Squishiliousness Part I

We had a busy busy day today, but I’ll save all the fun details for this Friday. For fun though, I thought I’d post PICTURES of my most recent finished project for this new little baby. This is her “taking home from the hospital” outfit, made in the newborn size, and will probably be used when we’re out and about this winter, when she’s under the cozy little car seat cover.

The pattern I used is called “Small Things Romper” and “Small Things Bonnet.” What I loved about both of them is they are completely seamless. Everything is knit in the round, or the edging is done as you knit. There was nothing to seam together or finish off when I was done. Weaving in a very minimal amount of yarn ends and adding buttons was about it.

The pattern came with options, and I chose to add the fold over hands and fold over feet so everything is nice and toasty warm on the inside. For the bonnet, I used the “pixie” option which gives it a little pixie point in the back instead of rounded and formed to the head. The neck of the bonnet has a slight curve which makes me think of the sweet little curve of a baby’s head just above the neck that I just can’t wait to kiss!

It’s made out of 50% merino and 50% baby alpaca wool. The color is hand-painted (see the slight variegation?) in pink sapphire. This yarn is seriously buttery soft, making me swoon in the yarn store, and I’d been saving it for a few months until I found just the right project for it.

It is very simple and classy, I think. I was thinking about embroidering a little flower on the bonnet and one of the legs of the romper, but Knut and I both thought that the beauty in this one is the simplicity, and I finally decided to leave it as is.

It does have a slip-stitch detail that makes it look like a little braid is connecting all of the edges and I think it just looks so polished. I definitely enjoyed knitting up this pattern! With worsted weight yarn, it went so quick, and with so little finishing work, it was quick satisfaction.

I have another baby project that’s sooo close to being done. It’s size 3-6 months. It’s all knitted up, but since it was not knit in one piece like this romper, I have to seam all of the knitted pieces together. (Ugh. It’s so pretty but I just hate seaming and finishing work…which this project has in abundance!) That set has matching booties and while one is done, the other is only half done. The bonnet for that one came out a bit small, and I may redo it using larger needles. So keep watch, that one will be posted in the next few days I hope.