Soft Baby Shoes

I've been wanting to make a few pairs of baby shoes for my Dd. There are lots of patterns for soft baby shoes and I used this pattern. They are so much easier than I thought to make and they turned out so cute that I'm sure there will be more.


The first pair I made from a little linen dress that a friend had handed down to me that had several stains on it. The flowers around the bottom of the dress worked out perfectly for the top of the shoes and I made the soles from the bottom edge of the dress . Here's what left of it.


For the second pair I pulled out some leather scraps that I'd gotten from here for for a couple of dollars and a dress that I got at a church rummage sale for a quarter. I love this material and I was super careful with what was left. I should have enough to make a little matching dress. This was my first time sewing leather and it sewed so much smoother than I would of thought that it would have.


I followed the pattern exactly except I sewed the fabric inside sole on after I had the rest of it put together.

Rosebud

Tomorrow is my first day back at work after being off on maternity leave for the last 16 weeks. My DD will be going to my mom's as I go back to work part time. This morning, I decided that she needed a hat for her first day big day at Grandma's and she'll be wearing this new little one tomorrow.


Pattern: Itty-Bitty Hats, Susan B. Anderson- Rosebud
Yarn: Leftover yarns from the Tulip sweater and Cascade Yarns, Cotton Rich-color 8176
Needles: Size 7 and 5 DPNs
Size: 0-6 mo.
Notes: I'm very pleased with the way it turned out. It took the entire skien of Cascade for the hat. I started off weaving the ends in on the flowers, but it didn't take long to realize that it would take forever to weave them all in so I knotted them and cut them short. This little hat only cost me $2.50 for the skien of Cascade that I got out of the sale bin.

Saartje's Bootees

Oh, I am so love with these little booties. I couldn't believe how quickly they knit up and how adorable they look. They are even cuter in person than in the photos.


Pattern: Saartje's bootees
Yarn: Lorna's Laces, Shepherd Sport, Color 45ns, Cranberry
Needles: Size 1 Clover Takumi
Notes: This pattern is such a keeper. I see myself knitting these for baby showers since they are absolutely adorable and don't take a great deal of time. How cute would a set of 5 in different colors be? Thanks to my mom for finding me a matching button from her button box so I didn't have to make a visit to the fabric store.

Christine's Baby Booties

These cute little booties are the best. I put them on my DD in the morning and they were still there safe and sound at the end of the day. It sure beats the little socks that I'm constantly putting back on her feet.

Pattern: Christine's Baby Booties
Yarn: Charming, Elegant Yarns, color 02- I love this yarn and I still have a lot left for some other little knitting goodies.
Needles: Size 1-Lantern Moon- Sox Stix in ebony
Notes: I love them. The i-cord was a bit tedious but they are adorable and they certainly do stay on her little feeties.

Tulips a Colorful Cardiagan for Baby

Pattern: Tulips a Colorful Cardigan for Baby by Lindsay Pekny
Yarn: Dream in Color-VM 110, VM 120, VM 130, VM 140, VM 150 VM 160, VM 170, and VM 180
Needles: Addi 7 and 5 and DPN 7 Crystal Place and 5 Boyd
Notes:I purchased the kit at my LYS after seeing one there knit up and falling in love with the color variations. Just due to the cost, would have never bought all the colors individually, but in a kit it was much more affordable. I knit up a swatch to gauge with size 7s but I did not wash and block it. Maybe this was a mistake considering it seems to have grown a great deal when I washed an blocked the finished sweater. I liked the pattern a lot and it was a breeze to knit up. The construction was very similar to the baby tunic that I previously knit for my niece.
New Skill: I learned how to apply and I-cord with this sweater and although it took me a bit because it seemed a little fiddly at first, I'm now in love with this finished look and will definitely use it again. I especially like that when you roll up the sleeves it looks finished on the underside as well.