Super simple 30 minute bootie

My Dearest Dragon:

Who loves to crochet? I go through waves of obsessions, one minute it is painting, the next sewing, the next crochet, etc. Welcome to the artistic mind, where nothing makes sense except to yourself, and its completely impossible to organize!

So I just finished creating a dress I showed in a past blog, and then I whipped (haha no they took me forever) up a pair of mermaid tail blankets for my besties 2yr old and 8yr old.

Heres one...As you can see its Winnie approved. 

Now I am sewed out for the time being, so I took on a crochet project, took 3 times to get the right size, but now I created a cute little bootie from this super easy to follow video! Seriously this girl is great she repeats herself multiple times, so it is almost impossible to get lost. Though of course this wasn't my first time crocheting, if it is your first time, attempt a scarf first with a few different stitches to get comfortable! Just need to make sure you count your stitches, that is the most important key.

Here is my end product 

And this is the beautiful oopsie I made first 

I Love this sea green colour, but the yarn is suuppeerr chunky and even though I used a different but totally similar pattern, that is meant for a smaller bootie, and struggled with a teeny hook the booties will be sitting around until Gage is older....like 2yrs old, oops. 

However if you like chunky yarn, and why wouldn't you its lovely and warm, this also super easy to follow wonderful video tutorial is free 

Chunky yarn bootie

But to use a finer yarn like the first bootie this tutorial here is amazing! 

Easy baby bootie

Note: in this tutorial you can do different sizes with different size hooks, she gives the sizes in the description of the video so take a peek. I used a slightly smaller hook then they recommended and they are perfect size. 

Now I think I will go and make 100000 of these and give them to everyone! They will make awesome gifts, thinking about adding a matching hat! 

Hope you love them as much as me. 

What is a Dragon?

My Dearest Dragon:

I gave a short description of what a dragon baby is in my blog title, there are 3 categories, Dragon, Dragicorn, and Unicorn. unicorn being an easier baby that has a more even temper and good sleeping habits, a dragon being the opposite, and a dragicorn being somewhere in the middle. My little Gagey fluctuates between all three but usually remains somewhere on the dragon, dragicorn scale.

 

No I do not find this term offensive, who has read the series "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini? Maybe not very many as the movie they attempted was a washout. The books however, are wonderful! They describe dragons as majestic, beautiful, powerful, intense, intelligent, beings with a presence you cannot deny....that tend to have the temper that can take out an entire village. 

photo found here

Perhaps reading this series in my teenager years is why I never felt the term offensive, though I do understand why some (including my husband) might need an explanation. As mom's we are not able to say anything about our children other then they are wonderful, beautiful, amazing, perfect beings...which of course they are, but, that does not mean they are easy, and that does not mean you can't struggle, and having to struggle with a more "difficult" baby should not be looked at as negative quality in the mom or in the child itself, even though society may make us feel this way.

As a mom, you are not just "doing things wrong" or "haven't found the right trick", as we are told all the time, your baby is just got his or her own mind, and thats going to help them one day. 

I actually think this is a good quality, it's exhausting, because they tend to enjoy stimulation, life in general and are allergic to sleep, but I think with these personality traits, he will have the ability succeed at whatever he sets his mind on in the future. 

My little dragon sways deeply on both ends, when he is happy, the world shines with him, he has a presence that just lights up the room, when he sways to the other end, it is equally as powerful haha. 

My suggestion if you have this baby, as you down your fourth coffee, wipe an unknown substance off your pjs, and throw your unwashed hair into a bun, try not to look at it as a negative, attempt to see this temperament as a positive, your baby will need your patient guidance to become the very best he or she can be. 

AliExpress Review

My Dearest Dragon:

I mentioned in my last blog that I love free stuff, I also love cheap stuff! Let's be real, I like my baby looking handsome, but I mean $35/sweater that he will grow out of in a month, crazy business. Although...I have spent $35 on a baby sweater before...don't tell my husband!

Who can blame me? Super cute. 

However, if that sweater cost only $10 all the better! So I came across AliExpress as a cheap clothing option for baby, though it has much more then just clothes. I figured might as well give it a try! So I put in an order for a couple hats, baby bandana bibs, and and outfit. Well that was at least a month ago, probably longer, and i am still waiting on the bibs and hats, that is one of the downfalls of the site, always order bigger, not just because the sizes are chinese sizes and therefor a bit smaller then our western standards, but also because it might take a while to get to you! However, I did get a super cute outfit rather quickly! 

Outfit (here's the link)

I can't remember because this was a while ago, but this is stinkin cute! and it was a nice stretchy material, fitting a little small, but I also have a little bit of a pudgkin baby so I don't think thats a knock against it. 

I have put in another order and hoping that I can write another positive review....also that I get some of those products I am still waiting on lol.