Weekend Loves

Sophia has been walking a little bit here and there for awhile now, but over the past week she's really started to take off. I'm bordering between excited and afraid.

Now, onto some lovely links...

: : John Holt's Growing Without Schooling magazine is archived here! Finding that out was the highlight of my week. I remember sitting in my parents' old living room flicking through the issues way back when. Good stuff.

: : Levi and I could easily become addicted to these apple chips.

: : The Purl Bee's latest knitted owl pattern is too cute.

: : Speaking of knitting, someone in this big, wide world sat around knitting barnacles, and just knowing that makes me happy.

: : Did you know that you can make your own glitter? I did not, but now I do. And, you do too. (Although, I have my suspicions about whether or not that photo is actually homemade glitter. Call me a skeptic.)

: : Levi is wavering between being a dinosaur or a dragon for Halloween. I'm currently inspired by this, this, this, and this.

: : Sweet Fia is going as an owl. I'm thinking this hat in pink and purple with an altered onesie.

Happy Weekend, Y'all!

A Growing Web

"Me The Spider is building a web." That's what Levi told me as he took pipe cleaners and began twisting them onto the laundry basket this morning...

The web morphed as the day progressed, and by the end of it all it had sucked in a ladybug...

My mom came over during part of the spider madness. She made Levi a set of antennae and wings. He was no longer "me the spider". Instead he was "me the ladybug" and "me the wasp"...depending on when you spoke to him. I believe I went for a walk with "me the wasp."...

He's rough on wings....

I do believe we need to buy stock in pipe cleaners. There's not an unused one in the house now.

Mama-Made

So here's that cardigan I finished awhile back. Told you it looked way cuter on her...

I do love a baby in knitted goodness. Don't you?

The pattern is a freebie on Ravelry. It's a top down, seamless little cardi. If you're a newbie knitter, don't let that scare you. It's really a simple knit.