Bounce

I have been drooling over this pattern for quite a while. I am so very happy with the results! For some reason that I don't understand, the green/teal comes up quite blue in the photos. This is the larger size, for a crib.



Yarn:
www.knitpicks.com

Pattern:
http://tincanknits.com/pattern-TCK-bounce.html

I totally LOVE this Cascade brand yarn! It is a perfectly soft and squishy mix of washability and affordability. I'm kind of enjoying making baby blankets right now.





Pattern:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/newborn-baby-blanket

Baby blanket. I just wanted to knit something in this lovely color. The yarn I chose from the local craft store is an acrylic. Not my favorite, but not too bad. Definitely cheap. I loved the pictures in this pattern. Mine didn't work up so well, but I'm happy with it.  



Pattern:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/brookside-blanket

A quick baby gift. All super cuddly soft- a burpie and two bamboo and flannel wash cloths.

I`m going to try to snap pics of more of the onesies as I stitch them. I enjoy making these because they are super quick and easy to show off. since the baby wears them.

I never would have guessed that these baby shoes would be so much fun to make! They also fit perfectly right now. Size medium. I'm tempted to start on the next size. Simplicity pattern. 

A dear friend had a baby shower so I set up a station for everyone to decorate a bib. Then, I sewed them up and put snaps on them. Some of them are so cute!

Babies are great! This fun mitered blankie and fuzzy burpies were fast and easy gifts for our newest friend. 

I haven't washed the stabilizer off of this one yet. It is the last, white, size 0-3 months onesie we have. Which is good, because I don't know if she will even ever get to wear this one- she has grown so much!

Rainbow embroidery.

Sweet bunny embroidery.

Another embroidered onesie. The little mermaid was so fun to stitch!

Stitching image from:

http://www.amazon.com/Doodle-Stitching-Collection-Embroidery-Designs/dp/1600595812/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404169262&sr=8-1&keywords=doodle+stitching

I love these plain white onesies! For previous babies I've tie dyed them. This time around I don't have as much time for crafting, but some quick hand embroidery goes a long way. 

Inspiration and printable sticky interfacing:

http://wildolive.blogspot.com/2013/09/how-to-transfer-embroidery-pattern-onto.html

Images from CD from this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Doodle-Stitching-Collection-Embroidery-Designs/dp/1600595812/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403974118&sr=8-1&keywords=doodle+stitching

This lovely pink hat was worn only this once. A beautiful tiny ball of yarn left from a previous project. Just enough for this lovely hat. A silk wool blend. It is soft and dreamy to work with. 

I really enjoyed working with the pink version of this super soft and fluffy yarn. The blue colors do not impress me. This hat is a bit bigger and for a friend's baby boy.

The colors of this hat don't show up very well. The blue is dark, but not that dark. More of a denim blue. This is a hat for a dear friend expecting a baby boy. Newborn sized.

I just LOVE how the baby hat from watermelon yarn turned out! It is so much fun to knit with!  I tried making baby socks, but the color blocked in funny ways that I didn't care for. Our baby wore this just after birth and it fit her for less than 2 weeks, but was totally worth making just for the ooohs, ahhs and pictures. 

Yarn from:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtisticYarnbyAbi?ref=l2-shopheader-name

(and totally worth the wait!)

This tiny baby hat was made on size 2 needles with leftover sock yarn. It only fit our 9 pound baby for about 5 days.

Saw this one on Pinterest! I modified the idea a bit. Some wonderful ladies I work with threw me a baby shower. I cut out a stack of flannel bibs and brought the blanks with me and a package of Crayola Fabric Markers and some file folders. The file folders were to keep under the bibs when the markers bled through the fabric. It was a fun shower game for those who were creative, those whom I didn't know where creative and those who just did something fun and quick and done. 

I brought them home, heat set the images with the iron, sewed them together and added a snap. I'm sure this is more bibs than I'll use, but it was such a fun way to spend time with some great ladies. This was also a cheap activity. The markers were $8, but I used a 1/2 off coupon. The 2 yards of flannel (for fronts and backs) was less than $6 and I had the file folders and snaps. I didn't take long to sew them up since they were already cut out and they are fairly small.

 Although it looks blue, it really has many tones of purples and blues. I dyed the yarn myself then knit it into this Vintage 5 Hour Baby Sweater Pattern. Turns out that it took me more than 5 hours. Since it was my second one in 2 weeks, it went quickly anyway. I used size 10.75 needles and a bulky yarn so I think the sizing is about 18 months.