You know that old adage about time flying? Well, I don’t know how it happened but I’m 29 weeks pregnant and I’m very unprepared! Maybe it’s just because I know that we’re old hands at this managing a baby malarkey but until this last couple of weeks I haven’t bought or made anything in preparation for this little bundle. I disgraced myself yesterday by paying for a knitted cardigan (but it’s so cute!) and I’ve now completed a couple of things.
These are knitted to the Aubrey Doodlepants knitting pattern and for the non cloth nappy users amongst you, they’re longies which are designed to be worn over cloth nappies. I’ve made a few pairs of these before and I’ve always been impressed but this time I went down a needle size to ensure a thick fabric capable of holding moisture.
Of course, since they’re so small I had more than enough wool left to make a matching hat which I used the Fae Folk hat pattern to make. I do like this pattern but I wasn’t terribly happy at how my decreases came out so I’ll make a bigger version and see if that is any better.
I still haven’t caught up on any of your blogs this week and I can only apologise, I honestly don’t know where my time is going! I do plan to spend Monday (my birthday!) relaxing with some nice tea, a pack of Fox’s classics, some knitting & sewing and my laptop whilst I have the house to myself so hopefully I’ll be back in the swing of things at some point this year!
In the meantime, I’m interested. What is your go-to handmade gift for a new baby? Or if you’re a parent, what did you make for your baby that you absolutely loved? What do you wish you’d had time to make? Better yet, what did you make (or have made for you) that you never used?
Ooh! I forgot to mention – Annie blogged about our owl swap and another swap she was doing, she got much better photographs than I did if you’d like to nosy on over and see what we exchanged. She was a fantastic swap partner which is why I’m glad that we managed to get her into the Time for Tea swap as a last minute addition. Check out the updated participant list!
Hope you’re all well! Now, if you’ll excuse me I must go straighten my hair as I’m being taken out for a meal to celebrate my birthday 
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This post was written by Vonnie on March 14, 2009
Those longies are adorable, love the colours! I’m not a knitter so I don’t know what decreases are but that hat looks fine to me!
both gorgeous! You’ll be proud of me – I’m knitting for Elise
Happy Birthday for Monday!
Those longies are ace! Hope you enjoy your meal xxxx
oooh, Happy Birthday, have a good day
P, x
I love the colours in the things you knitted!
My favourite present to make for a baby (for a boy anyway) is the cabled tank top on my blog, it was in Simply Knitting a while ago. It always looks so cute, and it’s very quick to make.
Great job on those knits!! So cute!
My go-to handmade baby gift is a cloth nappy for baby and a cloth pad for mama, of course.
But it’s so hard because what size do you make?
Hope you have a super day tomorrow. My usual new-baby gift is a quilt – a bigger quilt for close relations/friends or a ‘cuddle quilt’ for others. (cuddle quilts are just the right size to put over a baby in a car seat!)
Super cute!
I love the colours you chose for you longies and the hat.
I am childless (for the time being) so, I’ve never made or had made for me anything for a new baby.
I have 2 friends who are expecting, one with twins, and I am making cardigans for them. I’m almost done two of them, and have yet to start the third. I have some photos of the WIP’s here.
The photo of the longies of this page are just gorgeous – but can someone please tell me how to do those gorgeous curly bits at the bottom. Of course, the Aubrey Doodlepants link doesnt include that bit so I’m guessing its a clever invention of yours, but would love to try it.
Many thanks, Lyn