Motherhood has brought my ability to multitask to a whole new level. I just blew dry my hair while pooping. Man, do I have mad skills or what?

The little hat has been completed. I had to add some length as it was a bit small and kept popping off her head. The power of a knitter – fixing a project to suit your needs. You rarely have this kind of control over any part of your life. Ideally I would like to get this kind of thing right from the onset. However, in this case, adding ribbing was easy and just as cute (I would argue even cuter). I just picked up stitches along the edge and knit a 2×2 rib down from there. I increased about 5 stitches because I felt like the hat was a bit tight and I wanted baby to wear it for more than a week. When attempting this kind of modification the only thing you have to be aware of is the number of stitches you pick up, they should be a multiple of four.

Here is a photo of Sophia wearing her new hat while attending her first rock gig. She and her mama are an explosion of badly coordinated clothing. What can I say? It’s a miracle we even make it out of the house let alone make it out color coordinated. (Elisa avert your eyes, this will offend your sensibilities.)

(Mama’s sweater by me, Sophia’s sweater by Benedetta (Thanks Ben!), hat by me, sock in progress in the bag by me.)

Baby keeps losing her hats. She wears them out and they get stuck in a pocket, purse, diaper bag only to be found days later after a heated search of the premises. I have a plan to combat this, thereby eliminating the frantic search.

Knit more hats.

Yarn: Artyarns supermerino

Colorway: 154

Needles: US size 6 Denise Interchangeables

Gauge: 21 sts/4 in, 29 rows/in (knit in the round, unblocked)

Pattern: Made up, CO 60 sts. Still have to add some corkscrew thingies at the top.

Sophia wants to know if ladybug booties take away from her menacing super powers as baby super girl? Maybe she could save the world with cuteness?!

(Shirt by Rob, Booties by Stephanie (thanks Steph!))