Baby granddaughter, Elise Ruth Hershey, was born at 2am on Dec. 2nd. Mother, baby, dad and big sister, Jaina, are doing fine.

Yes, that’s red hair poking out from under the little cap. Grandpa says, of course, that’s mine.

We took the grandchildren to Philadelphia to visit the historical sites in center city, especially the Liberty Bell.  They were impressed.

Here’s what they will remember! Our daughter Sarah found a park there with a very large wooden slide and burlap bags. Incredible fun for them.

What a delight to be able to share knitting with my grandchildren. Caroline is three years old and is really creative with plans for Grandma’s  knitting needles and balls of yarn but for a short while will sit still and work with the yarn and needles. Our five year old is a lot more interested but Legos definitely have it all over yarn and needles for him I believe.

Beads and Whales?

Hats seem to be what’s flowing off my needles lately. Cooler weather is coming and my grandson, Naaman, confided in me that the hat I knitted him last year has a hole in it. Well, I think grandma can take care of that although these two that I just completed won’t do for him at all.

This is a beaded hat using a Cabin Fever pattern and Frog Tree Meriboo. This yarn has become so popular, anyone who squeezes a ball is in love immediately. We have the kit available complete with beads (although you don’t have to bead it if you don’t want) on our kits page which is soon to be uploaded to the website.

Then there’s the Whale of a Tail hat which is too cute. Also a Cabin Fever pattern and this time I used Colour 4 You yarn which has great colorways in solids and plains. That little whale tail on the top is perfect for the tiny babies, maybe this will go over better than the blanket with our little Joshua. We will have the whale hat kit available on our kits page this week also.

Warm wools in just a beanie hat design are what the college kids want just to pull down over their ears. Who am I kidding, they want to pull it down over their hair on bad hair days! When winter comes, our family looks forward to discovering them tucked away to pull them on in Philly, towns in Delaware and here on the beaches when the cold hits.

Reversible Moss Stitch Blanket

Finished grandbaby Joshua’s baby blanket and presented it to him this past weekend. He was a little unsure to definitely “get this away from me.” Grandma would be absolutely crushed if I hadn’t had to mend baby Caroline’s blanket because it is carried

every place she goes and I’m hoping that cashmere is truly a hearty fiber and lasts and lasts and lasts. You can find the pattern for this Moss Stitch Diamonds Baby Blanket on the internet as a free pattern. It is easy and the completed blanket is lovely if I do say so myself (not asking Joshua until he’s a little older.)

I found “George” in our grandson’s baby cocoon taking a break from being the favorite toy. The baby cocoons were quick to knit out of Supersoft Aran using it  double stranded and the grandchildren liked them although baby Caroline, being the Imelda of hats, had to give it a try as head gear straightaway. What fun!