Jun 19 2009
For the Wee Ones
This is a perfect time in my knitting career to have babies to knit for – there are *so* many great patterns that I just don’t know where to begin. (As evidenced by my Ravelry queue with the tag: “baby”…) Check it out:
- Just this week, the new Petite Purls site launched – the wonderful efforts of Allegra and Brandy and a great design team. Adorable free patterns specifically for babies and children! Congratulations! I have already queued up several patterns and have to play eeny-meeny-miney-mo to decide which goes on the needles first!
- With the launch of the new and improved Interweave Knitting Daily site, there is a free PDF “e-book” of seven sweet baby knits from back issues of Interweave Knits magazine. You have to log-in or join Knitting Daily to download. The new site looks great and offers some nice resources.
The newest addition to the baby knits category on my side bar:
Victorian Baby Bonnet
Pattern: Knitalong: Celebrating the Tradition of Knitting Together
Yarn: Tahki Cotton Classic – / .5 skein ~60 yards
Needles: Size US 6 circulars
Such a sweet pattern – and the lace repeat is actually one that I can handle without the need to rip! This little golden yellow skein has been in my stash for ages so it was nice to produce something from it. I still have some leftover since it only used about half of a skein. I see more of these in my future… relatively quick to make, sweet, and a lovely gift. Perhaps my new little niece can have a little rainbow of bonnets… but if I know anything my sister, baby girl will be fully outfitted in purple!
This project was a stashbuster, my last one for the Stanley Cup Stashbusting knitalong, as well as a knit project for this round of Project Spectrum. The EAST direction is coming to a close before too long, and the direction will shift to SOUTH – reds, oranges, fire, and summer! Looking forward to it…
For a little more Project Spectrum yellow inspiration, I stepped out into the garden this morning for a quick look around and saw all the lovely blossoms – marigolds and squash flowers!
Ooo. I’m excited to see some cute small things to knit! My due date is tomorrow, so hopefully I’ll have a little time this summer to make some fun things for baby T.
I’ll send you an invite to my blog so you can see pictures when they come out.
Thanks!
All that yellow was just the burst I needed this Friday morning. Such a beautiful knit – every baby girl should have a gorgeous spring bonnet.
Adorable! I love the idea of a bonnet.
That bonnet is adorable.
Darling little bonnet. The top photo made me think of cabbage leaves… which made me think of the endearment “mon petit chou.”
those flowers are gorgeous! i’m really excited about petite purls. i can’t wait to see what they come out with in the future.
Ah, I don’t think we knew that your sister is having a GIRL. Very exciting — lots of knitting possibilities. I thought of you this morning — I’m about to take the kids berry picking!
If we can’t have the yellow sun up in the sky, we can have yellow in the garden. I know we need *some* rain, but the amount we have had lately is ridiculous!
That hat is so lovely – colour and design!
Oh, I love baby knits too. Thank goodness my friends are having babies, so I can squash my desire without having a child myself. So fast to knit and so cute too!
I’ve been in baby-knitting mode too. I think I’m just in that phase of life where all my friends are starting families. But I like it, baby knits are so gratifying! And I ADORE that bonnet pattern. I love seeing babies wearing old-fashioned bonnets.
I had to queue the pattern on Ravelry for future reference.
Hey Lolly!
All of your yellow pics today are gorgeous! And thanks for mentioning Petite Purls!
Wow. That is a seriously sweet baby bonnet. Gorgeous! The color you chose is perfect.
The little hat looks great and yes, so many lovely baby knits. We are lucky!
oh i adore that baby bonnet! it’s simply perfect.
So beautiful Lolly.
i know, how good is the petite purls site…every pattern is a keeper. i loved being involved even though it was not a pattern. now onto the victorian bonnet. have you seen the aviator? http://www.ravelry.com/projects/mamieknits/aviatrix-baby-hat-2 super cute and simple too. happy baby knitting to you.
oh such a gorgeous colour for a sweet baby bonnet
It’s adorable! It would make the baby look like a cute yellow sunflower!
What a great bonnet. I love it!
This bonnet is so cute! Precious!