Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Giggle, Giggle, Whack!



Yesterday, I lay curled in blissful darkness beneath a blanket. I could hear someone counting in the background. They got to 10 and, within seconds, the blanket was pulled off me and there were one, two, three giggling girls on top of me. 


"Found you, Mummy!"

It was one of those moments you want to pause, grab hold of, file away, then press play again and have it go on and on and on forever. Infectious giggling, all of us, for what seemed like minutes. The pure delight in their eyes. The love. The joy.

Then Pearl whacked me across the side of my head.



And that is what my days are like lately.

Pure bliss...and then a firm and fast plummet back to reality, whinery, whingery, moanery, screamery, "She pinched me"-ery, all-day-ev...ery.







But once again, it is Wednesday, Yarn Along day, and there is not only a finished project to show, but one I'm very proud of because I made it up as I went along...and it worked! Kind of. It will need some tinkering, so it's a good thing I have another two-year-old to experiment on.

The pattern is a basic circular-yoke, short-sleeved top with a pair of buttons at the back, though it would probably look just as cute worn with the buttons at the front. The yarn is Bendigo Woollen Mills Rustic 8ply in 'Elm' and the buttons came from here.




There has been lots of other knitting going on too - a trio of Easter Bunnies for the giggling gerties, and a winter cowl for me. I'll show those off next week when they're (hopefully) finished.

Ravelry notes here.


Knitwear modelled by Miss Pearl, she who confuses affection with violence.


Still reading, and loving, 'Accidental Tourist'.


Ginny's excellent Yarn Along here.

26 comments:

  1. Oh you ARE clever, what a beautiful jumper you've made :) Your girls are very lucky :)

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  2. Sweet little sweater!
    Those kiddos sure know how to bring us crashing back to reality, don't they?

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  3. I love that top! you are so clever! x

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  4. Congratulations, what a lovely sweater, cute buttons too.

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  5. haha yes ! ive got an affectionate violencer myself ! love the FO and the buttons too !

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  6. Lovely design that you made up! Love the modelling of the sweater as well :)

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  7. The sweater is adorable---and on, my!!! The curls on your model!!!! Too cute!

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  8. You are quite the designer, your sweater is just wonderful. Oh, and that is one adorable model you have there! :)

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  9. Gorgeous - I'd like one in a grown up size please :-)

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  10. Wow, that top is absolutely gorgeous, I love it! I want to make one too! :)

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  11. The sweater is beautiful ...but oh! my! The little one even more so.

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  12. What a beautiful top! Your posts do make me giggle, life is so good and beautiful, and then whack! Keeps us grounded.

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  13. Absolutely love the jumper (and Pearl's adorable curls!). So glad you are enjoying the book.

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  14. Wow -- an improvised project -- good for you! I've never had the nerve to try such a thing, as I'm pretty sure it would turn into a big mess.
    Love the little story about your littles -- describes the ups and downs of motherhood in a charming nutshell.
    Blessings,
    G

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  15. it's gorgeous greer! what an adorable pattern, well done you! oh your little darlings are so funny and cute. i remember those times, reality, yes.

    is that the button place that won't ship to the u.s.? i'm afraid to look.
    :)

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  16. yep. i checked.

    oh and your header photo is so adorable!

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  17. I love coming to your blog - you are a very funny and sensible mother. Very appropriate title for the post! :) I love how this sweater came out and the buttons and your little girl's curls. She's changing quite a bit even from a few months ago.

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  18. Love the story 'cause I can so totally relate!!! Love the blonde curls and lovely green sweater!!! Simply love this Yarn Along post! :)

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  19. My lot seem to be loving each other one moment and the next I hear one of them say "I'm telling". Run for the hills. I don't want to be told.

    The sweater is gorgeous, as are those curls.

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  20. Oh I know this all too well. The kisses one minute and whacks the next. Good job she's cute. And I love the name Pearl. Beautiful x

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  21. I love it! Your house sounds a lot like my house, only here we have 12 years between our two girls!

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  22. Love your knitting! That's a gorgeous top.

    As for the whinging and whining...I feel your pain! In fact yesterday I found a bottle of emergency flower essence at the back of our medicine cabinet and I almost skulled the whole bottle. If I wasn't breastfeeding, I might of popped a bottle of red ;-)

    Happy Easter Greer x

    PS. I adore your new header

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  23. Love the little pop-over sweater, and Pearl looks so cute and comfy in it. Great images, as always :D

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  24. I think this sweater is perfect! She looks adorable in it! I know you made it up as you went, but could you point me to a circular yoke sweater that would be similiar. Hope all is well.

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