I totally don’t feel like writing right now. But I do feel like crocheting a bit. So here is my latest making: crochet Amish Puzzle Ball!
The pattern is very simple and it is free. You can find it at Look At What I Made.

Marge and Phoebe. These pictures make me laugh every time I see them. I just need to share them!

Every time I’m sure Marge won’t surprise with new skills after one more month, she does it.

Marge is trying to sit by herself.

She claps her hands.

She actually tried food and loved yogurt, bullion, water, cheese, cucumber, apples and bread. And she hates everything sweet, like bananas, pumpkin and her cough syrup (apples she liked were more sour than sweet).  She also has tried buckwheat, fish, chicken and other food, but hadn’t much interest about that.

Marge turned 7 months old last week. Just some quick facts about her.

We call her a bun at home.

Guess who’s here six-months old? Hooray for our little baby-girl Marge!

Last friday was the Raverly day for me. As I found there a nice pattern to knit a cardigan for Marge, I decided that it’s time to acknowledge and get accustomed to this huge resource. I spent a few hours organising my stash there, adding my newly bought skeins and starting a new project. And it really finally kicked me in! I was absolutely delighted by the yarn database that knows even the yarns I bought in a local shop here in Riga. Moreover, I got a nice side effect from this — my knowledge base about yarns grew a lot as a result. Now I know what does ply number mean and how to measure wpi (wraps per inch). Also I’ve become a bit more competent in yarn weights and it’s all in one day! It’s a really cool place for knitters, crocheters and other yarn crafts lovers.

As our little girl was growing older, she started grabbing things and it was the best time to make for her a mobile. I searched for ideas through Pinterest and Google, but absolutely nothing was found that could catch my eye. Then one day I noticed that Marge likes to observe a crocheted flower in her cardigan and the idea was born. It was decided to make a few crocheted rattles with flowers on top covering plastic egg containers.

Finally, Marge can try her new short-sleeve cardigan in the colours of a red poppy and a blue knapweed field! As I wrote in a previous post, I’ve searched for a nice and not so common pattern for a baby-girl cardigan, but haven’t found any, and decided to design one by myself. It came out so nice and work on it was so enjoyable, that it would be just wrong to keep the pattern within myself rather than share it.

Also I would be really happy to hear that someone used this pattern and managed to make this cardigan. So, if you intend to try this, please, take a picture of a result and share it with me!