In just yesterday's post I was wondering where this was and it arrived today!



The one I want to make my son is the one in the top right-hand corner. It has bears on it--not a great pic of the leaflet but once the vest is done, I'll get a good picture of the finished result.

Labels: Animal vests, knitting library

I've started my daughter's Christmas stocking and am now working the fair-isle snowflake part. This stocking works up just like a top-down sock on a much larger scale--I love making socks so this is a lot of fun.



I tried starting my son's animal vest but the pattern copy I had was missing part of the bear vest section (the animal I chose to make him) and the gauge section. Shame on me for trying to use a copy anyway so I searched the internet for the actual pattern leaflet. Surprisingly, I found it on Vintage Knits. I ordered the leaflet a week ago and there is still no sign of it--paid by PayPal too so it better show up soon. . .

Labels: holiday knitting

It's finished!





Shortly after my three butterflies hatched, I found this little monarch caterpillar:

and another one like him. They're both chrisalids now and I just hope they don't hatch while I'm at work. I have a Plan B if that happens. I just hope Plan B works.

I also found this monarch egg along with three others around August 8th:

All four eggs hatched and I let three go on milkweed in my yard. I kept one caterpillar and unfortunately about a week later, he escaped and I couldn't find him, :(

Labels: baby blankets

No knitting news, just monarch caterpillar news for today's post.

Since my last post, here's what's happened:

July 25:


July 26:

this picture doesn't do the monarch's chrysalis justice. It's the most beautiful, in my opinion. Otherwise known as the 'green house with the golden nails.' It's jade in color with golden specs and a gold and black line near the top.

TODAY!:





Two out of three hatched today. The last one will most likely hatch tomorrow morning as the chrysalis is darkening and you can see the butterfly inside now.

Labels: butterflies, life in the BerryKnitty household