I didn't really master the skill of knit-feeding until I had my third 🤣- My knitting really took off after I had my fourth baby. It's weird, because you'd expect to have less knitting time the more children you have. I think it's just because you get better at time management. My older children learned to leave my knittnig alone, that helped. While they are babies, you can knit quite a bit. It's once they are toddlers, that it becomes more difficult to do anything other than running after them while they are awake. I agree, little sweaters are the most convenient thing for babies. I never minded pulling anything over my babies' heads, and neither did my babies. Bonnets are super practical as well. Now that my kids are older (10yo, 8yo, 6yo, 3yo), they request what I knit for them. They grew up in wool, so they are pretty unbothered by it. I use mainly non-superwash wool in the cold season and plant fibers for the summertime. I have three girls, who love to wear their knit dresses and cute shirts. My kids went to pre-school in Germany, where wool garments are not unusual. Our providers were amazing with pre-washing stained garments. I have never had a garment ruined to the point, that i couldn't save it. I did overdye some stained garments and they're still in heavy use. I just found your podcast and love following you! When I was a young(er) mom, no other podacsters or real life friends were knitters. Many did sew, that was fun to follow, too. You can sew with wool fabric as well. I have made some outdoor items for my kiddos out of felted wool fabric - those were our favorites!
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What are some expectations vs. realities you e experienced in knitting and/or child rearing??
I didn't really master the skill of knit-feeding until I had my third 🤣- My knitting really took off after I had my fourth baby. It's weird, because you'd expect to have less knitting time the more children you have. I think it's just because you get better at time management. My older children learned to leave my knittnig alone, that helped. While they are babies, you can knit quite a bit. It's once they are toddlers, that it becomes more difficult to do anything other than running after them while they are awake.
I agree, little sweaters are the most convenient thing for babies. I never minded pulling anything over my babies' heads, and neither did my babies. Bonnets are super practical as well. Now that my kids are older (10yo, 8yo, 6yo, 3yo), they request what I knit for them. They grew up in wool, so they are pretty unbothered by it. I use mainly non-superwash wool in the cold season and plant fibers for the summertime. I have three girls, who love to wear their knit dresses and cute shirts. My kids went to pre-school in Germany, where wool garments are not unusual. Our providers were amazing with pre-washing stained garments. I have never had a garment ruined to the point, that i couldn't save it. I did overdye some stained garments and they're still in heavy use.
I just found your podcast and love following you! When I was a young(er) mom, no other podacsters or real life friends were knitters. Many did sew, that was fun to follow, too. You can sew with wool fabric as well. I have made some outdoor items for my kiddos out of felted wool fabric - those were our favorites!
Omg I’d love to know some of the patterns you are knitting up for your older kids - I’m starting to gather ideas now 😂