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Black_Rose Global Moderator Offline Serenity Stick Thumper Posts: 463 Location: Right next to Deirachel Joined: Jan 31^st, 2007 Gender:	The "It's all for Alex" thread! Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 5:44am	Print Post
	Well, as promised, here's The thread for Alex! Let's see, I have done one pair of black booties. I'm starting a second. Black Rose

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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #1 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 5:49am	Print Post
	I've got one afghan finished. It is a silvery gray and a kind of rose color with a black border. I made it 3 by 4 feet so it can be used when she's bigger and doubled now. It stays cold well into spring in the higher elevations out west.


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Black_Rose Global Moderator Offline Serenity Stick Thumper Posts: 463 Location: Right next to Deirachel Joined: Jan 31^st, 2007 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #2 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 5:53am	Print Post
	Good idea! Have you done any hats yet? I was thinking about doing a hat and some mittens in black too. Black Rose

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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #3 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 5:57am	Print Post
	No. I'm working on a second afghan -- black and silver gray with a blood red border -- and I have an adorable dress pattern I simply HAVE to make and a cute idea for a bunch of bibs. You CAN'T have too many bibs! Spirit taught me that in spades!


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Black_Rose Global Moderator Offline Serenity Stick Thumper Posts: 463 Location: Right next to Deirachel Joined: Jan 31^st, 2007 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #4 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 6:01am	Print Post
	I'm looking at a simple sweater pattern too.....I may have enough black to do it, but if not, I think I can do part in black, and part in white. I will try to do the black part where babies tend to dribble. Black Rose

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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #5 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 6:05am	Print Post
	That they do! This dress pattern comes with a matching bonnet. I could probably make that up without much trouble. Definitely gonna need a BIG shipping box.


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Black_Rose Global Moderator Offline Serenity Stick Thumper Posts: 463 Location: Right next to Deirachel Joined: Jan 31^st, 2007 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #6 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 6:22am	Print Post
	OMG! I just figured out why the booties are too big! I was using the wrong size needle!! LMAO I'm doing a second pair in two needle sizes smaller this time! Black Rose

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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #7 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 6:25am	Print Post
	That will do it, fer sure! Well, the little sweetstuff will have something to keep her footies warm when she gets a little bigger! I'm an idiot for babies in case you can't tell!


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Black_Rose Global Moderator Offline Serenity Stick Thumper Posts: 463 Location: Right next to Deirachel Joined: Jan 31^st, 2007 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #8 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 6:31am	Print Post
	LOL Well, who knows how big Alex will be, so if she is a big baby, she will have booties that fit! LOL Black Rose

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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #9 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 6:41am	Print Post
	This is true. And the little darlings grow like weeds on Miracle Grow as it is. I'm sure Alex will be no exception!


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Black_Rose Global Moderator Offline Serenity Stick Thumper Posts: 463 Location: Right next to Deirachel Joined: Jan 31^st, 2007 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #10 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 6:45am	Print Post
	I went ahead and cast on for the second pair, but I'm really interested in doing the sweater. I hope I have enough black! Black Rose

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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #11 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 6:47am	Print Post
	What kind of yarn are you using? If it isn't some you've spun yourself maybe I can help out.


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Black_Rose Global Moderator Offline Serenity Stick Thumper Posts: 463 Location: Right next to Deirachel Joined: Jan 31^st, 2007 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #12 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 6:50am	Print Post
	I'm doing these in Caron's Simply Soft acrylic yarn in worsted weight. I am still waiting on a shipment of fiber to spin, so no handspun this time. Besides, I need to get some care labels for the natural fibers first. The wool I spin seems to be non-allergy-aggravating, as I am allergic to wool, and it doesn't bother me a bit, but it has to be handwashed to keep it from felting up. It isn't hard, but you can't forget! Black Rose

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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #13 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 6:55am	Print Post
	That's what I'm using! It's softer than the Red Heart (regular worsted weight) and it is real hard to find black "baby/fingering" yarn for some strange reason. If you need some extra, let me know and I'll send you a care package. I ALWAYS overbuy. Post # 9,090!
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Black_Rose Global Moderator Offline Serenity Stick Thumper Posts: 463 Location: Right next to Deirachel Joined: Jan 31^st, 2007 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #14 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 6:57am	Print Post
	LOL! Great minds think alike! I detest Red Heart--too scratchy! The Caron is really nice stuff, and simple to care for. I'll let you know if I run out! I'm on the lookout for nice crochet baby patterns too! Black Rose

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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #15 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 7:02am	Print Post
	Red Heart is okay after about a dozen washings or so -- which happen pretty fast around here -- it is entirely too hard and scratchy for tender baby skin! And I'd appreciate anything interesting you can find in the way of patterns1
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Black_Rose Global Moderator Offline Serenity Stick Thumper Posts: 463 Location: Right next to Deirachel Joined: Jan 31^st, 2007 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #16 - Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 11:31pm	Print Post
	Second pair of booties done! I can't believe I got them done so fast! I'm trying to decide what to do next--sweater, dress, or bonnet. I guess I'll look over my options for worsted weight and see. Most baby things are written for sport weight yarn, which I don't have much of anyway. LOL Black Rose

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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #17 - Feb 24^th, 2008 at 12:43am	Print Post
	You go, girl!! It is going to take me a while to finish this second afghan. It is a pattern I've never tried before and I can't do it on "auto-pilot." After that, it will either be the bibs or the dress/slip/bonnet set. I'm going to need some nice lace for the dress and I don't have any of that on hand. I DO have what I need for the bibs so I may do them first just to get my "sewing mojo" on before I tackle the dress.


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #18 - Feb 24^th, 2008 at 8:07pm	Print Post
	We're back from a successful shopping trip! I got the fabric for Alex's slip and some sweet little lace to finish the hem. The pattern calls for buttons on the slip but I think I'll go with small snaps instead. MUCH easier to close when a little Dark Princess decides to be squirmy! I might put snaps on the dress too for the same reason but I haven't decided yet. And, of course, I had to check something on the pattern envelope that I didn't have with me so I had to look up the number in the pattern book and all the "spring" stuff is out and I saw so many adorable little outfits! Infant sized, toddler sized... getting glazed eyes over the possibilities..... Post # 9,100 and counting...


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #19 - Feb 26^th, 2008 at 5:23am	Print Post
	The black and gray afghan is one third done! I'm working on it every chance I get and it's coming along. I was hoping to go lace shopping this week for the dress but it isn't looking good. The weather and some other real life stuff is going to have to take precedence but we have some time -- it's only late February, after all -- so I'll have a chance to get it done! I can make the bibs and the slip while I'm waiting! Skywise is chuckling at me a little bit about all this but it is an indulgent, loving kind of chuckle. He knows babies make me goofy!


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Black_Rose Global Moderator Offline Serenity Stick Thumper Posts: 463 Location: Right next to Deirachel Joined: Jan 31^st, 2007 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #20 - Feb 26^th, 2008 at 9:02pm	Print Post
	LOL!! I still haven't made up my mind on what to knit next. I may get you to send me that yarn though. If I do the dress. I'm pretty sure I don't have enough for it. Heh, if Skywise is chuckling at you, he may show up unexpectedly with "a little something" to go in the box too! Guys are like that sometimes, LOL. Black Rose

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Black_Rose Global Moderator Offline Serenity Stick Thumper Posts: 463 Location: Right next to Deirachel Joined: Jan 31^st, 2007 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #21 - Feb 26^th, 2008 at 9:14pm	Print Post
	I hope FuryRising will drop in again soon so we can get the address to send all this stuff to! Besides, I'd like to know how everything is going! I remember being hungry all the darn time at the oddest hours when I was at this point of my pregnancy with the kiddo. For some reason, Krystals dunked in Krystal Chili seemed like a really good thing at three in the morning! LOL Black Rose

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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #22 - Feb 26^th, 2008 at 9:47pm	Print Post
	Me too! I'm getting quite a pile of things and I'm not slacking off any! When I was pregnant with Moonie I was on a rather strict diet for the last trimester and "cravings" weren't allowed. Especially since I was craving Milky Way bars! I kept to pretty much the same diet with Spirit as a precaution. And, of course, unlike with Moonie, with Spirit I had "morning, noon and night sickness from Hell" pretty much the whole time. Thank the Gods it did ease up about halfway through the pregnancy but to this day I can NOT eat spaghetti. Lasagna I can eat but not spaghetti!


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #23 - Feb 26^th, 2008 at 9:52pm	Print Post
	Black_Rose wrote on Feb 26^th, 2008 at 9:02pm: LOL!! I still haven't made up my mind on what to knit next. I may get you to send me that yarn though. If I do the dress. I'm pretty sure I don't have enough for it. Heh, if Skywise is chuckling at you, he may show up unexpectedly with "a little something" to go in the box too! Guys are like that sometimes, LOL. Black Rose Oh I know it! Moonie had him wrapped around her little baby fingers within five minutes of her first breath! Spirit too! I know that he really missed them after being cut out of the lives of his nieces and nephews but that was the choice of his siblings, not ours so the karma falls on them.
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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: The "It's all for Alex" thread! Reply #24 - Feb 28^th, 2008 at 1:22am	Print Post
	I'm going to have a lot of this blood red yarn left when the afghan is finished. Maybe I can find a crochet pattern for booties. Any baby can wear pastels but it takes a kid with style to wear black.. or red! hehehehehehe


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