads of laundry (and folded 6....yeah, I let them marinate sometimes for quite awhile). We "relaxed" in the sun while I trimmed some bushes. And I got 2 orders finished during her naptime! I feel SO accomplished right now! Of course, the house will look like a tornado came through it again tomorrow, after Gavin has a go at it. And the laundry will inevitably pile up again within a few days. But for now, I get to relax on the couch, with a new fun project, and imagine it will stay this way....at least for tonight.

Perfect Basic Hat Pattern

Do you ever just find a pattern that just makes sense, works up smoothly, and helps to end all your headaches? Well I have finally been directed to the most wonderful basic hdc beanie pattern, thanks to one of the ladies in my crochet group. The pattern is over on Repeat Crafter Me, an all around fun blog, that has a little bit of everything crafty. I have always seemed to struggle with my hdc hats and making the switch from the increase section to single hdc in each stitch around. My old hats always seemed to have a bit of a corner at all the increases. Well, she has completely solved this problem in her strawberry hat, with the addition of a slow increase row, before switching to single hdc stitches. And my gauge works up perfectly with hers, so sizing is a no brainer now! Yay! And if you're looking for a good dc pattern for sizing and increases, check out her penguin hat pattern. She's wonderful at what she does, and has now saved me from many, many headaches!

The Elmo Hat

I just finished up my Elmo hat the other day and Little Man could not wait to put it on! Even Baby Girl seemed to love it....especially squeezing his big nose. :) I've decided this will be one of my first written patterns...and the first to be posted on here. So I've been typing it up to prepare for testers, and man, I never really grasped all the work that goes into writing patterns! And this is an easy one!

Anyway....hopefully I'll get it written and tested over the next week or so, and then have it available on here.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Getting Organized...

I've been focusing lately on trying to get all my My Lil Roo stuff organized. I'm about to open my Etsy shop, trying to make a variety of items to sell, writing patterns as I make the items, and now I've entered to be in String with Style's 1000 fan giveaway! I'm so excited about it all, but I feel like I don't have enough minutes in the day to do all this stuff....plus being a wife and mom! Sooooo, please excuse the large gaps between my posts, one of these days I'll get back into a routine. ;)
But I feel more organized technically at least....we have a new computer (I was working off my cell phone before)...and now a new cell phone (little man threw mine down the stairs...it didn't survive.) So once I get a grasp on all this new gear, I should have everything right where I need it!

BUT....on with the fun stuff!
String with Style is about to hit their 1000th fan on Facebook! So come on over and see what all the goodies are for her wonderful giveaway! There are some wonderful participants in this one...a few of which are some of my favorite "mommy" designers!

I'll be giving away the choice of one of my Minion hats + 20% off an additional order from my shop. So come on over and check it out!

Backtrack Beanie

This might be one of my favorite patterns to date! I got it a few months back from Busy Moms Designs and have been dying to try it out. Our trip to the beach was the perfect opportunity.

I love how it uses two stands of yarn, so you can mix and match colors. Perfect for supporting your favorite team or combining your little one's favorite colors.

G is all about Batman these days, so he chose black and grey for his. I made K's in pink and purple so she's coordinating no matter what we pull out of her closet. But I'm thinking both kiddos will need a Gamecocks hat by the fall....and of course a Giants one too. ;)

G always likes to add a little humor to our photo shoots. He wanted to "wear" Sissy's hat too. :)

Too long gone...

Sorry for the long absence....we had a fun 2 week family trip to the beach, and internet was slim to none ( which was actually kind of nice ). But while I was away, my hooks never stopped moving! I tried out a few new patterns, wrote a few ideas down for new patterns, and started a new projects list that is over a mile long!

On top of all of that we got a new computer! I'm still trying to figure it all out, but my pictures will be much better from now on! Yay! I'm hoping to get my hands on it tomorrow to upload pics of today's shoot. Both kiddos cooperated and I think I got some cute ones! :)

Until tomorrow!

Beach Bag Success!

I just posted on Facebook my finished Oversized Beach Bag. I'm so excited! I think it's truly the most useful item I've made so far. It will hold everything you could need for a day on the beach....a towel, change of clothes for both kiddos, toys, snacks...you name it! The pattern was designed by Micah Makes, but I chose to make it just a little larger to make sure it fits all my mama gear. I made it with 100% cotton so that it's easy to wash when you get home. And it will make a wonderful market bag when summer's over. You can't go wrong with this one!