I thought I would post at least a few pictures of the auntie projects I have done. This is mostly because I am working on a couple of things to send her now and they aren't really to the "photograph" stage yet, but I wanted to post something. Also, baby things are adorable.
I started this pretty shortly after I heard that I would have a niece/nephew. They didn't know the gender yet, so I went with a neutral color. The pattern is from the book Itty Bitty Toys and is made out of Stroll Tonal (in Kindling) from Knit Picks. I recommend the book for knitted toys (the instructions are good and have had good results from the patterns I have tried) but I think I would use a thicker yarn if I were to make it again. Also knitting this toy took me about 3 weeks, which is a long time to me. The outcome was cute, though I wish I had sewed the bear's head on a bit more securely as it wobbles a great deal. I meant this to be a before-baby project, but I ended up giving it to her when I first met Niece.
Once people started talking showers, I decided to make a baby sweater for at least one of my gifts. By the time I started this, they knew they were having a girl. A friend of mine had made this cardigan before and endorsed the pattern, so I gave it a shot. The pattern is the Twinkle, Vintage Baby Cardigan from Ravelry and the yarn is Stroll Sport (in Peapod) from Knit Picks. I did modify the pattern slightly to add i-cord loops for buttons and not including the eyelets for the ribbon tie. I was really impressed by how nicely it came out. The lace pattern on the body was a bit less "open" than I had originally planned, but it looked nice and was thicker than open lace would have been, which is good because Niece lives where it is chilly. The flower buttons also make it a bit more girly. I gifted this along with a sundress and leggings, hoping it would transition from summer into fall well. They loved the cardigan and a picture of her in it was even their Christmas card, which I thought was a real endorsement.
There were two showers, so these were also a shower gift. I was not impressed with the patterns I was able to find for Chuck Taylor booties, so I improvised one. If I get ambitious one day, I'll write up the pattern (in more than the note-shorthand that it currently is). I wanted these to be "classic" and able to go with anything, so I stuck to the basic black and white. The only yarn that I could find that came in a pure white and pure black was Stroll Sport from Knit Picks. The booties came out even better than I had hoped they would and are pretty much the only booties Niece wore. I made them like real shoes, so they have a tongue and laces that hold the upper side together, making it impossible for them to fall off. I made them in two sizes, one that worked out to be about 2-4 months and the other 4-6 months. They were gifted with a classic Ramones onesie (also black and white), bootcut jeans, and a denim jacket. For the truly punk rocker baby.
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