Pictures: Baby knits
My latest projects have been baby knits! A handful of mothers in my church have had babies in the past few months, and it has kept me busily knitting.
I have quite a few more knitting projects that I haven't posted yet, but here are the latest ones for now.
Hat, Booties, Mitts set
This was my first attempt at mitts and booties, and it was successful! They knit up so quickly because they're small, and they're just so cute. The hat on the left I gave with the mitts and the booties to baby Cameron. The other hat went to baby Sean, along with another hat you'll see later.
Hat, Booties, Mitts set
I used size 8 needles and Cotton Tots 100% cotton yarn (which is now, unfortunately, discontinued at Walmart). The hats were knit on circulars. The mitts and booties were knit on circulars, but using the straight back-and-forth method.
Autumn color hat set
I knit these three hats for baby Caleb Jr. Contrary to what this picture shows, they're in a soft yellow, a soft orange, and a rusty red. I used several different patterns and came up with my own combinations. I used size 8 circular needles for all these hats.
Autumn color hat set
I knit the hats in different sizes, so Caleb Jr. could wear them at different times.
Autumn color hat set
This hat is a 4x4 ribbing, with every other rib as a 4X4 cable. I just love cables! I don't quite like how the cable turned out on a purling background, though--it left some small gaps after each cable. Overall, I do like how the hat turned out, though. I used Mission Falls 1824 100% cotton.
Autumn color hat set
This hat, which is orangeier than pictured, was made out of a soft acrylic, nylon, rayon, angora blend. Normally I don't like knitting with manmade materials, but this yarn was just so nice! The brand is TLC CaraMia. I used the Children's Cotton Hat pattern from the book Last-Minute Knitted Gifts.
Autumn color hat set
An unbilical cord hat! I modified this pattern from the umiblical cord hat in the Stich and B--- book. Sooo cute! I used Bernat's Cotton Tots 100% cotton yarn.
Autumn color hat set
Here is a look of what it might look while warn--except a baby's head is shaped differently than a grapefruit.
Diagonal baby blanket
Over the course of several months, I made this baby blanket for baby Heather. She was predicted to be a girl, and I'm really glad she ended up being one, or I would have had to make a whole 'nother blanket of a different color! ;-)
Diagonal baby blanket
Remember my first scarf? That really ugly, uneven and wide pink one? Well, I unraveled it, bought a few more skeins of the yarn, and made this blanket. It is so much better than that scarf!
Diagonal baby blanket
I knit it front corner to corner, rather than horizontally. Why? Because fabric and knitted items that are on the bias tend to cling better--so when the baby rolls in this blanket, the blanket will stay on her.
Diagonal baby blanket
I used Bernat's Softee Chunky acrylic yarn. Again, acrylic isn't my favorite, but it worked out well for this blanket. It was very soft, insulated, and cushiony.
Diagonal baby blanket
I knit it on size 10 metal circulars borrowed from a friend. I loved those needles!
I used the standard knitted washcloth pattern for this blanket, with a yarn over each row, which causes the holes along the decorative edge.
Yellow cabled hat
Another hat with cables! This one is the second hat I made for baby Sean. I combined several patterns for the shape of the hat, plus added my own cable patterns throughout.
Yellow cabled hat
There are eight cables, and they came out much better against a stocknette background (no unsightly gaps). The cables are 6X5. I knitted the hat using a size 8 16" circular. Instead of switching to double pointeds for the crown, I used two circulars. It's a great technique!
Yellow cabled hat
I really like how the shape of the hat turned out.
I used Bernant's Cotton Tots 100% yarn.
Yellow cabled hat
I had several rows of ribbing initially to help give the brim some elasticity. Sean is growing fast, so he'll need to the extra room!
I have quite a few more knitting projects that I haven't posted yet, but here are the latest ones for now.
Hat, Booties, Mitts set
This was my first attempt at mitts and booties, and it was successful! They knit up so quickly because they're small, and they're just so cute. The hat on the left I gave with the mitts and the booties to baby Cameron. The other hat went to baby Sean, along with another hat you'll see later.
Hat, Booties, Mitts set
I used size 8 needles and Cotton Tots 100% cotton yarn (which is now, unfortunately, discontinued at Walmart). The hats were knit on circulars. The mitts and booties were knit on circulars, but using the straight back-and-forth method.
Autumn color hat set
I knit these three hats for baby Caleb Jr. Contrary to what this picture shows, they're in a soft yellow, a soft orange, and a rusty red. I used several different patterns and came up with my own combinations. I used size 8 circular needles for all these hats.
Autumn color hat set
I knit the hats in different sizes, so Caleb Jr. could wear them at different times.
Autumn color hat set
This hat is a 4x4 ribbing, with every other rib as a 4X4 cable. I just love cables! I don't quite like how the cable turned out on a purling background, though--it left some small gaps after each cable. Overall, I do like how the hat turned out, though. I used Mission Falls 1824 100% cotton.
Autumn color hat set
This hat, which is orangeier than pictured, was made out of a soft acrylic, nylon, rayon, angora blend. Normally I don't like knitting with manmade materials, but this yarn was just so nice! The brand is TLC CaraMia. I used the Children's Cotton Hat pattern from the book Last-Minute Knitted Gifts.
Autumn color hat set
An unbilical cord hat! I modified this pattern from the umiblical cord hat in the Stich and B--- book. Sooo cute! I used Bernat's Cotton Tots 100% cotton yarn.
Autumn color hat set
Here is a look of what it might look while warn--except a baby's head is shaped differently than a grapefruit.
Diagonal baby blanket
Over the course of several months, I made this baby blanket for baby Heather. She was predicted to be a girl, and I'm really glad she ended up being one, or I would have had to make a whole 'nother blanket of a different color! ;-)
Diagonal baby blanket
Remember my first scarf? That really ugly, uneven and wide pink one? Well, I unraveled it, bought a few more skeins of the yarn, and made this blanket. It is so much better than that scarf!
Diagonal baby blanket
I knit it front corner to corner, rather than horizontally. Why? Because fabric and knitted items that are on the bias tend to cling better--so when the baby rolls in this blanket, the blanket will stay on her.
Diagonal baby blanket
I used Bernat's Softee Chunky acrylic yarn. Again, acrylic isn't my favorite, but it worked out well for this blanket. It was very soft, insulated, and cushiony.
Diagonal baby blanket
I knit it on size 10 metal circulars borrowed from a friend. I loved those needles!
I used the standard knitted washcloth pattern for this blanket, with a yarn over each row, which causes the holes along the decorative edge.
Yellow cabled hat
Another hat with cables! This one is the second hat I made for baby Sean. I combined several patterns for the shape of the hat, plus added my own cable patterns throughout.
Yellow cabled hat
There are eight cables, and they came out much better against a stocknette background (no unsightly gaps). The cables are 6X5. I knitted the hat using a size 8 16" circular. Instead of switching to double pointeds for the crown, I used two circulars. It's a great technique!
Yellow cabled hat
I really like how the shape of the hat turned out.
I used Bernant's Cotton Tots 100% yarn.
Yellow cabled hat
I had several rows of ribbing initially to help give the brim some elasticity. Sean is growing fast, so he'll need to the extra room!