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Newborn Knits! « »
I’m working on a few little layette sets for New Baby! For Mazie, I knit a lot of 6-month things, but didn’t have anything for her to wear right away. So THIS time, I want to have at least a few things for her to wear when she gets home. It’ll be summery again in a few weeks, so our “Knits Window” is pretty small and closing.
Each set has a sweater, hat, and socks (or will when I’m finished, at least!)
Thanks to my knitting friend Stephanie for the heads up, I got in on a bunch of Lorna’s Laces Swirl DK at Jimmy Bean’s Wool for 50% off! I decided to use it to knit a few teeny baby sweater sets for my new little girl. (They still have lots of Lorna’s on sale, if you’re interested. I also recommend the Shepherd Sock, also on sale!)
I think I’ll order some more Swirl to make something for Big Sister, too.
The yarn is wonderfully soft and feels great in the hand. The knits are definitely next-to-the-skin (even baby skin) soft. I love that these colors aren’t typically “Baby Girl.”
I had a couple of emails in my inbox from concerned readers…I tweeted / facebooked (by phone) at one point last week about being stuck in a snowstorm with no internet. We survived! We were actually all holed up at Nathan’s parents’ house in IA. We were comfortable, but without internet and going really mad from cabin fever. They had 20.8 inches of snow over like 3 days. Everything was shut down.
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6 Responses to “Newborn Knits!”
Love the pink and brown one! She’s going to look adorable.
I love these designs, especially the first one - how long before the patterns are available? I have just the baby that needs the top set!
These are so gorgeous! Is the pattern your creation? Will it be published/do you want a test knitter? Really lovely! Lucky babe.
I’m glad all is well! I can totally understand the cabin fever thing, having had a bit of that myself over the past few weeks.
The wee little knits are adorable!
Cute stuff! Your new baby will be well dressed.
I love all the sweater sets,
I want the patterns,
and my sisters’ reproduce like rabbits, so the need is there!
Thanks for being an inspiring person, knitter, seamstress, mother…and on.