I couldn't resist knitting some cute gifts for my tiny nephew while he's a baby and a) too young to possibly not like them and b) small enough that it's not a huge commitment to make things like sweaters for him to wear.The first pic is of a last minute washcloth that I just couldn't resist making. It's an adorable pattern, a very quick knit, and I had quite a bit of yarn left from the nephew's blanket to make it. And, since I hated having my face washed as a kid I though it was a good gift that might make the face washing easier to take just in case he hates it as much as I did!
: Grrr
: The Unique Sheep Pima Petite in Kisses
: Necco Wafter Hoodie
: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock - Heavyweight
: US 4 / 3.5 mm
But this little nephew of mine is a serious challenge to knit for! The sleep sack I knit for him was never really worn because as soon as he squirmed he opened it right up with the buttons popping out of their holes all in line. And so, true to form, as soon as we tried to put him in his new hoodie on Christmas Day we found that we couldn't get it over his jumbo noggin, even though it was supposedly sized for a baby 6 months older than him! I think it was about the fourth try when I finally figured out a way to get it past his head and then made sure to take lots of pictures, just in case he never does get to wear it again.
: US 7 / 4.5 mm
And then there's the sweater. It's been in the planning stages since long before he was born when I saw that one of the yarn colorway names was especially fitting. When the colors looked a little girly I decided to try to knit it to fit around Easter/springtime. My first attempt... not so good, especially for a boy. It's amazing how long you can knit something before giving in to the realization that it's ugly, really ugly!
So I changed plans and decided to avoid stripes with variegated yarn. I bought a new pattern and ended up with a cute hoodie instead, one that should be sized to be worn around May 2010. And then there's the sweater. It's been in the planning stages since long before he was born when I saw that one of the yarn colorway names was especially fitting. When the colors looked a little girly I decided to try to knit it to fit around Easter/springtime. My first attempt... not so good, especially for a boy. It's amazing how long you can knit something before giving in to the realization that it's ugly, really ugly!
: Necco Wafter Hoodie: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock - Heavyweight
: US 4 / 3.5 mm
US 5 / 3.75 mm
But this little nephew of mine is a serious challenge to knit for! The sleep sack I knit for him was never really worn because as soon as he squirmed he opened it right up with the buttons popping out of their holes all in line. And so, true to form, as soon as we tried to put him in his new hoodie on Christmas Day we found that we couldn't get it over his jumbo noggin, even though it was supposedly sized for a baby 6 months older than him! I think it was about the fourth try when I finally figured out a way to get it past his head and then made sure to take lots of pictures, just in case he never does get to wear it again.
Clearly he wasn't too traumatized by the efforts to dress him and it appears that he probably won't hold it against his aunt in the future.
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