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Knitted for a baby GIRL

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So after eight boys in the span of eight years (just on my husband’s side – it’s been all boys on my side, too!), our family will finally be welcoming a little girl into the fold this June. My niece, who is expecting her third baby, had thought she might wait until the birth to find out the baby’s sex, but she ended up choosing to find out at her five-month ultrasound, and needless to say we are all thrilled (and we would also have been thrilled to welcome Boy #9!). My own little boys are very excited that they will have a little girl cousin at last. As Little Buddha put it, “This baby is going to be legendary in our family!”

And so, Operation All the Pink Knitting has begun over here. As soon as I got the news, I cast on for a pair of booties:

Oscar Booties

Oscar Booties

For the longest time, this pattern was my go-to baby bootie pattern, but then last year I discovered the Oh Baby! Baby Booties and knit a streak of those. I already made a pair of those, though, in green for this little baby, so I decided to go back to the Oscar bootie pattern. Obviously, I love the look of garter for baby booties.

so wee!

so wee!

You can make an i-cord tie or a single-crochet cord for Oscar Booties (which I’ve done before), but I especially love the look of a ribbon.

I made these in one of my favorite yarns for baby knits – Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sport Solid, in “Whisper,” bought, as per usual from Angelika’s.

I have more plans for pink baby knits, but I’m curious – what are your favorite baby knit patterns? I have some standard go-to knits, but I’m interested to know what I might be missing out there.

can't wait to see these on sweet baby feet!

can’t wait to see these on sweet baby feet!

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Fashion Friday :: baby bumps, baby booties

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Okay this isn’t really a fashion post, it’s just what I want to talk about today. And really, what is cuter than a baby bump or baby booties?

My gorgeous niece is expecting her third child, which we are all really thrilled about. And check this out:

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She did her third half-marathon in the fall – 13.1 miles at 13 weeks pregnant. How cool is that! She seriously rocks so hard.

This will be the first baby in our family in almost three years (my niece’s due date is the exact same as mine was! except my guys arrived almost two-and-a-half weeks early). In the span of eight years, our family had eight boy babies, starting with my two. Will this baby break the streak or be Boy #9? We’ll find out in June (but we’ll all be thrilled either way, of course). Since HK and her husband aren’t finding out the gender of this baby in advance, I broke out the green yarn to whip up a little Christmas present:

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Oh! Baby Baby Bootees, in Blue Sky Alpacas Sportweight. They are soft as clouds, and I can’t wait to see the sweet feet that will fit in them!

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knitted :: Oh! Baby Baby Booties

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Oh! Baby

Oh! Baby

I’ve proclaimed a lot of baby knits to be my “go-to” patterns in the past.

For the longest time, it was the Baby Surprise Jacket. I made it a lot. And then I got tired of making it. Then I made a couple of Easy Baby Cardigans, and declared that my go-to, before moving on to a few others.

But my standard bootie pattern has always remained the same. The Oscar Booties are so sweet and fast. I’ve made them plenty: to match Baby Surprise Jackets,a couple of times, but also to stand on their own, just as sweet little booties. It’s a great little pattern, made sweeter by the addition of a ribbon for a tie.

But this summer, I was struck with the urge to try a different pattern. I love the look of garter booties, but this time I wanted something that didn’t need tying. I was delighted to find on Ravelry the Oh! Baby Baby Booties. Cute, right? I found them irresistible. So I grabbed some yarn leftover from my Narragansett Pullover, and whipped up a pair while traveling this summer.

So wee!

So wee!

Look how they both fit in one hand!!

These made perfect car knitting:

Travel knitting

Travel knitting

I made these for a sweet little boy, born on my birthday this year, to a couple of dear friends. I sent them along with a couple of books that were favorites in our house when our littles were little.
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These were such a sweet and fun knit, and they took almost no time at all. I love how the cuff is made to keep them on perfectly without the need for any ties. And booties are just such a dear little thing, in my opinion. Perhaps I shall call them my new go-to baby pattern?

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