A few weeks ago quite a few of you recommended some lovely gender neutral baby knits. I added them to my queue but I haven’t chosen one yet. I did rifle through my stash yesterday and pull out some leftover baby yarn. A skein here, three quarters of a skein there. I decided that while I am still planning on knitting a gender neutral sweater, I do want to knit a few small girl items and small boy items; items that won’t take up too much time so that I won’t feel as though I’m wasting my time knitting something that won’t be worn, at least for this baby. I cast on for the Get Knotted Stripey Hat from the third book in the Sublime baby knit collection. The pattern is written so that the hat is knit flat and then sewn up the back but I detest seams so I am knitting it in the round. I am enjoying knitting something so delicate, small and just delightfully feminine. I am a girly girl. I like pink. So sue me. The yarn is Debbie Bliss baby cashmerino and it…is…heavenly.
Isn’t the look on Sam’s face priceless? He had just woken up from his nap and discovered the newly installed deck on his playhouse. The playhouse (an old woodshed that Gabe converted into a playhouse this past fall) is located in a shady area underneath some old overgrown apple trees. During the summer they provide much needed shade but during the spring this prevents the ground from drying out and it creates a mossy, soft, muddy mess. The poor kids kept slipping in mud every time they tried to run in and out of the house. A few weeks ago, Gabe was mentioning this to a carpenter that we had hired to fix some things around the house and he looked at Gabe and said “I can throw one together real quick with just the leftover materials you have in the barn…if you want.”
We wanted.
Three weeks later, Sam and Eddie have their deck. We are looking for two small chairs that the kids can sit in while relaxing on their very own porch. We need to reseed around the deck so hopefully one of us gets around to doing that soon. After it warms up, I plan on adding a potted plant or two. I think they’ll love it.
Happy Wednesday, friends.
I love how the play house even has moss on the roof – so NW
Isn’t it though? Perhaps I should add a blue tarp to the outside to make it a true Washington state home…
What an adorable play house. I would be just as excited if I had that deck!
That playhouse looks amazing! I wanted something just like that when I was younger. What a lucky boy indeed!
I love your mossy roof!
We built our tot a fort near the veggie garden. Makes it easier to get garden work done while he can entertain himself nearby.
Enjoy those baby knits!
Andrea, distractions for toddlers during gardening season is a must! You are clever for thinking ahead. The shed isn’t that close to our garden but I can still see the children play from there, which is key!
Oh what a genius idea – and it looks adorable! And I’m totally with you on the baby cash merino love – it’s my go to baby knit yarn!
What a great way to repurpose those sheds! I think they are wonderful playhouses – who wouldn’t want to play in such a place?
Ranee, I certainly wish I could fit in the house. It’s quite fairy-like, isn’t it?!
The colors are just perfect together! And this play house is my childhood’s dream!!
Thank you, Alina!