Hi! I'm Lauren: college-educated mom to Harper (and soon-to-be Ezra!) who gave up career life to sew, knit, sing nursery rhymes and watch Yo Gabba Gabba a dozen times a day. Most days, I love it. My husband Scott and I live with our kid(s) and two insanely dumb cats in Salt Lake City, Utah. Linkin’ Up
Finished Objects
Over the last couple weeks, I’ve been pulling out Harper’s fall/winter clothes from last year to get them ready for the upcoming weather change. I was careful to buy most of her clothes last fall in larger sizes – anywhere from 12-18 months to 2T. I also knitted her sweaters in 12-18mos sizes, so I’m [...]
My first sweater for the upcoming fall/winter season (and for luvinthemommyhood’s summer sweater knit along), Cloudy Sunday, is DONE! And I absolutely love it. This gorgeous boucle yarn was gifted to me by my mother-in-law, and at first, I was a bit apprehensive.
Pajama pants. Can I get an amen from you other stay-at-home mamas? I mean, let’s be honest. How many of you wear them every day until…oh…the hour before the husband come home? Me! Me! So, they should definitely be cute. So cute that you could go to the grocery store in them. I mean, you [...]
I have started several quilts in my life, and in true Lauren fashion, they have mostly been king-sized or something ungodly huge. (I NEVER bite off more than I can chew. Oh, wait…) So, to say finishing this quilt is a huge achievement is quite an understatement. (This one is an over-sized crib size for [...]
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the absolute pleasure of working with luvinthemommyhood to grade the Sweetheart Dress pattern seen here. Shannon has had the tutorial up for a while, but she will soon be rolling out an actual pattern for those less inclined to work from scratch. As part of the process of [...]