I was looking through some photos on my laptop and came across some of yet another long unblogged project (or two….). So, since you were deprived of photos yesterday, I thought it was time to show these to you.
May I present to you, the sweetest wee baby outfit!
Knit to the versatile Beyond Puerperium sweater pattern by Kelly Brooker, this is a fabulous wee knit. It has sizes from 0-2 years, and three yarn weights: 4ply, DK and 10ply. Knit all in one, it’s a raglan sweater with offset opening, perfect for dressing a baby. I knit the 0-3 month size, as it was for a baby whose mother is very tall, and baby was rather overdue. I thought I’d rather knit this size than the NB one. There is a free version of the pattern for just NB though, so worth checking it out if you’re after a great baby gift.
I used stash yarn, not at all sure what it is now, sorry. I do remember getting it from an Aussie knitter’s destash. I was a little nervous because I had only 100g of Dk weight yarn and the pattern stated 110g. I felt lucky to finish it with leftovers. And so I decided to make a little hat to go with it!
This is a little Benji beanie - one of my patterns, and another multi-size pattern. This is the smallest, NB size, but it goes right up to an XL men’s size. It knit up super fast, and is amazingly soft as I used Sublime Merino for the main yarn. Although both yarns were DK, it knit up fine on 4.5mm needles and created a lovely fabric (the pattern states 10ply yarn). I finished it off with a button from stash – a sweet wee Buttons by Benji ladybird button.
It was so satisfying to make a sweet wee set up entirely from stash yarn and buttons, and was lovely to acquire a new pattern that I know I will use over and over again.
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