I heart knitting

In order to give credit where credit is due, I must tell you that this post by, Amanda Soule is what made me want to learn to knit. I had to know how to make those pants, if not for Addie, for every new baby that will ever come into our lives. One of my good friends is due with a boy this week and I finished their gift just in time. She stopped by to pick it up and serve as my model, for the time being. I can't wait to meet this little angel and see his sweet piggies sticking out of the legs of these adorable pants!

The pattern for these Picky Pants can be found at Little Turtle Knits and I highly recommend it. This was my first attempt at making a garment that required various techniques and actual shaping. There are several tutorials in the pattern to help you along, but I still relied heavily on knittinghelp.com, which remains my favorite knitting resource.

I did the hat on my own as an experiment after reading general information in several places about how to knit baby hats. I only had to start over once, so that was exciting! I will post the pattern after I crank out another one and am sure about the specifics. For both projects I used Bernat Softee Baby yarn in Fresh Green.

We have two other close friends who are having girls very soon. Maybe it's time for some pink organic cotton....