Baby Sweaters

Last Year in January my little niece Morgan was born. I wasn't doing much blogging last year so I am finally posting about the little baby sweaters that I knit for her when she was born. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law decided not to find out the gender of their baby before she was born so I needed to find some gender neutral knits in gender neutral colors. I decided on these two:

Pattern: Antler by tincanknits

Yarn: Cascade 220 in Off White

Needles: Size US 6 and 8

This was such a fun and easy sweater to knit for a newborn baby. And it could definitely pass for either a boy or a girl. It comes in size ranges up to adult so I definitely have plans to knit it for my boys as well.

Pattern: Puerperium Cardigan by Kelly Brooker

Yarn: Cascade 220 Sport in Ginseng

Needles: Size US 6

I knit this little sweater for my twins when they were born and just loved it so much - I had to knit it again. I chose a pretty neutral colored yarn and then when I found out that the baby was a girl I added little pink buttons to make it more girly. The yarn was absolutely lovely. I had never used the Cascade 220 Sport before and it was very soft and it comes in amazing colors that the worsted weight doesn't come in. I hope my sister-in-law enjoyed dressing Morgan in these tiny sweaters.

Girly Grrr

My Niece, Morgan, recently turned 1 year old! Yay Morgan! For her first birthday I thought it would be fun if I knit her the little lion washcloth called Grrr.

Pattern: Grrr by Alice Bell

Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton Ease in Almond

Needle: Size US 5

I thought this would be a great little knitterly gift with some baby wash. I made it girly for her and embroidered a pink bow on it, although my embroidery skills leave A LOT to be desired. I tried my best. I knit one of these for my oldest son when he was just 2 and he loved it so I thought Morgan would love it too! Happy Birthday Morgan!

I did knit some cute little sweaters for Morgan when she was born last year that I still need to post about - coming soon!

Spring Ahead??

It is March and it seems like this winter is NEVER going to end. It was 10 degrees when I woke up this morning and it has been this way consistently all winter long. I can't help but to hope that there are warmer days coming. I recently finished another sample for Brooklyn Tweed which took me just under 2 months to complete and I was faced with the choice of what to knit next - keep on with winter knitting because it is still so brutally cold, or start in on some knits for warmer weather. I have had this little silk shrug languishing on my needles for a looong time now and I thought it was time that I finished it up. I mean, it has to warm up sometime, right?

I am hoping to have this finished so that I can wear it on Easter. I don't think it will be a problem - it is going quick and I already have the back done and much of the left front. Let's hope it is still not below freezing temps!