Off the Needles and On Again

I have been knitting as fast as these fingers can go lately. It really has become my go-to craft for when the baby is asleep and my hands are free. I finished up this Baby Sophisticate, which I'm pretty sure was the last knit on my baby list before Josh was born! It was quick and easy, but I really did not like the yarn I chose for this. I picked out Cascade Pacific Chunky. The colour is ok, but the yarn felt almost greasy to me. I did not love working with it, and Josh is not a fan of wearing it unless he has long sleeves underneath. I guess it is a bit scratchy. Despite the issues, who can resist a teeny grandpa sweater?? Not this lady!

Next, I set off with the Christmas crafting. I mentioned that growing up I was all into traditions. I am a sentimental fool, really, which means my son is going to have to grow up with a bunch of traditions of our own that he will eventually roll his eyes at and think I'm the most embarrassing mom ever. I'm ok with that! One thing I grew up with (and I guess most people who celebrate do) was my own special Christmas Stocking that my mom had made. Mine was the white one with the puffy Santa on it, and my brother's was the red with the snowman. It was just nice to always have that one that was made especially for me. I decided Joshie needed his own mama made stocking and got to work.

Honestly? I don't love it. It is growing on my though. I used the Mix-it-Up Christmas Stocking pattern by Terry Morris as a base and added in a few other charts to go with it. A couple days ago I cast on another for Jer since I was giving him 'stocking stuffers' each year in a gift bag. Not this year! We'll see how his goes. There is more Christmas crafting aside from knitting going on, but that's for another post.

This past weekend was a Leslieville one! The Flea moved inside, which is a very good thing since it was rainy and cold. I was a bit nervous about how we'd fare with the change. I was sure that a lot of the outside Flea traffic was coming from people who happened to be passing by. I guess the organize advertise extremely well though because it was packed! It was hard to move around the main room. We chose to set up in the second room so we'd have a bit more space and it ended up being a good choice because we still had a lot of foot traffic. We had three clothing racks this time! The only downside was we couldn't hang up our bunting or sign.

I'm working on some new displays for next month, including a suitcase display case for jewellery. This messy pins on a plate set-up has worked so far but doesn't really showcase how pretty these are. I'd also like to get a hat rack since we have some amazing vintage hats that are not showcased well enough either. This month is going to be devoted to display.. and opening that Etsy shop I've had set up for a month already. It would be great to have an online avenue for our goodies and I do miss selling on Etsy.

We've also brought out the vintage Christmas we've been collecting, including some very creepy Santa dolls. I'm glad these stay at Lucy's house and not mine! I do think the lampshade is a nice touch.