Baby Stuff has Arrived

There are a number of knitted items that arrived in Scotland with Mom and Dad.  I was unemployed when the announcement was made so quite a few baby things got knitted right away.

In order of completion.

A blanket. Mostly just a gray acrylic from a sweater of mine that fell apart due to poor seaming on the part of the manufacturer, the yarn was OK so I salvaged it for future use. Then, when I was unemployed and needed a baby blanket I checked the stash and there it was. I thought adding the yellow brightened it up a bit, although it's not really as dark as this picture suggests. Suitable for use outdoors since it is really easy to clean. My sister and her fiancee love doing outdoor things.

Pattern: improvised mitered squares with an attached i-cord edging.
Yarn: an old grey sweater and some Bernat Softee, both from the stash.

A sweater. This isn't newborn sized, it should fit about a 12-18 month  old child. Sex of the baby is unknown so I figured red was pretty neutral. If not then we'll just go with this kid is half Canadian. Maybe I'll do a blue and white version for the kid's Scottish half.

I'm not a huge fan of acrylic yarn in general but kids are so hard on items I decided it was the best choice for this sweater. Plus, I was on a tight budget, so yarn from Walmart was what I could afford since there was nothing appropriate in the stash.

Pattern: Seamless Blue by Felicia Semple
Yarn: Red Heart Luster Sheen in Cherry and White

Some overalls. These are just too cute for words. The pattern calls for little knitted booties on the feet but after talking to my Mom about how she used to cut the feet off baby clothes so she could use them longer I decided to leave them off.  These came out quite small so I might do a slightly larger version just because they are so darn cute.

Pattern: Pepita by Martina Behm
Yarn: Patons North America Kroy Sock in Gray Brown Marl

And finally some Baby Booties. These are the same yarn as the overalls so they sort of go with them instead of knitting the feet directly onto the overalls. I really like this pattern, it's knit flat so it's easy to knit and has only one seam down the back to finish up. It only took me a couple hours to make both, although it might take a beginner a bit longer they're certainly easy enough for a new knitter to try working with sock weight yarn. Very neat design.

Pattern: Baby Boots by Frankie Brown
Yarn: Patons North America Kroy Sock in Gray Brown Marl

Now we just have to wait for the kid to arrive so these items can be used.