Miss Petrie’s school colors are red, blue and yellow. She wears a uniform to school in one or more of these colors every school day. Mr. Petrie used his nifty knitting skills to make her a school color inspired scarf. It’s been darn cold in Albuquerque the past few days! The temperature is chilly, but [...]
Miss Petrie Deux is one month old! She smiles periodically, sleeps well at night, eats a lot, enjoys all the attention from mom, dad, and big sister. Mr. Petrie made the brown blanket Miss Petrie Deux is laying on. It took him several months since the yarn was incredibly thin, but the blanket is warm, [...]
Mr. Petrie made Miss Petrie a tank top. The yarn is a very breathable cotton. It boggles my mind that Mr. Petrie taught himself to knit and now is able to make us all kinds of clothes. Mr. Petrie is now working on a kimono sweater in the same yarn for Miss Petrie Deux. It’s [...]
My dad has a longtime co-worker and she sent the sweetest gift to Miss Petrie Deux. The sweater and hat are so soft and the color is a perfect shade of blush pink. A blanket was also included with the set. I love handmade gifts!
Mr. Petrie has knitted Baby Deux some adorable hats. But, they were a little too big for a newborn, so he made two tiny hats. I placed a larger hat next to the newborn hats so you could see the size comparison. Mr. Petrie used blue and green merino wool for the other hat, but [...]
Mr. Petrie’s at it again! He’s been knitting lots of cute stuff for Baby Deux. Mr. Petrie taught himself to knit a couple of years ago. It’s such a great deal for me because I get the benefit of choosing yarn and designs and then getting beautiful hand-knitted items but without the work of having [...]
Thanks to How Sweet the Sound for hosting Pink Saturday. Mr. Petrie has been knitting baby hats for our friends who are having babies in the next few months. The hat pattern comes from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts. The brown and pink hat was made with cotton yarn. The blue and green hat was made [...]
Mr. Petrie taught himself to knit last spring. He has since made us beautiful, warm clothing. Whenever we go to the yarn store, all the ladies always look so surprised that Mr. Petrie is the knitter and not me. Luckily, he has a good sense of humor. Mr. Petrie has offered to teach me to [...]