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more knitting for Baby – a cuddly cocoon

more knitting for Baby – a cuddly cocoon

So, the up side of Baby delaying is that I’ve been able to get some of the things I had planned for her finished. :) Such as this sweet Baby Bunting:

Button Up Baby Wrap Pattern | the Path Less Traveled

Specs: Button-Up Baby Wrap, free Ravelry pattern
size 19 needles
triple ply yarn
The yarn is similar to Bamboo & Ewe and quite yummy. :)
A pair of vintage buttons – they seem to be similar to Bakelite, but I’m really not sure what their made of. Fun though!

Knitting for Baby - a cuddly cocoon | the Path Less Traveled
Knitting for Baby - a cuddly cocoon | the Path Less Traveled

And there you have it! It was a quick knit, and fun to see it make up. My first project on needles this large, too!

And remember to stop by the facebook page early Monday morning to get the coupon code for 30% off of the shop!

<3

knitting fail

knitting fail

So, I have this plan to make Emma Grace and Ian each something gray that will coordinate with the hat that I made for Baby, thinking ahead to maybe some Thanksgiving or Christmas sibling photos (with them all wearing some version of a mama-made!). Em’s has yet to be made up, but I did get Ian’s done! Yay! And then I tried it on him …..

 It looks perfect! Like it should fit with no problem, right?
Yeah, right. I used Petite Purls’ Sleeveless top pattern, which I love, but had changed it up with the addition of some ribbed stripes. The final result was a lovely vest that was just a bit long (which I was going for – the little guy is growing so fast and I wanted it to fit until Easter!), but about a size too narrow. Oops!

Oh well. Next step, unravel it and try again. : )

I know I’ll get it right soon!

<3

more knitting for Baby

more knitting for Baby

The next installment in Baby’s mommy-mades :)

I’ve had this pattern pinned on my knitting board for a while, and finally got it made up! It was the sweetest thing to work, and now I want to make another …. maybe after I get a few other things made up first, though?

 I knit it up using some lovely gray wool, and I have no idea which kind! The label has been off of it and missing almost since I brought it home :)

 The pink stripe is leftover from the little sweater I made her, and there’s just enough left of that pink to do a matching hat with a stripe for Em (matching hats for the little girlies – how fun!).

 The pattern is a freebie called Bananahead Baby Hat and features a cuffed 2×2 rib brim with two little I-cords on the top to tie into a bow. :)

Now, it just needs a baby girl to arrive to fill it with chubby sweetness. You can come any time you’re ready, Darling Babe!

knitting for Baby

knitting for Baby

 I’ve finally been getting some little mommy mades ready for Baby #3! One of the sweaters I had been wanting to make for her was the Puerperium sweater that I found on Pinterest, and when I found some sweet colored yarn to make it with it was only a matter of getting started (which is no small feat sometimes!).

 this little buddy is sooooooo excited to meet his baby sister :)

 I used “I Love This Cotton” in Rosy by Yarn Bee, knowing that it was heavier than what the pattern called for and would turn out just a bit bigger than the 0-6 weeks size the pattern was written for.
Well, it did turn out bigger. Probably about a 3-6 month size?
I’ll let you exactly how much bigger once she’s here to try it on. :)

 The buttons are vintage ones that I found at in a big jar at a yard sale a few years ago. They’re wood look-a-likes, but probably out of some hard plastic.

This sweater is so soft and cozy! I can picture it with leggings over a long-sleeve onesie with her rolls of baby chubbiness …… oh, can hardly wait!

If I have time before she arrives, I’m hoping to knit up another (with long sleeves) somewhat closer to a newborn size. It’s such a sweet and easy pattern, and goes quite quickly (once you actually start …. :D)

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my darling and her new hat

my darling and her new hat

Emma Grace has a new hat. And she like wearing it – because it’s pretty and she looks so pretty when she’s wearing it. :) (so nice not to be having battles about wearing a hat anymore!)

Really, she loves it (although that’s hard to tell from this picture)!

I made the hat using the Petite Beret pattern from Vintage Knits for Modern Babies. It was a very easy pattern to work (although I still need to learn how to make an invisible seam when I’m finishing – maybe you could teach me Leah?) and the sizing was quite accurate.

I used a bit of super soft bamboo yarn for the hat band – so it would be soft and cozy against her face – and then cotton yarn that I re-purposed from a sweater that I wasn’t wearing anymore for the rest of the hat.  My mom had given me a small hank of red wool tapestry yarn last fall, and I used that for the trim.

running in the park :)

The hat took about a week’s worth of free time to make up, and I’m so glad that she has it to wear with her little coat now. She’s such a little darling. <3

I’m linking this to some of these blogs – they have some really wonderful organizing and Valentine’s ideas up!
Ian’s Hat and Sweater

Ian’s Hat and Sweater

A few days back I mentioned that I finished making the hat and sweater that I had started for the Kids’ Clothes Week Challenge. So, here’s the promised post (albeit a few days later than I had planned :)).

I made both the sweater and the hat using Caron Country Merino Blend in “Silver Service” on size 6 needles. The patterns for both are from Simple Knits for Cherished Babies by Erika Knight.
Although Ian is only five 5 months old, he is a, ahem, large baby (routinely weighing and measuring in the 98th-100th percentile), so I made the Classic Cashmere Sweater in the 6-9 month size and did the math to increase the Baby’s Beanie Hat to a 12 month size. They both fit!

A few things about the sweater pattern – the sleeves are made to be rolled up, so are an inch to inch and a half longer than regular sleeves. If you would prefer to have regular sleeves you would need to do the math to figure out how many rows to leave off.
The sweater pattern includes a few rows of garter stitch at the bottom hem to prevent rolling, and it really works! I’ve put the sweater through the wash 3 or 4 times since I finished knitting it on Halloween, and it still looks like new. No need to iron down the hem. :)

I love how the gray looks on him. So classic, so boyish, so him.

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I’m linking this post at some of these blogs – there are some really wonderful holiday ideas being posted. :)

KCWC update

KCWC update

Ian’s hat, originally uploaded by Lizi Beth.

I’ve been working away, although a little at time, on my daily hour+ commitment for the KCWC. It’s been so nice to have an excuse to sit down and make little clothes for my babies!

On Monday I made Emma a nightie using a nightshirt that I cut down and altered (pics coming in a later post). It turned out so sweet.

Tuesday, Wednesday and today I’ve been knitting up a little hat for Ian to wear this winter. His head is already a toddler size (big boy!), so the hats I was hoping he could wear are a bit snug on him. :)
The pattern I’m using is from Simple Knits for Cherished Babies and I’m knitting it up with Caron Country Merino Blend in “Silver Service” on size 6 needles (hoping that it’ll fit longer).

I’m linking this to some of these blogs :)

off the needles

off the needles

The baby cardigan that I was working on for Ian is finished and ready to wear. It turned out sooooo darling.

I made it in the 3-6 month size, but it already fits him! Of course, Ian is a big boy (he was 9lbs 7 oz at birth and now is around 14 lbs). I also didn’t take the time to knit up a swatch before I started, so it may have turned out a bit smaller than the one in Essential Baby. But I love it anyway. If it doesn’t get cool enough for Ian to wear before he grows out of it I may give it away.

Or then again, I may just hold onto it. :)
The yarn is some soft cotton stuff that I saved when I unraveled one of my old ones (and has been used for so many baby things already).

linking to these parties.
in the quiet moments

in the quiet moments

I’ve been working on knitting Ian a sweater for the Fall. It’s the Classic Cardigan (I’m thinking that a cardigan will be easier to put on him than a pull-over style) from Essential Baby, and I’m using a cream colored cotton yarn that used to be a sweater of mine that was always a bit too short.

I’m knitting it up on silky smooth bamboo needles, and the combination of holding the soft cotton, bamboo and baby skin is so relaxing.





a project for the mama: February "Lady" Sweater

a project for the mama: February "Lady" Sweater

After knitting for my babies, husband, siblings and friends, I finally took time to make something just for me: the adult version of Elizabeth Zimmerman’s February Sweater.

I used just over 3 balls of Caron’s Country merino blend in “foliage” and am so happy with how it knitted up! The merino has a silky sort of drape to it, and, while warm, is light enough to be perfect in an air conditioned building this summer.

I also really love the a-line swing shape that it has. It eases nicely over my belly (due date tomorrow!) and will still be cute come this fall and winter when I am getting my normal figure back. :)
I really love it!!!