Grow with Me
Things seem to be growing all over the place here! The kids are both having growth spurts, the garden is growing like crazy (6ft Tomato plants!) and I have a new Sock pattern. I’ve recently started going through my projects and finishing up all the patterns that I’ve worked on over the past couple of years! These adorable little socks are the “Grow with Me” socks, here is the description from the pattern: These socks are designed to fit the ever growing feet of toddlers. The ribbed leg and instep create a sock that expands as the child grows, allowing you to simply rip back the toe portion of the sock, extend it by half an inch and knit a new toe as their feet grow. Choose the size below closest to the foot circumference of the child and knit the foot length to fit. It is possible to get 2-3 shoe sizes from a pair by simply lengthening the foot as needed. My own son wore the pair pictured for 3 winters, with two toe increases.
The pattern for these socks is now available as a Free Pattern through Ravlery, just click on the photo above to go to the pattern page. TallGal and I have actually knit up quite a few pairs of these over the past couple of years, photos of some of them are listed in the projects and in the pattern itself. We’re both planning another pair or two for each kid (I may even make 3 this year!) for the late fall and winter . . . I’m just waiting to see just where the boy-child’s feet land size wise before I start knitting; he’s currently having a growth spurt!
Around the Farm
After 13.5 yrs of loyal friendship our dog Arrow has passed away. We miss him terribly; I still go to the door to let him in for the night some evenings after the chickens are locked up.
Arrow
We also have a broody hen. She’s on her second attempt to hatch eggs this summer . . . the first batch didn’t work out. I wasn’t hear on time one day to remove the new eggs from another nest box and she switched boxes for too many hours. The first batch got tossed but 2 days later she was still insisting on hatching something so I gave her another batch. She currently has 7 eggs under her and its been 1 week so far. . . . 2 more to go and perhaps we’ll have baby chicks! If something goes wrong she will not get a 3rd try this year; its getting late in the summer for hatching new chicks with enough time to feather out before the weather gets cold! (Frightening to have to consider Winter in the Middle of July, isn’t it?)
Eggs
And the Garden is showing signs of being productive this year. So far we’ve had Romaine Lettuce and various herbs from my little garden patch but the Cherry Tomatoes are starting to change color and some of the plants are about 6 feet tall and still growing! Its a good thing we like Tomatoes because this year looks to be a bumper crop!
Yellow Cherry Tomatoes
The kids are enjoying their summer. Lots of play-dates with friends and Mimmo has been going to Karate Camp. This week he earned his 2nd Orange stripe and was given permission to start attending Sparring again. That means he’ll be going to Karate for 4 hrs a week again! We’ve also been to the beach, Revere Beach mostly so far but we hope to venture out further soon.
Mimmo
Well, that’s all for now. I’ll have more in a few days . . . There’s a baby sweater pattern to add to Ravelry next week and I’ll have more garden updates if nothing else . . . Have a great Weekend everyone!
