Thursday, December 02, 2004

Marty Pants

Really, my blog title should be Marty Pants. This was our nickname for Marty, because he was so smart and we didn't want to refer to him as a smarty pants. Making pants, or longies, was my original motivation to learn to knit: 100% wool can be waterproofed with a bit of lanolin and water and creates the perfect cover for a cloth diaper - all natural, breathable, all seasons, environmentally friendly, perfect. Some people knit a lot of socks, some a lot of scarves. I knit a lot of pants. Here's the pair just finished for Mary:

Sporty and cute, just like Mary. Hopefully we will get a pic of her wearing them soon. Why didn't I take one today, when she tried them on and I had my camera? Same reason I haven't taken the picture for our Christmas cards, either, I suppose. A little know secret concerning havin gchildren: your brain functions at 50% capacity from the moment you get pregnant until your child is older - no idea how old, but past 2 for sure. I will keep you posted if it ever comes back to full functionality.

Now my needles are free to start some Christmas knitting!

4 comments:

coccinelle said...

beautiful knits tracy! i'm really diggin' the longies, particularly the mary version and would love to know where to find the pattern.

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MiRM said...

Thanks for your kind comments! The pattern for the pink pants can be found here:
http://www.holysheepyarns.com/

The other longies are more tight-fitting, like tights I suppose tho not quite that tight, and that pattern is here: http://www.littleturtleknits.com/

I have bought yarn from both places, as well, with great satisfaction. Thanks again for vising my blog!