The KnitOwl is in her workshop...

So here's a cute baby named Esme!


She can walk all across the playpen back and forth several times before she falls over. It is so cool to watch her walk around with a book or ball in her hands. She's quite proud of herself and I am just enjoying it all!

Fabrics and Kittens

Alexander Henry's 'Tatsu Dragon' print fabric
from Curious Cat Clothing Etsy shop.


Mitzi (left) and Gypsy (right)


Attempt to catch the understriping in Gypsy's fur


A curious cat indeed...

I've been collecting a few more special fabrics to make clothes for Esme. She is starting to grow out of a lot of her clothes and these handmade clothes seem to 'grow' with her better anyway.

Here are more pictures of the kittens. I hoped to catch some of Gypsy's gorgeous undercoloring in a few of these shots.

Mitzi and Gypsy

Mitzi
An awesome close-up by Mark

Gypsy is still a little shy
but is getting better

They're making as much use of Esme's toys as she is.
Sometimes now I wake up in the middle
of the night to hear Esme's car toy making noises -- and see kittens attacking it.

A Handmade Dress for Esme

I love how the light catches her eyes here.

I saw a handmade dress similar to this one on Etsy - but it was far out of my price range. Plus, I can sew... so I found a pattern similar to it at the local store and made this up out of flea market fabric.

The buttonholes are handsewn, which was the most difficult part. I could do them on the machine if I could figure out which parts to interchange. Somehow I never get around to that and instead spend an extra 10 minutes to an hour handsewing them.



It is a 'swing dress', that is put on over her feet and then brought up and buttoned over the shoulders.



and, even in a 'real-world shot' (not the best lighting etc) you can see the dress still allows her to move around, standing or sitting and playing with her toes. She can even crawl in it without it hindering her movement - although the middle looks a little funny in some positions. It should fit her as a dress for another few months and then graduate to more of a shirt with a simple alteration of where the buttons are placed.

Also: The pants I made Esme a few months ago are still fitting and are in and out of the wash all of the time. Soon I'll need to make a few more pairs in the next size up! I also bought some Alexander Henry dragon fabric like the dress I saw online -- and hope to get a dress and a pair of pants out of it for a nice outfit :)

More Cotton Slug Attack pictures

More pictures of Mark and Esme with the cotton toy slug the other night. I really need to make more but won't get more time until this weekend. I've also got a request to make a 'plush foot' for a sandal company... which I've done one mockup for and need to make another.

Pogo's Children

'Mitzi'


'Alba'
went to a teenage girl and her mom at the flea market
known for melting wholeheartedly when scratched behind the ears

'Mike'
went to a family with a three-year-old boy at the flea market
Laid-back, liked to watch the world go by around him
and occasionally pounce on others in between naps

another shot without the vampire teeth

Gypsy and Mitzi are still with us
We're leaning towards keeping Gypsy because of her coloring
but Mitzi has her mom's attitude