the blue blog archives: happy mommy

S snuck into bed with me this morning and cuddled for about twenty minutes before he remembered... "my little blankie!" He's asked for it first thing the last three mornings, but it was promised for this morning. True to my word, I stayed up late last night finishing it and even managed to lay it out to block a bit before I went to bed. I pointed him in the right direction, he patted it a little and immediately carried it to the sofa to try it out. Looks like it's just right.

Knitting requests, cuddly boys and another season of giraffe jackets - I'm one happy mommy.

posted by alison at 10:29 am | in blankie blues , giranimals

Comments

What a perfect way to start the day ! Lovely.
I'm so glad the Giraffe jackets still fit.They look fab !

Posted by: Emma at October 24, 2004 11:09 AM

those sweaters still look terrific. glad they stil fit. they are just fantastic.

Posted by: froggy at October 24, 2004 12:50 PM

How gratifying! I get "mom, you knit me something" quickly followed by "I don't want to wear it, I don't like it." Nobody told me that the clothing fights start at age 2!

Posted by: Amy at October 24, 2004 1:22 PM

You're one awesome mommy!

Posted by: Evelyn at October 24, 2004 2:21 PM

Wow - that was fast! I have always loved those giraffe jackets. But alas - While I know French, I do not know knitting in french. :( They are fabulous!

Posted by: Alysia at October 24, 2004 2:35 PM

Stefan is oh so cute! It is great that they giraffe jackets still fit. It was seeing those in your gallery that made me go and investigate Phildar for myself!

Posted by: jo at October 24, 2004 5:14 PM

Oh, so cute!! I love the giraffe jackets!

Posted by: Jackie at October 24, 2004 6:00 PM

Your boys are just adorable, and I always love seeing them on the blog. How wonderful that the giraffe sweaters still fit - too cute (boys and sweaters.)

Posted by: Jane at October 24, 2004 7:38 PM

Don't you love how children finger the edges of their blankies!
Sweet!

Posted by: Donna Boucher at October 24, 2004 8:24 PM

If you ever wondered why you knit, you never will again. That is true knitting love.

Posted by: Bliss at October 24, 2004 9:28 PM

What sweet little puddin' heads. Hug them close. They're lucky little guys to have such beautiful handknit blankets and sweaters.

Posted by: Kim at October 24, 2004 11:43 PM

Your boys are so cute, I love those giraffe coats,
they are adorable.

Posted by: yvette at October 25, 2004 1:36 AM

Oh this is such a sweet post. The picture of your boy and the blanket is priceless and I love those giraffe jackets!

Posted by: Alison at October 25, 2004 3:02 AM

You should be a happy mommy-your boys are both sweet and handsome! All that late night knitting paid off just to see Stefan take to his new blanket immediately, no?

Posted by: Katie O. at October 25, 2004 7:16 AM

Oh they look so cute! I bet stefan is so so so thrilled with his new little blankie. I was a blankie girl myself...I know the comfort properties...he looks so content. :) hugs!

Posted by: Heather at October 25, 2004 10:54 AM

Look at how adorable they look in their giraffe coats! (And are they really growing up that quickly??? They're so BIG now!)

Posted by: Becky at October 25, 2004 1:42 PM

Your story about the little blankie is so cute, I told it to my hubbie. You make us want to be parents even more! Great giraffe jackets, what good looking kiddos you have!

Posted by: Jenny at October 27, 2004 12:04 AM

Hi from Denmark!

I just love those giraffe jackets! And 2 cute boys as well!
I've tried to find the pattern on the internet, but could only find it in french. Maybe you can help me, and tell me where to search?
Greetings from Denmark.

Mette

Posted by: mette skjærbæk at October 27, 2004 4:24 AM

Hello Mette, the giraffe pattern is from an old Phildar pattern book (see my archive page for the details), which is pretty hard to find now and was only available in french. I did see a Lea Special magazine in Germany that had reproduced the patterns from that Phildar mag in German. So those are the only places I've seen it. If you find the pattern, get it and I or someone else can help you through the translating for sure! Good luck! :0)

Posted by: alison at October 27, 2004 11:09 AM

wow--i love those giraffe coats. is that a commercially available pattern? is it yours? i'd love to get one. thanks! maya

Posted by: maya at October 29, 2004 7:06 PM

should've read all the comments first. thanks.
maya

Posted by: maya at October 29, 2004 7:07 PM