Five years ago, when I was preggers with Tashy, I picked up crocheting and knitting. With the pending arrival of a new babe, I whipped up a sweet little crib blanket in greens and yellows. Then I went on to knit a small newborn size hat, a couple pairs of mitts, and some matching winter caps with cute little kitty ears. Then suddenly, the yarn bug left me as suddenly as it had arrived. This was also about the time I discovered quilting, so now that I think about it…. it’s all making sense.
Flash forward to this past Christmas. I spot the newest Crochet today magazine at the grocery store with the CUTEST little monkeys on the front. Since my Tashy is a big fan of monkeys, the magazine came home with me. I haven’t gotten to the monkeys just yet as I don’t have the right colors, but I do have loads of a bright fuschia pink. So I jumped into making a mini sweater wrap for Sophie. I thought I would make it big, a size 4, as she is 2 and who knows when I’ll actually finish! Surprisingly though, I’ve been kicking butt and here I am about half way through it. ( It really is a simple pattern. 😛 )

Since I’ve been making such speedy progress, I thought I’d better try it on her and see how the size is. Anybody see where this is going yet? 🙂 You guessed it! Mommy made a mini sweater wrap for Sophie’s dolly! LOL My stitches are so small and tight, it is about half the size it should be!! So kids, my advice to you is don’t take shortcuts! Make the little swatch they recommend at the beginning of the pattern. For if you don’t, you’ll wish you had!
Quilty Hugs,
Bradie