Round 2

After finishing up the baby legwarmers and hat for my hubby's pregnant cousin #1 (having a girl), I moved onto the second couple, who are having a boy! I thought this pattern would make him look like a cute little baby elf boy:


I am missing the button in the photo, but it's a cute little brown one!
Pattern: Vintage Pixie Cap from Vintage Knits for Modern Babies
I used worsted yarn so I only cast on 60 sts (trying to make a 0-3 month size)

And I whipped up some bootie/socks to match:


That is probably one of my fav baby sock patterns. (Link: Layette from Itty Bitty Nursery)
It's constructed just like a regular sock, but on worsted yarn and in the tiny baby size it goes SO fast! I knit the foot a little shorter than the pattern specifies (probably like 2.5 inches long instead of three before the toe).

Now for pregnant cousin #3.... I have cast on these pants: Kanoko Pants
We will see if I can get them done by Saturday! Go go go!

Back in the groove

It's nice to be back in the groove of knitting again! After getting Christmas stuff out of the way, I have had several baby items to make (so many friends having babies! Must be something in the water???)....

For my friend from high school Sarah, who is having a baby girl ANY DAY now, I sent her this hat and bootie set:

 

Pattern:  Hat pattern   Bootie pattern (Rav link)

Next up, one of my coworkers and his wife were also due to have a baby girl (she is born now!) so Cynthia and I collaborated to make a hat and booties (she did the booties) out of some fun orange yarn:

Pattern: Aston hat

Third in line is another one of my high school friends, Becca, who is having a baby boy in March! We just had her baby shower this last weekend, so I got these things together:

Booties:   Garter stitch booties  (used some mods from ravelry)
Sweater:  Felix's cardigan

I also threw in a couple of bibs for Becca as well:

Pattern: Sideways Garter Stitch Bib (rav link)

Pattern: I love stockinette baby bib  (rav link)

WHEW! I have a couple other bibs but I haven't gifted them yet (for 2 other friends who have already had their babies). It's the same garter stitch sideways bib as the solid blue one above, only I cast on less stitches and used small scraps of different colored cotton I had lying about. It makes for a cute bib and a good use for all the tiny balls of cotton I have!

Anyway I think that's enough for now! Will post again soon with some charity knitting and something I just cast on for Norah :)

Blankets and things

On other "catching up" news, I did cast on my girl's baby blanket, and have made quite a bit more progress than this:

That pic gives you the general idea though! The pattern is just the "grandma's favorite" dishcloth pattern, just using bulky yarn! It's coming along nicely, although I think i am going to have to sew my ends down with sewing thread... I am not good at weaving ends in! (And there is a bunch!) I haven't been working on it much lately though, either because I have been too busy or not in the mood for knitting, or I've been distracted by other projects! For instance....

Baby booties for my coworker! His wife is expecting any day now, and Cynthia had already knit an adorable bonnet, (ahem, Cynthia, you need to blog!) so I decided to make matching booties and make it a set! They were well received, and I hope everything goes well with their (third!) little girl's arrival next week.

Pattern: Saartje's booties, a seamless version, Rav link here: Seamless Saartje's Booties
Yarn: Dale of Norway Baby Ull on US2 needles

I've also been shamed into finally casting on for my nephew Holden's tie sweater...

My SIL knit one ALREADY for Cash (we ordered all the yarn at the same time), so I can't let the poor kid go too long without his very own matching one! (Big brother Cash's is a tan sweater with a green tie, Holden's will be the dark blue above with a mossy green tie).

OK bedtime! Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

Booties ahoy

When my cousin had her baby the other week, we finally learned the sex (boy!) and so I commenced my knitting! I decided to do the Cabled Booties from Vintage Knits for Modern Babies.



Turned out pretty cute! I wish I had fabric covered buttons like in the book, but I had to work with my meager button stash because I want to get these mailed off! I actually had to restart them too after I had one bootie knit up.... I had started on 6's and didnt realize they were coming out too large. After I ripped it out I switched to a size 4 needle and it was MUCH better. :) Whew!

QUICK projects rock!

I love knitting baby things!


I started these last night and finished them on my lunch hour today!!!!!! Pattern from Itty Bitty Nursery.

If only EVERYTHING I knit went that fast :-)

Knitting things....

Finished booties to match the baby hat I did in my last post (I knit these mostly in airports on my AZ trip the other weekend!)


Secret project going well. (no new pics of course! hehe)

Started a cute little baby vest to go with the hat and booties to make a complete set!!!! Ooh la la ;-)


Languishing: baby "cocoon"... I finally got a chance to hold it up to an actual baby and have decided to make it a bit longer :-)


Seed stitch scarf: worked on it some, its getting close to being done. (its my 'tv' project!)


Dish towel: got past the decorative edge and am on the big ol plain middle part. I have to decide whether I want to do the bobbled edge design again on the other end of the towel like the pattern says, or to just do the other end plain? Hmmm.


The other day I got the opportunity to teach another friend how to knit! We met up at Borders and her initial statement was that she's been worried about it all day! Poor thing :-) I told her she would do fine. We got to work and by the end of the night she said "It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be"! Hooray! I hope she can get into it and really enjoy knitting. I got ger started on the classic grandma's favorite dishcloth, but we are going to have her start soon on a baby hat project (the reason she wanted to learn to knit, for a friend who is having a baby!). What baby hat you ask? The pumpkin hat from "itty-bitty hats"! Should be super cute!

Hope everyone's having a good week, I get to go to a wedding this weekend so that should be fun!!!!!

FOs & Superbowl knitting.....

I finished meg's turtleneck shrug!


Its interesting to try and put it on, but its nice and warm and I like it.



I also got my baby booties done....


They turned out pretty cute!


Superbowl knitting: Cast on and finished this striped hat to match the booties above!


It makes a cute set for my pregnant coworker! I think she will like it :)


New project: cardigan for my mom!


It is cast on already, but not much to see yet! I am doing the "Sitcom Chic" pattern from knitty.com! (hopefully in time for her birthday in JUNE lol....)

Hope everyone has a great week!

Sweater done and new project...

I got the baby sweater done. It's not bad for a sweater, just has some elements I am not totally pleased with. One thing is I suck at is sewing up the sides/arms, so I might try and redo that again with thread instead of yarn. Anyone else have sewing tips? I typically turn it inside out, pinch the two sides together and do a whip stitch (I believe) to join. It really isnt the greatest... but it is all I know how to do. Suggestions welcome!

ALSO I am trying to think of something to use to hold the sweater closed! I am thinking a large safety pin? Maybe a plastic one? Something the baby can't eat or hurt themself on....

My penguin likes to model sweaters for me.


I am working on the ribbed turtleneck shrug for my friend Meg.... I am only a few inches away from being done! WOOT!

Finally I cast on for a pair of booties for my coworker... she mentioned how she wants to get pink baby converse shoes for her future baby girl... I thought what would be better than pink BOOTIES that the baby can wear soon!!!!


One is cast off, I need to sew it up and weave in the ends and then add the fake "laces". Hope to get to that at lunch today!

Lots of snow... hope you all are staying warm!

First FOs of 2009

9 days into the year and already I am on a roll!!!!!

Due to the large amount of babies I have heard will be born this year, I thought I'd get a jump on my baby knitting.

Booties:


MORE booties:


Yes, they are the same yarn and same pattern... the pattern I have made before. I included the holes so I can put cute I-cord ties in them, but my plan is to wait until I hear the sexes of the babies and then I can make either a pink or blue cord. That way I got some knitting done ahead of time, but at the same time they can be gender-personalized!

On the needles:

A commissioned project.... my first! My best bud Megan (who was my maid of honor at my wedding) found a picture of a really cute turtleneck shrug online and asked if I could make it for her. I was excited to try, so I researched and found the pattern in the book Scarf Style. Megan, being so awesome, not only bought me the book but also bought all the yarn needed for the project! (She and I picked out some Knitpicks Swish Superwash in colors Black & Bok Choy)

Here is my current progress.... one sleeve done!

It looks skinny but its all 3x3 rib and its soooo stretchy and awesome! :-)

FINALLY

THANK YOU SO MUCH to my newest best friend, YarnThrower, over at Pickin' and Throwin'.

Ladies and Gentlemen, she has FINALLY CAME UP WITH A SEAMLESS BABY BOOTY PATTERN THAT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes... you heard me right... booties that look like the ones i have been knitting only WITHOUT my akward/horrible/ugly/bumpy SEAMS! OMG!

So without further ado, please go to their blog and leave her some comment love. Because it is about damn TIME! :D

Booties

Thanks for your comment YarnThrower... I forgot to link to the bootie pattern I use!

It is Perfect Baby Booties, and believe me they sure are close to perfection! They do have a seam along the bottom and back (I always photograph their good side) but its really not too bad even with my crappy sewing skills. Plus with only 2 ends to weave in, I love it!!!!!


And I forgot I finished a pair of secret booties, which cannot be disclosed until I gift them to their recipient... :-)

Knitting wrap-up!

OK so here is what I have been doing this past month (besides planning the whole wedding thing and trying to buy a house)

1. Chenille washcloth for a mother's day present:


I wrapped it up real cute with a fancy lemongrass soap! Mom loved it :)



2. Cotton Baby Sweater


A cute summery cotton sweater for my little nephew :-) It still needs a button (toggle)!

3. Baby shower hat & booties - for friends of ours having a shower next weekend (what??? im done early??? no way!)





Not a bad little baby set, although the hat came out a leetle bigger than i'd hoped. Oh well, babies grow!!!!!

What I am working on now:

Well... I have some socks im knitting myself. Haven't touched those in a bit...

Otherwise...???

Time for a new project! lol

Time for an intervention...

because I am addicted to booties.

Green pair? done.


Another pair, this time sky blue and with the ties? done.


Sheesh! :-)

Houston, we have a bootie

Isn't it so cute?!????? I want to make 20 of these! lol :-)

Baby Knitting Roundup

Welcome y'all to the baby knitting roundup! Yee haw!

Ok... country moment over.

I got a lot of baby knitting done over the past week or so, and good thing... there are lots of little baby boys being born this year!

First up, the easter hat for baby H... who should be born sometime around easter! (Pattern from Itty Bitty Hats)


Next, a bright cotton hat for those summer babies.


Finally, my first pair of booties... super easy and quick!


I have another baby hat on the needles, pics coming soon!