So many plans...

Firstly, you'll probably notice it's been more than a week since I last posted. I've made the decision that I'll update this blog every two weeks - even though I'm now on maternity leave I just don't seem to have any free time!  It all seems to be taken going to numerous medical appointments, trying to get everything sorted, and generally being "busy" without really knowing what I've done...

Bump is growing nicely (a bit too well perhaps!) and whilst there have been many signs baby might come soon for the past 3 weeks or more, baby seems happy to just stay put.  Though it was amusing over the bank holiday weekend when the Braxton Hicks were every 3 minutes (as confirmed by monitor at the hospital) as my husband started to question whether I was 1) in labour or 2) if I'd know when labour comes!  Pretty sure I will know when the time comes... Thankfully they aren't always that regular, but I have been having a lot so lets hope it's not long before baby can model all my cute makes.

Since I finished work, I had assumed that I'd have lots of time for crafting activities, but I think baby has other ideas. It's uncomfortable to sit in the same place for more than about an hour, walking / standing tires me quickly and the unstable surface of my gym ball, whilst more comfortable, doesn't really mix with knitting / sewing!

Anyway, enough whining.  One thing I have managed to finish over the past couple of weeks is (yet another) baby cardigan.  Now I come from a family of knitters, so there's me, my mum and my grandma all knitting!  I think we now have in excess of 20 knitted cardigans / jumpers...  Not going to stop me knitting though!  A picture of my latest creation:

 

 

It's knitted in a chunky yarn and simple stocking stitch / garter stitch pattern - overall the pattern was very easy to follow (pattern 8491 from Stylecraft if you're interested). It's also a larger size than most that we have, so should fit baby in winter.  Being chunky, it knitted up fairly quickly - the delay in finishing was trying to decide whether to have the version with the hood or not.  I decided against it, and I'm pleased I did (not least because it meant it was finished quicker!) 

 

One thing you might notice (and if not, skip this paragraph!) is that the buttons aren't quite evenly spaced.  Not sure what happened here, but I didn't want to undo it (lazy, I know).  The buttonholes are made using a technique I'd not used before - casting off a couple of stitches before casting the equivalent number on in the next row.  This created larger buttonholes, allowing me to use some buttons that I bought for a different project on which the buttonholes were too small.  They have a flower in the centre, but if I have a baby boy I'll pretend it's a star!

 

So, hopefully next time I write a post it will make less sense than usual because I'm exhausted from having a newborn, but given everyone said baby would be early I think baby is being stubborn!  Hopefully I'll have time to make use of the delivery that arrived this morning:

 

 

 

I have lots of plans for this, so we'll have to see how far I get!  I'll let you know how I get on...