Baby boy jacket

Sharon is expecting a new grandbaby. For some reason, she is suddenly extra keen to try the new baby knit patterns. I have several recent projects of hers to show you!
Look at this manly but gorgeous jacket.




Sharon has used some of the Aslan trends Glaciar del Cielo cotton (114 Reno)for this darling Sublime pattern, because she loved the colour and the soft hand. You need exactly the right blue sometimes....

International model

Personally, I feel that Sirdar Baby Bamboo is the perfect weight for Queensland knitting. However, I should not be Australiacentric about this yarn, Sharon has been knitting delightful jumpers and cardigans for her gorgeous grandson Tiaga, who lives in Japan, and fortunately for me, Tiaga's mum says he is allowed to model these on the blog.



Here is Tiaga in a nice manly cable cardigan from a now out of print pattern book that Sharon happened to have in her stash, in the colourway Tom Thumb. Apparently it keeps him beautifully warm, even in wintery Japan.
Maybe we will have some spring in Japan photos later (Sharon has been eyeing off all the new colours). Doesn't Tiaga do a great modeling job? I think he needs a spring jacket, not that I am enabling you or anything Sharon. :)

Sirdar Wrap Cardi with Long and Short Sleeves

I just made this cardigan, Design F from Sirdar's "Baby Bamboo Too", which has some really gorgeous looking designs for babies and children up to size 7.
The yarn was fabulous to knit. It is smooth, soft and perfect for a baby IMO (washable in machine, Yay!). I want to make something for myself using this delicious yarn. I used Sirdar Snuggly Baby bamboo, shade 137 lilac. It is 80% bamboo, 20% wool, 8ply (DK/light worsted, 3 Light), so made a very quick knit for this newborn size wrap top.

I love the idea of the design, as it will grow a little with the baby, and think this is a very sweet little cardigan, but the pattern was cumbersome IMO. The pattern has you knit each piece separately, including a front band trim, then sew everything together. I quite like hand sewing, but not on knitting for some reason, and although the knitting was super fast, this languished in my knitting bag for 6 whole weeks before I could force myself to stitch it all together. Only the actual arrival of the baby for whom it is intended spurred me on!
If I make it again I will knit the back and fronts in one piece, and crochet on a neck trim. I have made a note on my pattern to remember to put in an eyelet near the hem on the right side for the ribbon tie to pass through.