More Baby Stuff...

I finished another baby outfit this weekend.  The Violet Dress is a free pattern from Shelby Dyas of Shelby Knits. It was a lot of fun to make and as you can see its a simple design that can be made for all ages.  Here it is in a size 2T.

Free pattern from Shelby Knits
Violet Dress - Size 2T
by Shelby Dyas



Beginning stages: increases at top -
front and back and along the bottom for skirt

I modified the design a little by using a smaller size needle so it will fit a newborn to 3 month old and I added crochet ruffles to the shoulder straps and instead of the garter stitch bottom - I added crochet ruffles to match the shoulder straps, sewed ladybug buttons along the neckline for embellishment and paired it with a ruffled diaper cover and a pair of booties.This design is worked from the top down - the neck and shoulder straps are worked at once and then you increase for the bodice and then again for the skirt.

This is a great fun in the sun dress made with Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton - a durable and machine washable cotton (which is always a good combination for children's clothes) that is comfortable to wear in the summer months and this sunny yellow is great summertime color.

This just in - June 7, 2011: I already got a request to make the sun dress and diaper cover - and here I thought I was done making baby stuff!

On a side note:

My friend Holly was kind enough to take my finished shawl and afghan to her church on Sunday and had her congregation give it a healing blessing so that I may send them to my sister with all my love and that she and my nephew will be wrapped in Jesus's healing warmth and they be surrounded by our love and support.  She is also the one who is holding the shawl in this picture.  Thank you so much to Holly, the Evergreen Mennonite Church, and Pastor Jeanne Rempel.

Finished object with fringe added and a healing blessing

The Babies Are Coming!

It seems a new wave of babies are making or have made their way into the Clan.  The next generation is on it's way. My nephew who was born when I was 15 years old is now having a baby with his girlfriend.  My son's twenty-three year old half sister who was about six when my son was born is due in June. My cousin's son just had his third child and my other cousin's daughter who was born when I was a senior in high school had a little boy about three months ago. Whew...the babies are coming! I'm very excited about the new arrivals, but it only points out one thing that I'm just beginning to pay more attention to these last few years...I'm getting old(er), because I can remember when each one of them was born and now they are having babies of their own!

But the fun part about babies that aren't yours is you can hold them, spoil them as much as you like and then hand them back to their parents!  The other fun part about babies is all the great baby knitting I can do in half the time it takes to make an adult size item.

Like these great baby sets I've done over the past month:


For my cousin's baby who was born in January
Sweater: "Sock" It to Me (for Girls) by Vicki K. Byram
Booties: Baby Janes by Valerie Johnson
Hat: Eyelet Baby Hat by Brigitte Lang

As soon as I saw this color I knew I had to use it for what I call the Georgia Peach Baby Set for my new baby cousin who lives in Locust Grove, Georgia. I finished the baby booties and hat this past weekend and I was so happy to mail them off to my cousin and his wife just yesterday.

Aren't these Baby Janes the cutest?

With this eyelet hat to match!



For my girlfriend's baby due next week.
Sweater: Beautiful Baby Bamboo-Merino Sweater by Carol J. Sorsdahl
Booties: Baby's Wool-Tencel Booties by Lind Burt
Hat: Baby Squash Hat by Tamara Del Sonno

This one I call the Little Boy Blue baby set. I made this for my friend who is due any day now.  I can't wait to see her little one wrapped up in this set.

too cute!

so tiny!

Currently, I'm working on the Garden Trellis Dress by Susan Boye for my nephew's baby due in May.  I am using Berocco Weekend in Vanilla 5902.  It is a soft comfortable machine washable blend of 25% Peruvian Cotton and 25% Acrylic that is great for both warm and cool weather.

The feather & fan edge gives it a sweet look.

When I am done with the dress I will be adding a Feather and Fan Baby Bonnet by Sandy Davis that uses the same pattern as the edging on the dress and Page 81 booties (pictured below) by Susan B. Anderson
another pair of Baby Janes by Valerie Johnson.

I embellished them with crochet butterflies by Crocheted Sass

Still to come are a zip-up hooded sweater for another cousin's baby who was born about three months ago and for my son's half sister the Precious Bundle Set (pictured below) in a mercerized cotton called Reynolds Saucy

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Will make the above hat, cardigan and booties set for my
son's half sister who is due in June

P.S.  I just finished the Garden Trellis Dress this evening:

My little grandniece will be styling in her baby sundress!

The complete set:

Embellished with purple crochet butterflies