Baby Theme

I seem to be on a bit of a baby theme these days, which at the moment suits me fine, baby items are quick to finish and I get an immense feeling of satisfaction seeing the babies wearing them.

Projects that I have recently completed are four little jumpers that I made for my Grandson Michael.

The top left one was knitted in Ice DK yarn and the pattern was out of a magazine, i have to say I wasn't to keen on knitting with this yarn and it now adorns a toy elephant! See picture below. top right was knitted in Peter Pan Baby Merino DK yarn and was a Guernsey  sweater pattern out of Love Knitting For Baby Magazine Issue ? I need to find this magazine to knit it again as it died a horrible death in my daughters washing machine! I have loads of this yarn to use up, which i dont mind as it is an absolute dream to knit with.

 I think the pattetn was a king Cole pattern, but I made it quite some time ago so can't remember. The Bottom right photo is in a  summer Sirdar DK yarn, and the pattern is King Cole 3511.

This morning Ifinished knitting a matinee jacket formy new niece Daisy. It is from apretty old Sirdar pattern that a friend gave me. I made it in Woolcrafts Baby care prints DK yarn in shade 642. I just shows the old patterns are still good with todays modern yarns.

Another project I made a couple of weeks ago was this lovely coat and hat made for my friends granddaughter on her 1st birthday. I knitted it in King Cole Cherish DK yarn in colour Tropical. This was an excellent yarn to knit wit, it was very smooth and I would highly recommend it. My daughter is also knitting with it and loves it also.The pattern was King Cole 4195.

Some weeks ago in April I knitted a little jacket for the same friends grandsons 3rd birthday. I knitted that one in Stylecraft Summer Breeze DK yarn. The pattern is the one on the front of King Cole Book 6.

For my Grandson Michael I also made a jacket out of the same book using Peter  Pan Baby Merino DK yarn again. I cant wait until he grows into this one!

The last two I have made recently are little jackets that i made using a Purl and Jane Leighton Jacket pattern. I made this in the same Stylecraft Breeze yarn in blue as the previous jacket, but I dont seem to have a picture of that one, but I also made it in lilac for my new baby niece Daisy. This is such an easy pattern to knit and goes from Newborn to 6 years.

Until I started writing this post l didn't realise quite how many different things I had knitted in the last couple of months. Keeps me out of trouble, and myhand out the biscuit tin.

Lastbut not least is my current project which is a onsie for my Grandson which I am knitting in Sirdar Baby Crofter from a Sirdar Nursery Knits Book 487.

I will post a picture of the finished garment shortly.

Happy knitting everyone I'm getting back to my knitting and my marathon Terminator films day xx