Baby Shrug and Booties

Here are some last-minute projects I finished for the baby before she arrived on the 18th. They're both a newborn size, but neither one fits Keira yet! She's a tiny gal, but will grow, so I hope to get a picture of her in them soon!

The shrug is from this pattern I found online and the booties are from an Annie's Attic crocheted booties booklet by Carolyn Christmas.

Socks for the baby

My friend Mary knitted these adorable socks for my daughter using 2 circular needles. She used Panda Cotton for the pink ones and other pair are made with Maizy. Aren't they great? I'll have to take a picture of them on the baby when she arrives.

Freeform Sweater Progress

I've made a lot of progress this week with the size 12 months freeform baby bolero sweater I've been working on intermittently. I have the fronts and back finished and assembled, and have almost finished one sleeve. I'm really enjoying the creative process with this, although I need to stop overanalyzing my placement at times and just get 'er done!

I've been using templates in order to get the shapes right. It's been very helpful but a bit tricky at the end to square off the sides. I used a schematic from a knitted baby cardigan pattern so that all the pieces would fit well.

Bumble Bee Hat and Booties Set

I decided that my baby girl after she arrives will be a bee for Halloween. I wanted a hat and booties for the costume, so I used a MagKnits pattern by Erssie Major for the set, which I modified from the original in order to suit my taste. I knitted the booties and hat with Lily Elite Cotton in black and yellow. I still have to buy the ribbons to add to the hat and booties.

I have a black size 2T turtleneck that I plan to modify to make a smocked dress with some bee embroidery to use for the costume as well. If I have the time, I'll make some tulle wings to finish off the costume.

Pants to Match Cutie Patootie

Even though there was no matching pants pattern for the Cutie Patootie sweater I made, I was determined to find one I could use/modify to make a pair. A friend gave me a Patons Cuitie Pie baby pattern book that had a pair of pants in it that I decided to see if I could modify. I did a little math to recalculate the stitch count, since the Bernat Soy was a heavier weight than the Patons Bumblebee it was written for. I also left off the granny square cuffs at the bottom replacing them with a longer pant and the picot trim I used for the sweater.

I'm very pleased with how the pants turned out. I didn't finish the elastic off yet because I'm going to wait until my baby is ready to wear them and customize the fit.

You can see the set looks like it was made from two matching patterns.

Debby Ware Booties Finished

I actually finished this bootie a while ago, but have just been too busy to post. Here is the complete set. I used fuschia Lion Fun Fur, pink and fuschia Patons Grace, and white Patons Bumblebee for the booties. I'd like to make another pair using colors to match the pattern.