It's official--there is definitely something in the water around here. It seems like everyone is having a baby right now. Which means, naturally, we all have knitting for babies on the brain. It's especially so in my case because my nearest and dearest friend (we've been "best friends" for close to twenty years now) is expecting her first child this fall.
For some reason, picturing that tiny baby girl coming into the world makes my fingers itch--first to knit for her and then to sew. I'm trying to hold myself to one project at a time. I'm almost finished with the first item, which is a pair of baby pants. I am knitting them out of thick-and-thin pink/orange cotton yarn. They'll have heart patches sewn on the knees as a finishing touch. I think the hearts will be white, but the jury's still out on that. The pattern is from Closely Knit, by Hannah Fettig. Hannah does such a beautiful job with baby patterns.
See more of her work and read her musings at www.knitbot.com.
I also love knitting baby hats...and I want to knit some baby booties. My friend and I were discussing booties this morning and we laughed to find we'd both bookmarked the same baby booty pattern on Ravelry: Saartje's Booties. I've had my eye on these for a while, ever since a friend sent me a link to Saartje Knits. Her patterns are really pretty–unique and original, yet very functional. Also, a North Light author, Karida Collins (look for Pints and Purls, coming out in March 2009), knitted these booties for fellow North Light author Stefanie Japel. Check them out here.
My only question is: Do Moms really want handknit baby pants and booties?? If you are a mom, what would you most like to have knit for your baby?
* Jessica *
My favorite thing was definitely the knit blanket. I had two - one with each baby and they were just extra special to me because I felt like someone took the time to knit them and that meant a lot. However, it might be because nobody ever knit anything else. LOL!
GingerI think hats are always perfect, too. Or, little mittens because when you first bring the baby home, you keep mittens on them to prevent them from scratching their face. (At least, I did) But, my 2nd was born in the winter, too. I was all about bundling her up. No wonder she prefers to run naked, now.
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