The Five of Us, Spring 2014
What I Did All Day
Today was Yarn Braid Round 2 for me and Pea. The last time I did it was our first time. It was about 6 weeks ago. I didn't get them very tight to her head and they seemed to have grown out A LOT. They weren't in bad shape, it just looked funny to have so much hair between her scalp and the start of the braid.
This is nearly 140 braids. And, I got them much tighter down (but not so tight as to cause damage--made that mistake once, won't do it again). I'm hoping to get at least 8 weeks out of them this time. I also used a different brand of yarn which is shinier and softer. I think it looks more natural and it was easier on the old fingers.
The absolute hardest part for both of us is trying to even everything up at the end. I simply CANNOT do it and she won't sit up straight long enough anyway. So, I do this kind of randomy end-length look. The perfectionist in me groans, but the realist says it doesn't look bad.
I didn't keep really great time records, but I think from the time she got out of the tub until I called it done, was 8 to 8.5 hours. Not too bad, really!
My Man and Me
married 7/7/2001
Punk
ours through biology, born 7/25/2004, home 8/1/2004
Pea
ours through adoption from Liberia, West Africa, born 7/15/2005, home 10/25/2007
Pup
ours through domestic adoption, born 1/15/2011, home 2/10/2011, final 8/3/2011
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5 comments:
Rachel,
it looks so great! what yarn do you use?
How long will this stay in???
AMAZING!!!
This looks great!!! can't tell it is not completely even. A friend is coming over tomorrow to do our daughter's hair...can you tell me what brand of yarn you bought?? I followed another recommendation and purchased the Red Heart brand from Walmart but if I should quick run out before the hours of work begin I'd love to know your recommendation for a higher quality of yarn.
Blessings,
kathi
Kathi,
I used the Red Heart the first time around. It was just fine. A little rough on my fingers and a little thicker than the Caron Simply Soft Eco (from Walmart) that I used this time. I wouldn't say it's "higher quality"--just softer and thinner! :) Good luck with your hair day!!!!
Looks great. She looks older with the different style. How did you get her to sit still that long? Disney movies?
Carolyn,
Yes I know! The long hair ages her a lot!!!
And, yes, we do watch a LOT of movies on hair day! And, we take fairly frequent breaks for silliness, snacks, etc.
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