milo madness

so i've made one little milo for the baby.  it was fast, easy and came out perfectly - because of course i have no baby to measure it against yet.  i have started a milo for ezra three times now getting well past 5 inches before pulling it all apart and starting over.  the pattern is written largely.  i remembered ginny posting something about that as she was the first to introduce the milo to me on her blog.  but, i didn't think to check her ravelry notes until after i'd already had two unsuccessful attempts.  she does say in her notes that she knit a 3-6 month size vest for her two year old and indeed i am now knitting a 2 year old size for my 4 year old.  ravelry is great for so many things, free patterns, inspiration, and now i have a new respect for keeping notes on certain knits.  so to all you knitters considering the milo, check your gauge and measure as you go.  i slip my stitches onto a spare thread of yarn and pull it over ezra's head.  it's such an adorable knit and i'm sure i'll make many many more of these.  i couldn't get my post finished this morning because we met a friend at the playground and checked out the christmas tree recently installed by the fountain.  it was a grand sight and we've been getting in the spirit here with ezra checking out christmas books already at the library.  last night we read margaret wise brown's "christmas eve" book for the first time.  "goodnight moon" is my favorite early childhood book.  i had not read her christmas book before and was delighted by the story and different style prose than her usual lyrical poetic style.  today we read "madeline's christmas."  we love all the madeline books.  i finished reading kate morton's "the forgotten garden" and liked it as much as "the distant hours."  also on the needles is a lace scarf for a dear friend.  ravelry notes here.  joining ginny this week for the yarn along!