Necessity is the mother of invention, and no one has more necessity than a mother. My son was teething on the edge of the crib, and I didn’t want him to be eating the finish, so I made what I can only think to call a crib shrug to protect him from the finish. It is knitted from Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Lime Stripes. The edging and ties are crochetted.

I made my son a Santa hat for his first Christmas.

After making so many baby gifts for so many other babies, I can finally make things for my own! Here is the first blanket for baby to come.

This is a sweater and cap for a 12-month-old boy that I made for a expectant friend. They are made of Bernat Baby Softee yarn.

This is a new pattern that I got in a set of books I got by Barbara Walker that have become my favorite knitting companions. This very simple pattern works great for these bulky yarns. The top and bottom edge form a really nice subtle wave. It is also attactive on both sides. I will definitely use this pattern again.

This is the most fun I have had in a long time designing and knitting something. Each part of this baby blanket is made in a lace design from a different country. This is all sport weight soft baby yarn. The border was all sewn continuous on a very long round knitting needle. I give that credit to my Boye modular knitting needle set.

This is an English lace pattern. All the salmon and green stripes are made in an Italian lace pattern.

This is a Spanish lace pattern.

This is a French lace pattern.

This is a colonial American lace pattern that forms the edging.

Hobby Lobby’s store brand makes this fun two-toned hairy yarn. My only complaint is that it shed quite a bit when I was working with it, but the finished product looks great.

I’ve used this same pattern before with white Baby Clouds, but it looks entirely different with this variegated cotton.

This object has consumed me for several months now… but finally it is finished.

The basic design is simple, but the implementation was mostly a pain. This is constructed of sport weight baby yarn. I knitted with two stands at once and had 8 active yarn sources at all times. At each verticle color change I had to cross the yarns to form a strong join. So every 3 or 4 rows I had to completely detangle the yarn. This will be the last plaid blanket I will ever make, so I took lots of pictures.

I wanted the blanket to be reversable, so I alternated between knit and purl squares. The blanket is edged with four rows and 3 stitches of moss stitch.

This is a fairly simple ripple made from Baby Clouds yarn. This knits really quick. I have also used this same basic pattern for a poncho.