Here’s my baby in the hat and scarf I made for him. He’s very proud of the hat and wears it everywhere, but he says the scarf is too short. I told him if it were any longer it’d brush his knees when he unwraps it.

The blanket I made for Jake when he was born got misplaced so I made a replacement. I forgot to get a picture of it but the only difference between the original and the new one is that the green stripes only go in one direction. It was faster and took less green yarn that way (I was lucky I had as much left over as I did and that I hadn’t used it for anything else).

Kiana’s brother got basketball shoes for baby booties so her parents wanted ballet slippers to continue the theme. This was a basic pattern from Precious Baby Booties with some extra ribbons sewn on and some tissue stuffed in the toe.

This is my own design – rows of fluffy, white bunny tails with variegated rag confetti in between. Not very practical but very girlish. Now let’s just hope it turns out to be a girl, otherwise there will be some quick re-work.

This was originally planned for a boy – a boy with a dramatic flair, obviously. But it was so long delayed I think he’d outgrown it before it was done and it went to a friend’s daughter instead. Made of fun fur and other entertaining yarns, it was my own simple design – 3 rows DC purple stuff, 1 row DC white stuff, 1 row SC fun fur, 1 row DC white stuff, repeat. Soft, fluffy, and very eye-catching if that’s your taste.

I made these three scarves from the same yarn – a chunky homespun for the body and then a feathered edge. Well, two have a feathered edge. One is for a boy. I made them for the techies for a show I was acting in. It’s pretty hard to see any detail in this photo, unfortunately, but the yarn worked up really nicely.

It’s hard to get a good picture of this yarn. The variegated yarn is somewhat lighter and more pastelly than it appears in the photo and it has a sparkle thread running through it. This is the second blanket I’ve made from Our Best Baby Afghans. It’s for my cousin Peter’s first baby.

From the Fur, Fur & More Fur! leaflet. I call it the caterpillar blanket because that’s what everyone who sees it says: “It looks like a caterpillar.” I think it’s gorgeous but it’s clearly not for everyone. I’m just not so sure who it’s for yet. When I saw the pattern I knew I had to make it but I’m not really an earth tone person myself and considering the number of crafty people in my family (me included) we all (and me especially) have all the afghans we really need.

Here’s a closeup of the texture. It’s made from Fun Fur and Homespun yarns, so it’s soft and lightweight and furry but warm too.

It’s hard to get the colors exactly right in a photo but I think this is the prettiest baby blanket I’ve made yet. I love the fresh new colors they have for babies these days, not just the tired pastels. The pattern is worked diagonally in squares. I was supposed to be able to carry the color I wasn’t using but couldn’t hide it well enough so I ended up carrying only the white and cutting green. That meant a few ends to weave in but it was worth it.

Here’s the full blanket.

The pattern came from Our Best Baby Afghans.

These are for my third nephew, yet to be born (or named).