10 posts tagged “baby”
Wee! My sister sent pictures of Little Emily in her Auntie Micol's knitted goodies.
I knew the bonnet would be too large for a newborn. In fact, Big Brother Austin can almost wear it! But, by the Winter or early Spring, she'll have grown into it. I'll probably make a pair of larger booties to match it by then.
I guess knitting for babies appeals to me because the garments don't take as long to knit as full-size adult clothing. Besides...babies need to wear layers all-year long, as the air conditioning in buildings can often be too cold for them.
So...what shall I knit next? (Aside from my friend Laurraine's dishcloths?) I don't know...but I have sewing and some commissioned spinning to do that I am way behind on, so that might put any new knitting project on hold for a while.
Ciao!
RM
Wow...my younger brother and his wife had their baby Samuel yesterday! Yes...that would be Father's Day for those Vox friends celebrating along with the U.S. calendar.
So, I whipped up the finishing touches to my Baby Surprise Jacket (pattern by Elizabeth Zimmerman) and ran it up to them in the hospital today. My....what a beautiful child he is! No mottling of the skin, nor conical head. Just perfect!
Here are some photos of the precious family..Click on photos for larger pics.
And happy cousin Lizzie holding the jacket that I made for Samuel Joseph.
Well, not to give away too much of the surprise...
I have been whipping up something for my sister
Alisha's new baby. Emily came almost two weeks
early, yet she weighed 8 pounds! I'm almost done
with the set and I'll post pictures of the whole
gift after she opens it.
Yay for babies!
RM
Here are the little newborn things I made for Project Angel Kisses this month. We delivered them to the hospital nursery today, but we no longer get to see the little babies through the nursery windows due to privacy issues. (Click on the photos for notes about the items and a better view.) Still, I know they will be put to good use.
Well...It's not Self-Portrait Thursday, but tomorrow is my birthday! I'm two days old in this photo with my doctor.
I was 4 lbs. 13 oz. and 19 inches long at birth.
(Thanks for having me, Mom!)
I was just about to destash this yarn when I found a group contributing handmade items to our local hospital nurseries. The hospitals require easy-to-launder yarn, so most charity work given is acrylic.
This is a newborn baby pattern, free from Bev’s Country Cottage, called the On The Road Again Hat. Here’s the link: www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevs-baby-set1.html
The pattern calls for a cast on of 70, however, I used dpns and had a double-wide rib at the end of the round when I do this. I would cast on 72 or 68 to make the ribs come out right IF YOU decide to use dpns or circular needle only! If you seam it like the instructions say (doh!) you will not have a problem! I obviously did not even read the instructions clearly enough. Now I’m only going to do the hat…as the mitts and booties are seamed as well, and I prefer to do them in the round.
RM
I guess I could call one Felix and the other one Oscar! Oh well...that's just the nature of handspun yarn. They are the same size...but the color of the yarn changed greatly from one toe to the other. The recipient loved them anyway!
These are really fun. This is the website for the free pattern: Saartje Knits I have one more to go for the pair.
I used my own handspun yarn for this...which makes me even more proud! Handknit on size 3 double points. They'll fit a 3-6 month old baby, probably...or a really chubby-footed newborn!
Hello! I'm glad I found this group. I'm not quite a year old to knitting, and just a month or so old as far as socks go, but I'm here now...and I am in love with knitting socks!!!
Here is my latest WIP. More info and a pair of Crusoe socks in progress on my Vox blog in my RM Knitting collection. Thanks for looking!
I'm knitting some baby socks for a neighbor baby. She's just a newborn, but
by winter she should fit into these. I used acrylic baby yarn because you never know if a little one will be allergic to wool. I'd ask the mother to check her for an allergic reaction, but these are to be a surprise. Oh...by the way...they are of Irish descent and named her Arin, so I chose this lovely green. (click on the thumbnails for larger views.)
So, I read somewhere that if you need 5 dpns and only have 4, you can substitute a 'one size up or down' needle for the 5th needle. I tried it and I think it gives me a very slight irregularity in the stitches. (Which drives the OCD in me buggy!!!) Anyway...it's not perfect, but I'll do even better on my next pair. (And I'll buy a second set of size 0's so I have all the same size needles!)
