Nursing Cover

So, I've always breastfed my babies and always struggled with nursing the hungry baby in public. The typical episode would end with milk everywhere, slipping blankets due to flailing infants, and a baby not very happy with all the time it takes to be modest. I can't believe it took me until my third baby to find this awesome thing! The other day, I even walked around after my 2 year old in public while nursing and was completely covered. Hallelujah!

I'm not going to give you the how to for this... because I used someone else's tutorial and tweeked it. I added a big pocket on the front to carry things and another snapped pocket on the front of the big pocket... to put modest things in, like nursing pads. I made the boning 12 inches long because 16 inches seemed like too much to me. It was fun to make and easy! The hardest thing was picking out the fabrics I wanted to use! Due to too many options I may have spent an hour and a half looking at fabric at the store while pacifying the newborn in the baby sling and the two year old with crackers. Yes, I might have done that... The best part was spending $7 (after sales and coupons) instead of $30+ retail! And, finally, here's a link to the tutorial I used. Happy sewing!
http://freshlypicked.blogspot.com/2009/06/breastfeeding-cover-tutorial.html

Love the fabrics!

Love the pockets!

In use.

Simple Sweet Baby Mitts

I do have an excuse for not posting in a while! Had a baby. :) But here's a baby related pattern for you. An easy quick one. Good for baby shower gifts, as part of a gift set or to whip up for winter or a baby that scratches their little face. My new little model:

Serenity Dawn Scofield

Trying out her mitts

*Please only use my patterns for personal use or gifts. Please do not sell the finished products or copy or sell the pattern. Thanks!*

Simple Sweet Baby Mitts

H size crochet hook, Caron Simply Soft yarn

Cuff
Row 1: ch 6, sc in 2nd chain from the hook and in each of the next 4 chains, ch 1, turn (5 sc total)
Row 2-14: sc in back loop only of each sc, ch 1, turn (5 sc total)

Body
Row 1: Work in the side of cuff: hdc, ch 1, *hdc, hdc, ch 1* repeat between *s x 5, end with a hdc, join with sl st to the first hdc of this row, ch 1,
Row 2: hdc even around, join with sl st, ch 1 (18 hdc total)
Row 3-5: repeat row 2
Row 6: hdc in each of the next 5, hdc2tog, hdc in each of the next 7, hdc2tog, hdc in each of the next 2, join with sl st, ch 1 (16 hdc total)
Row 7: *hdc in each of the next 4, hdc2tog, hdc2tog* repeat between *s x 2, join w sl st, ch 1 (12 hdc total)
Row 8: *hdc in each of the next 4, hdc2tog* repeat between *s x 2, join w sl st (10 hdc total)

Tie: ch 46, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each ch, weave in ends

Sew up cuff, put ties through the holes at top of cuff and tie.