Little Bo-Peep Knits

Treasury!!

2009-04-28T08:04:00.002-04:00

I've been featured in a treasury!! I'm so excited I can hardly contain myself. lol Can you tell it's my first? ;)

You can find it here.

Isn't it a gorgeous treasury?? Willowcatstudio created it and I think she did a fantastic job. She had the brilliant idea of featuring shops that posted and then she picked items from those shops. :)

My sweet boy

2009-04-26T08:11:00.002-04:00

*Don't mind the mess in the background of this picture--it was Christmas morning ;) *

Ah, my first born--they grow up so fast!!

Last night he went to his first sleep-over birthday party! lol I could tell he was anxious about it and was expecting a phone call from the hosting mom but I guess he survived. I'm going to pick him up later this morning. I'm sure he'll be exhausted! I just saw on her Facebook page that she posted at midnight that all NINE of the boys were finally asleep. She's one brave woman, considering she has 6 kids of her own. That means she had 15 kids at her house all night!!

Blog feature!!

2009-04-24T21:52:00.001-04:00

I've been featured in an AWESOME blog--check it out! I'm so excited. lol

From Athena's Desk

Etsy Day SaLe ALL WEEKEND!!

2009-04-24T15:43:00.000-04:00

I'm having a sale to celebrate Etsy Day and how fab Etsy is ALL WEEKEND! From now until 4/26 @ midnight everything in my shop is 15% off! I'll refund the 15% off through paypal right away!

http://littlebopeepknits.etsy.com

Facebook Group!

2009-04-21T11:23:00.002-04:00

I just started a Facebook Group! Won't you become a fan? :)

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=71148537981

Mini skeins!

2009-04-21T10:15:00.005-04:00

Sometimes you need just a wee bit of yarn. Maybe you want to make some wool dryer balls, which are a great alternative to the plastic dryer balls. Or maybe you want to make a scrappy hat or scarf. OR maybe you just need a couple of more ounces to finish that project that's been sitting the bottom of your knitting bag waiting to be finished.

Well I have the solution for you! Mini skeins! I've got a range of colors and amounts. Click on one of the pictures below and you'll be taken straight to my shop! :)

Happy Knitting!

Sweet newborn longies

2009-04-18T08:09:00.003-04:00

I wanted to share a little bit about one of the items in my shop.

These sweet little longies were custom knit by me using yarn that I dyed. I wanted a pastel rainbow look and I love how soft the colors came out.

They feature an elastic waistband which is safe for little babies who want to put everything in their mouths! You don't want your little one chewing on a drawstring made from yarn. ;)

I love the Moss Stitch and typically use it on my longies unless a customer requests something different. There's something about textures in knitting that appeals to me. :)

What are longies, you ask? Longies, shorties, skirties and soakers are all terms that cloth diaper users throw around. They're basically diaper covers that double as pants/shorts/skirts. They are typically knit with wool because wool is a wonderful material to absorb wetness, yet is breathable so your little one doesn't get a heat rash "down there". One would think that wool is too much work to care for but really once you get used to it it's not that bad. In fact, I've thrown my knits into the washing machine!

So that's that! These longies will fit a newborn and you can buy them here. And if you see some yarn in my shop that you would like knit up feel free to send an alchemy request!

Le sigh

2009-04-18T07:37:00.003-04:00

I've been in a foul mood the past couple of days. My uncle passed away Thursday morning so I guess that's why. I don't know...I just feel lazy. My house is a wreck, the laundry monster is growing by the day. What happened to the maid?? I guess she quit. :P

On the bright side I've got 3 co-op orders done! woohoo! I plan on doing the 4th today.

Other than that nothing is going on. Although I think the baby is getting sick. Yay for me! lol

Surprise stocking!

2009-04-16T18:42:00.003-04:00

I have a surprise stocking! I just loaded my shop with mini skeins and even a surprise knit item! Go check it out! :D

Awesome Giveaway!

2009-04-16T07:56:00.000-04:00

Check out this awesome shop and giveaway!

http://roses7184.blogspot.com/2009/04/special-feature-wednesday_15.html

Nothing much

2009-04-16T07:47:00.003-04:00

After 2 days of dyeing I NEED to run errands. Darn. I hate running errands. lol I have a chiropractor appointment and then I have to run into Aldi's. I LOVE Aldi's. It's kind of ghetto but these days I can't even afford Wal-Mart! lol

When we get home it will probably be lunch time so I'll put the groceries away, throw lunch at the kids, put the baby down for a nap and then play with some yarn while watching All My Children. Ahhh....my favorite part of the day. ;)

Stay tuned for pictures of the first 2 orders from my co-op!

"Mommy, you look like you're dying"

2009-04-14T05:03:00.003-04:00

This is what my 4 year old said to me yesterday as I lay in bed with the migraine from hell, feeling like I was indeed dying.

I had planned SO much yesterday, including dyeing yarn, laundry, cleaning the bathrooms and much much more. But alas, I got sidelined. Thank goodness my 8 year old has the week off. He took excellent care of me. ;)

I feel much better today though, but I've got TONS of work to catch up on...

Happy Easter!!

2009-04-12T19:02:00.003-04:00

Happy Easter everyone!

Yesterday the kids went to an Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by our local Knights of Columbus. They had a blast! There were SO many kids there--think stampede. ;) They divided the kids into age groups: 5 and under, 1st-3rd grade, and older kids. I wondered why the older kids were there, but whatever. After they collected and emptied out the plastic eggs they turned them back in and got a gold dollar coin.

Here we are waiting in the car. We went to breakfast with my mom so we ended up at the Egg Hunt early.

Here's the first round. She got TONS of candy, lil miss greedy. ;)

Do you know how hard it is to take a picture of a fast moving kid?!

And here's the second round:

See what I mean? He moved so fast I didn't even get him in the photo! lol

Waiting in line to turn the plastic eggs in:

When we got home we dyed Easter eggs. We started with 12 and by the time we were done we had 8. rofl

Twitter, Twibs and more!

2009-04-10T08:40:00.002-04:00

Well, I'm probably the last person in the world to join Twitter but I finally did. Check it out! http://twitter.com/LBPKnits They wouldn't let me do my whole name so I had to shorten it to LPBKnits. Hopefully I remember that. lol

So now that I'm on Twitter I have a Twibs page too! What's Twibs you ask? It's Twitter for businesses! If you have an Etsy store they can even link your store directly to your Twibs page. How awesome is that?! So follow me on Twitter and Twibs--join the Twitting craze!! lol

In other news--10+ pounds of yarn is a LOT of yarn. lol I got the Cestari and Merino shipments in for the co-op!!! woo hoo! So I'm going to start dyeing today so I can get these orders out. Oh and my house smells like a farm. Or at least like I have a couple of sheep living with me. I love Cestari--you know something is organic when it still smells like what it came from. They're not technically organic but the smell and the grass in the yarn tells me they're organic. ;)

Yarn Club

2009-04-05T13:24:00.001-04:00

Thank you for all the comments! :)

I'm definitely going to offer a yarn club, I just need to work out the details. And I won't do more than even THINK about it until the co-op is over. ;)

Thanks again!

Poll: Yarn of the month club?

2009-04-04T20:30:00.003-04:00

I'm thinking of offering a yarn of the month club. I was thinking of maybe offering sock and not sock and having 3 month, 6 month and 12 month subscriptions. The colorways would be a surprise, they could be new colorways or oldies but goodies. I would probably offer it through the blog because I haven't figured out a good way to do it through Etsy. Hopefully it would work. lol

What do you think? :) Please leave a comment.

Spring has sprung!

2009-03-23T12:20:00.002-04:00

My daffodils are blooming, the birds are chirping and I KNOW that eventually it will warm up. The calendar my say it's Spring but my thermometer would disagree! It's a balmy 46 degrees here. I really can't wait for warmer weather. I used to love cold weather but now not so much. Maybe it's because I'm getting older? I'm not THAT old. lol

I have some new yarn listed over on Esty and I love how bright it is! Go ahead and look, you know you want to! ;)

Ok, the baby really wants to be put down so I can't write as much as I had planned. I'll save it for another day!

So much going on!

2009-03-05T11:12:00.001-05:00

I've got so much going on right now, hopefully I'll remember it all!

I've got some exciting new colorways. You can view them here.

I'm doing a co-op of my yarns, which is always fun! If you'd like to join, click here.

In Ravelry news, I did a search for my name (don't we all do that? lol) and I was surprised to see some of my yarn in a couple of projects! I was so stoked by that! lol I knew about one of them but I didn't know about the others. Now I feel like a real yarnie. Silly, I know, but it's the truth.

I've moved my shop to Etsy! Now that I'm not specializing in diaper covers I don't think Hyena Cart is the place for me. I loved my time there and HC will always hold a special place in my heart, but I feel like Etsy is the place for me now. No worries, though--you can still get there by going to www.littlebopeepknits.com :D

So since I need to get out into the Etsy world I've joined 2 Street Teams! I'm so excited, but a little overwhelmed. I have NO idea what I'm doing but everyone has been sweet and helpful so far. I belong to EtsyFAST and EtsyKnitters. I feel like there's a whole new world out there for me to explore! lol

New colorways and stocking info!!

2008-11-21T13:03:00.000-05:00

"Melon-y" which was dyed to match the fabric:

"Burgundy Mist", named by Mr. Bo-Peep

Still un-named but I thought I would share anyway. If you have any ideas for a name feel free to comment! :-D

Ok, now for the stocking news. We're having a HUGE stocking and SALE on Black Friday!!! Everything in our store will have free shipping until November 30th so now's your chance to get some great yarn!!! I'm hoping to have the previews up by the end of this weekend but with 3 kids (5 if you count Mr. Bo-Peep and the dog) you never know what will happen! :)

I haven't dropped off the face of the earth!!

2008-11-19T21:07:00.000-05:00

I promise! lol I've been busy dyeing all but one skein of my yarn. I've taken pictures, now I just need to STOCK it!!! Stay tuned.....

I've also been busy doing tons of volunteer work with my lamb's school. The tuition of this school is small compared to others so Mr. Bo-Peep and I have to volunteer a certain amount of hours every year. Which I don't mind--our lambs love seeing us involved and I actually enjoy it. I've been playing lunch lady, helping with their weekly hot lunch and this Saturday night we have the annual auction which is a huge fund raiser for the school. I'm the "head cashier" which means I get to take everyone's money. lol I used to be a bookkeeper at Home Depot so it's old hat for me. ;)

Now on to the fun stuff!!! I have action shots of "Emily" knit up!! These longies were knit for a trade on DiaperSwappers.

And just for fun (don't mind the nasty hair--it was a pajama day lol)

New Congo!!

2008-10-31T11:09:00.000-04:00

I'm proud to announce that I recently joined Main Street Congo! We stock on the 3rd of every month so come check it out!!

I've got 2 new colorways that I'm stocking there. Psstt....one of them matches Ella Elephant!

Sick, sick, sick!

2008-10-20T08:49:00.001-04:00

Ugh. Our family got hit with a nasty cold/flu. I think it's a really bad cold because we haven't had fevers. But we've got a nasty, painful cough, runny noses, headaches, etc. And the baby is really pleasant to be around. :P I stayed in bed all weekend and I still feel awful.

Anyway, if you are waiting on a custom please give me an extra day or two. I am dyeing today, but I didn't all weekend. Thank you for your understanding.

Some recent custom work

2008-10-14T20:19:00.000-04:00

Dial-up users, beware! Tons of pics to follow lol

First, the knits:

Soaker

Longies with our Monkey Boy colorway

Longies

Longies from our Peacock colorway

Ok, now for yarn. lol

"Easter Basket" on Cestari superfine

"Emily" on Cestari superfine

"Clowning Around" on bulky BFL

I've got some dyeing to do!!!

2008-10-03T13:10:00.000-04:00

The big brown truck just dropped off a box of yummy superfine cestari merino!!!! yay! I'll be dyeing over the weekend so stay tuned for some new colorways!

Any suggestions?? lol

Dyer's Charity Challenge!!

2008-09-19T09:18:00.000-04:00

We're proud to announce that we are a part of the Dyer's Charity Challenge!! It's an auction of dyed items and all proceeds are donated to the charity of the dyer's choice. I chose Birthright. And our Chocolate Covered Cherries yarn is what we've offered. Go check it out! :)

We're on Bambootique!!

2008-09-17T11:19:00.000-04:00

Little Bo-Peep Knits is proud to be a part of the Bambootique Congo!! Come take a peek!!

Sneak peek of Friday's stocking!!

2008-09-02T17:20:00.001-04:00

I've been busy dyeing this past week and have come up with a few gorgeous yarns.

First up--sock yarn. This is 100% Superwash Merino and it is sooooo soft!! These yarns will make the cushiest socks and they're sure to be your favorite!

Crushed Grapes:

Indian Summer:

This next colorway is done on Organic Gaia Worsted Wool. SOOOO yummy and a pleasure to knit with! This is like butter in your hands!

Pumpkin Patch:

I hope to have previews up tonight but they'll definitely be available for sale on 9/5/08!!!

New yarns have landed!

2008-08-27T14:13:00.000-04:00

Some yummy new yarns have arrived!! We've got some wonderful Organic Gaia Merino Worsted and Superwash Merino Sock! I've got a lot of dyeing to do. LOL

We'll be stocking on September 5th so keep an eye out! I'll announce previews a few days before so you can be prepared! ;-)

About Me

2008-08-26T12:23:00.000-04:00

Hello! My name is Melanie and I'm the Work At Home Mom (WAHM) behind Little Bo-Peep Knits. The above picture is me and my clan hamming it up for the webcam. lol My children are my life and everything I do is for them. I've been married to my husband for 12 years and we live in Virginia with our 2 dogs that we rescued from the pound.

I've always been "crafty", ever since I was a little girl. I used to love going to the craft stores with my mom and walking up and down the aisles dreaming of what I could create. I did the normal kid crafts of finger painting, coloring and molding with playdoh but even at the young age of 8 I was doing cross stitch. In my teen years I took on tole painting, basket weaving, cake decorating (still to this day I hate birthday cake! lol), beading and flower arranging.

When I had my children I decided to use cloth diapers. My oldest daughter couldn't wear the plastic pants without getting a heat rash so after some investigating I found out that some people use wool covers. I thought "WOOL?! What kind of maniac does THAT?!" But after doing a LOT of research I realized that it really is the better choice for diaper covers and taking care of wool isn't as difficult as I thought.

I'm the type of person that sees something and thinks to herself "Oh I can do that myself". So when I was in the market for wool covers I decided to teach myself how to knit these nifty little creations. In my internet travels I got tons of compliments on my work and people would tell me I could sell them and encouraged me to do so.

Then, while searching for lucious yarn to knit with, the same thing happened! I thought to myself "I can dye my own yarn!" and so I did. Again, people loved what I created and asked if I would sell it to them. With the full support of my family I opened a business.

I needed a name, though. One day I was thinking out loud and I said to my family "It needs to have something to do with sheep and kids" and my son piped up "Little Bo-Peep!" and that's how Little Bo-Peep Knits was born!