baby fever

I'm not quite sure there's anything cuter than a pair of baby booties.

Anything? Anyone?

I didn't think so.

These booties are for my friend/colleague Corinne, who is expecting her first baby in December.

The 411:

Pattern: "Be-ribboned Booties" from One Skein Wonders.

Needles: 3.25 mm addi turbos.

Yarn: Lang Mille Colori, can't remember the colorway.

Comments:This was a super bulky yarn purposely knit on a smaller needle to increase the strength and warmth of the bootie. Sometimes the yarn was difficult to knit with on such a small needle, but the variegated colors in the yarn and the simple garter stitch combined to make such an awesome texture, that I forced myself to stick with it. I did have cramps in my hands for days afterwards, though!

And I couldn't bear to give Corinne a pair of booties without a cute sweater to match!

The 411:

Pattern: "One piece Baby Kimono" from Mason Dixon Knitting

Needles: 4.5mm addi turbos

Yarn: Rowan soft baby in yellow

Comments: The yarn wasn't as easy to knit with as I thought it would be, but it ended up being so soft that I don't really care. The pattern itself was a dream to knit - excellent for TV watching. I improvised on the closing of the wrap front - just using ribbons and buttons. Hard to explain how I did it, but let's just say that the only effort required was sewing on the button and slipping the ribbon through the knitted stitches to create a tie. I'm quite happy with the end result.

Cue the picture of super cute button detail: