Baby Sweaters with Matching Hats

We're still waiting. It's awful, sitting here, waiting for the little guy, wondering if he's OK, and thinking (irrationally) that I'm going to be pregnant forever. Have I mentioned the discomfort? How about the exhaustion?

The good news is that we're going for a walk this afternoon, me and John, and that always makes me feel better.

So, once winter hits again, the little guy will have many sweaters (as he is beloved by several knitters already), two of which were made by me. With matching hats, because is anything cuter than that? I don't think so.



This one is from Natural Knits for Babies and Moms by Louisa Harding, made of Lion Brand Organic Cotton (OH MY GOD SO SOFT) on US 7 needles. The hat is my own design, meant to match the sweater. The yarn is fantastic and knits up fast, but is terrible for seaming. I should have used something a little firmer, but instead, spent hours cursing. It's more my style, anyway.



This one is from Nature Babies, made of Cascade Superwash wool on US 6 and US 7 needles. The hat is a discontinued colorway of Bollicine's Holiday yarn. I'll admit that I initially intended to make matching stripey pants, but the idea of sewing in even more ends was enough to make me abandon the pants entirely. Maybe I'll make some plain ones later. Maybe our kid will be King of No Pants. It's hard to say.

Think laborious thoughts for us. I don't know how much more of this I can take (though I am glad to finally be able to sit up and knit again. For many months I was too tired for that. Now I have super-powerful Must Make Clothes nesting hormones to keep me going.)