And T is for Teething, which is what has been occupying Griffin’s time this week. In between the fussy episodes, though, it has been possible to get a few things done!

First up, a plain gray Old Navy tshirt that I embellished with some plaid reverse applique for our little G-man. This shirt is a size 2T, and he’s swimming in it, which is great because it means he’ll be able to wear it for longer than 3 weeks. The funny thing is, the arms are way too long, but the torso length is about right. (Please to be ignoring the drool spot. The little man is quite the fountain these days.)

Next we have my attempt at a sleep sack in some cute flannel I had laying around. The result here is not the fault of the person who wrote this lovely tutorial. I threw this thing together over 2 days, during periods where Griff was only mildly fussy in the pack n play instead of wanting to full-on scream in the pack n play. You may notice that the cats are upside down. The ones on the back of the sleep sack are, of course, right side up. Since I only had 1.5 yards of fabric, and due to the directional motif and the way the pattern pieces need to be cut from the 44″ fabric, there was no way to cut the pieces without one side or the other being upside down, and I cut out the back piece first, using my typical genius for this sort of thing. This was also my first zipper installation experience. The zipper works, and the zipper is firmly attached to the garment. That is all that need be said on that topic. Griff wore it last night and slept no worse than usual, so I apparently managed to remove all the pins.

(No, the zipper is NOT upside down; sleep sacks have the zipper inverted so the little occupant can’t get clever overnight and unzip himself. Please see this actual Halo™® Sleep Sack™® for reference™®.

A real Sleep Sack™® costs around $20-$25, and the fabric for this was less than $10, so I think it’s a pretty good deal. I’ll probably make some more in the next few months.

Griff needs a hat, so I’m knitting him a cute earflap number from Itty Bitty Hats. I’m using some green and brown Plymouth Boku that I bought an entire bag of on clearance from WEBS a while back, intending to knit a rug. This was before Griff came along. What are the chances I’m going to be knitting an entire rug these days? That’s right, so let’s use some of the yarn for a hat! The stockinette is curling like a bunch of drunken Canadians armed with brooms. I sure hope the crochet edging and fleece lining will take care of that.

And last, we have, unbelievably enough, something for me. I need a new purse, since my 2-year-old Target number is about to completely disintegrate, so I’ve been working on knitting this thing for many many months, using a couple skeins of Boku and various leftovers of wool from other projects. I managed to get it and the I-cord for the strap felted this week, and I should have time to install the grommets and get a lining sewed in this weekend. Maybe. I blocked it over a cardboard box, which gave it a nice rectangular shape on the bottom.

Pre-felting:

Post-felting:

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