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This is my first sewing top, do you like it?
it’s a Kimono pattern from a sewing book by Amy Butler.
I love her fabric designs so does the patterns. 
This top is not hard to make, and fits Erika quite well (the size is for 9-12 months old.)
the back
However, the sleeves are a bit long for her… And I am going to fix if because I know that one day will fit her well.
Kimono
I joined this swap two weeks ago, it’s a very quick swap.
Knitting dishcloth only needs half an hour to an hour time to get it done.
This time, I knitted a lace dish cloth.
Dishcloth in lace pattern
The yarn that I chose is Cotton Ease by lionBrand. I seldom went to the Michael’s Art and Craft store to purchase yarn, this is an exception, because I think this kind of cotton yarn is just perfect for dishcloth project.
I love this pink, I also bought one more skein in a very pale yellow color.
I will knit more dishcloth, it’s just a great and fast project.
I am going to knit more and give them away. 
Here are the pictures of my new cotton top for Erika.
cute?!
I didn’t do a great job on her name embroidery, I just did it ‘freely’.
but, I think it’s cute to use her name for this top, it becomes very unique for her.
I love these Rowan buttons, they are very cute!
THe back of the top is very opened, only one button here!
Pattern: Baby doll top (from the book: Soft + simple knits for little ones)
Yarn: Mission falls (3 balls, one ball for each color)
needle size: 4.5 and 3.75 mm
Size : 12 months (I can actually knit a bigger size for her, but seems like this just fits her well for this summer.
Here is a new dress knitted by my aunt, it’s for Erika’s birthday.
She has a pair of very very crafty hands, her work is PERFECT!
the pattern that she used was from a Japanese pattern book, and the yarn is also from Japan.
beautiful huh?!
I love it. and Erika loves it too.
After the trip to Hong Kong, my baby and I spent almost a week to get over the jetlag, and then I spent a week to gain back the energy to do housework!!
THere are SOOO MUCH to do at home with baby care!!
Thanks God that Erika starts to walk with support and she can play by herself most of the time (need less attention as before). She grows up a lot and seems like she understands me more. SHe also tries to express what she wants by doing some simple ‘baby signs’.
I was very guilty that I didn’t teach her any baby sign nor bring her to any baby sign class.
Is it too late for a 11 months old baby to learn baby sign??
I joined two swaps for this summer: SP12 and the Summer of Yarn love Swap. It’s gonna be fun.
I love swapping, you will get a chance to know more people with common interest, and it’s always a happy surprise to receive swap packages from them.
I just received a MIX AND MATCH swap package from Marie (In Sweden).
she was so kind to make me a homemade hand cream, it smells so good! I love it!
She also bought some wool yarn and dyed them by herself for me!
THey are my favorite pink and purple color !!
Thanks Marie, you are really thoughtful, I love the Piano cd that you sent me, I already put it in my car’s audio system and also listen to it while driving! THe piano score you sent me is fun too
I love trying new pieces!
THe last but not least, thanks for the lavender soap, hope you don’t mind me to give it to my mom because my mom love lavender as well I just want to share the goodies to my mom.
YOu wrapped everything nicely and placed with typed notes, THanks for everything
(I shall take pictures for these gifts, will repost with the pictures soon.)
For the coming Summer of Yarn love swap, I will need to send one package for JUne, July and August! It’s fun, I just received my partner’s info today and I am ready to pack the first JUNE package for her!
Besides all the yarn and swaps, I also started knitting again.
I didn’t continue my UFO (finally, I knew what this mean, Unfinished Object) , I started a new one (this is a confession, I shall finish off the wips first… sigh…) it’s a Camellia by Classic Elite Pattern. And I am using Lana Grossa HP 31 BASICS (Purple color) yarn for this top. I am on the half way of the BACK , will post the pictures soon.
