A question for the women out there that have been pregnant before: did you cry a lot more over rather silly things in your second trimester? I seem to.
Here is a list of the things that I’ve cried over in the past two weeks:
- not winning a bid on eBay
- My sweetie eating what I thought was the last lime popsicle
- Watching the season premiere of Heroes
- NPR story about pets being left behind in Galveston TX during the hurricane
- Walking a block to buy a taco and realizing that I forgot my wallet
- Thinking I forgot my Mom’s birthday (this actually started off a 30 minute crying jag)
- Minnow throwing up under the dining room table
- Over spilled milk (seriously, but it was buttermilk, which I think smells rather awful!)
- Not being able to dance at Tease-o-rama
- Jen leaving to live in London for awhile
- Wrecking this stupid attempt at a chenille blanket
- Feeling the baby move–I’m pretty sure that was a foot!
- Not seeing Eileen
- Disliking our living room rug
This is normal, right?
Please note: this blog is going to contain a whole lot more pregnancy related posts–I have a feeling this baby is going to be a major force in my crafting life as well as the rest of my life, so I apologize now for drowning you in baby blather for the next 5 years or so. At least….
Anyway, to the post…
I always think back to Alannis Morrisette’s popular song “Isn’t it Ironic” and how people gave her a whole lot of crap for ironic examples, which weren’t ironic, but just plain sad.
So, I guess this falls under very sad or very ironic. I think just plain sad.
After spending the past decade plus knitting beautiful creations for every friend/family member’s baby when I finally get around to having my own sweet baby, my arms are crying uncle thanks to this bad case of RSI that I’ve been nursing for more than a year. It’s been more than a year since I knit anything bigger than a bootie. And not only am I pregnant, but some of my closest friends are also pregnant and the desire to knit for them is hounding me too. What is a girl to do?
Solution #1: Raid your own stash for unfinished/finished items
What luck! I found one of the first baby sweaters I ever knit from Kim Hargreaves delightful book, Tadpoles and Tiddlers Oh, how I loved this book. Look at those ruddy cheeked kiddies on the front of the book. How could I resist? Albeit, since this was made more than 10 years ago and my knitting has improved dramatically, I wouldn’t say it’s my best work, but I loved this darling little yellow sweatert so much, I knew there must have been a reason why I kept it all these years. I think I always had this in mind for my own baby. And what luck since I’m having a girl!
I will say this that I even though my baby probably won’t be as squat as this little sweater I made, perhaps I can pass it off as a baby shrug. That would work, right?
And look what I found in another zip lock bag from my stash?
This half done red sweater! Wouldn’t it be cute with either dark gray or brown contrasting edges and maybe a little felt bird added on one side? That would be really cute! I think my arms would be kind enough to give me a little love to finish it. Anyone ever put felt patches on their knitted items? Anyone know where I can go for tips?
Solution #2: Raid other people’s knitted baby goods on eBay/Etsy
Yeah, I’m that evil. Actually, I think I’m being quite heroic–taking vintage baby sweaters that are 50 plus years old and plunking them on my kid. As a knitter, I appreciate every stitch that some mom/grandma/auntie to be or beloved family friend put into the garment and I want those garments to live and be loved and cherished as much as they did. I bought this one off of eBay and it’s just gorgeous! And so soft and beautiful–clearly knit on size 1/2 needles. So very very loved.
And check out this darling one with the frills. Its’ so wonderful. How could i not purchase it? And I must note that these vintage sweaters that I’ve been buying up have all been under $7.00 each. Not too shabby and it’s the bes form of reusing.
I’m still looking into Etsy for knitted items. They’ve saved me over the past when I was craving knitted socks. And now it’s time to reap the benefits of other people’s baby knitting goodness. And the fact that I’m helping support them without a middleman, well, all the better! Plus–the stuff on Etsy is AMAZING!!!I mean check this sweater out! Or what about this one?
More RSI solutions coming up!
I know. I know. I know…..
I’ve been a very very bad blogger. And I haven’t been posting when I should be. I’ve knit items and given them away and haven’t posted pictures. I made skirts and haven’t posted pictures. I’ve been performing and haven’t posted pictures.
But I have reasons. Very very legitimate reasons.
First off, My company was bought by a bigger company: Yup. An uber big awesome company that means I’m working harder and have more things on my plate, but I love the challenge. Great opportunities and great work, but man, is it tiring.
Secondly, I’m too busy to knit. Well, that’s just not true. But I think I lost my knitting mojo. I even bought yarn for a project but didn’t have the will to start it. All of my sweaters from the past are just sitting there in plastic bags in unfinished states with different gauges when I pick them up.
And thirdly, after waiting and wanting for probably 30 years, I am finally pregnant. Yup. Having a baby has been as popular in the knitting blog world as knitting up a clapotis. I’m 17 weeks, which is later than most of the knitting blogs I know, but I’m sure there are more pregnant knitters out there blogging away, like the rockstars they are!
I must say, I’m really really excited. After watching my friends and family have babies, I’m so happy to finally be pregnant myself. I’ve wanted a baby ever since I can remember–cradling my worn out Raggedy Anne throughout my childhood waiting patiently for the real thing.
See, I look great with babies, right?
Now as far as keeping this blog up to date, I fear I may not be able to be that awesome with the posts, but now that I’ve posted, heck–I just want to keep posting all the time. So we’ll see. But word on the street is that babies can be a wee bit time intensive, so I can’t make any promises after February 19th. But who knows, so don’t delete this bookmark yet, people!
