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It still fits!

Josie still sleeps in the same position in her toddler bed when she is super tired. 

This photo was taken with a flash so it looks like daylight.

Josie still loves her blocks

Josie loves her blocks and duplos.  One of the first things she does in the morning is dump them all out.

It gets dark so early now.  We have to take full advantage of daylight hours.

 

Halloween candy mini-meltdown

Halloween Trick or Treating!

Josie connected Halloween to candy this year.  She loooves it.  We went to a hanful of houses and she knocked on doors.

Happy Haloween!

 

Josie's first tea party.  She choose her fancy hat and ate cookies from Grammy.

Halloween!

Owl Hat


I'm making an owl halloween costume for my two year old.  Most costumes I've seen have an owl mask but that won't work for her.  So I decided to make her an owl hat.  She can wear it all winter! 

This is my first pinterest project that doesn't look like a kindergarten class project. 

Free Knitting Pattern
I adapted this pattern.  Thank you!  I'd love to see any finished projects if you'd like to share.  You can get way more creative than what I've done.  Robots, cats, monsters, pandas...
http://mama-hen-jenn.blogspot.com/2011/11/knitted-owl-hat-pattern.html

Size 
Toddler to grade schooler. J is a small 2 year old.  This would fit anyone 1-8 years old (older kids have tried it on).

Yarn
I used two skeins of wool-ease in held together and the hat is thick and warm.  It's also washable.  You could use any worsted weight yarn holding two strands together or one strand of bulky yarn.

Needles
I used size 10, 16-inch circular.  You could just use double pointed needles.  For the kitchner stitching at the end, I used size 10 straight needles.  You could finish it by simply sewing but I like the finished look of the kitchner stitch.  I used fingerling cotton yarn to sew the felt eyes and nose. 

How to
On size 10 circular needles, cast on 56 stitches.  Making sure not to twist, join together.
Row 1-8: K2, P2 around
Row 9:  Knit
Work in knit stitch for ~7 inches
Divide work into two sections of 28 stitches.
Join with kitchener stitch.

Finishing
Work in ends.
I made little tassels by tying strands of yarn together in the middle.  I did this without step 4. 
Cut big white and small black felt circles for eyes and orange triangle for beak.  I sewed them on using a backstitch
Learn from my mistakes.  Do not try to shortcut and glue the eyes/nose with super glue!  It doesn't work, makes the hat smell bad and is likely flammable in the dryer.

Changing to adult size
For an adult size, cast on 60 or 64 stitches.  Work the same.  Divide work into two sections of 30 or 32 stitches. 

Enjoy!

Fall has arrived.  We have tried Halloween costumes, had visits from Grammy and Papa and friends, and drove to Boise for a wedding.

At Fort Worden

 

 

 

 

 

 

What?  Oh, I'm too busy to talk to you now. 

Everything can be turned into a boat for animals.