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Baby Fun

I have heard from more than a few readers asking something to the effect, or specifically:  And the baby?????????  Sure the condo photos are nice and all, but what about that baby girl, you didn't showcase her one bit.  So here goes a brief review of my time in Minneapolis with M and family, in photo format  (Photos removed)


Here's M's introduction to Cornelius.  It can be said she didn't dislike him, but he didn't make her laugh either.  There was a lot to take in at this moment.

M and Cornelius united, note the skull and X-bone leggings

We all agreed this version was a pretty good likeness of the original. However, it had not been clear that the idea was that he should be able to stand on his own. Or at least that had been Dad's thought. Knitted items are notorious for not being self-supporting without something like a dowel or styrofoam, neither of which seem appropriate for this application.  Dad found the softball shape of Cornelius intriguing and, of course, used him as such.  In the end we'll see how good the construction really is as it gets washed and dried.  Should he fall apart, well another one can be easily made.

During my stay a social media announcement came out for the following new knitting pattern book:

Doesn't that just seem right?  Knit your grand daughter the alphabet which will help use up your leftover yarn and also give her something educational with which to play.  That seems like such a win-win plan.  Someone suggested a couple of sets be made, one with velcro and give her a felt backboard so she can someday spell with them as well.  We'll see, the first set needs to be made before a determination can be made about the second set.  Spelling for the time being is a few years off.

There you go interested readers a few baby photos.  What, not enough you say?  Give me one more day and more baby photos and knitting will be revealed.  Just one more day, OK?

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