…I was thinking, “It would be fun to have a baby to knit for.”
Now I’m thinking…“I HAVE FOUR BABIES TO KNIT FOR BETWEEN NOW AND APRIL!!!” Two friends at work and two at church are expecting! :cheering:
So far, I know one’s having a girl, one won’t find out until their little one arrives, and the other two are unknown at the moment. I need ideas for relatively inexpensive and unisex baby gifts! My ideas so far:
Teddy bears
Sweaters/cardigans (due dates are October, December, January, and April)
Bibs
For the mothers among us - what was something you got that you LOVED, or something you didn’t get that would have been helpful/fun? I’ve never knitted for a baby before, so this is a whole new world for me.
At first I thought you were going to say you were pregnant and expecting quadruplets! :oo:
How about hats or booties? Those are quick and don’t take too much yarn. I have done little sweaters and baby blankets, but only if they’re for a close friend or relative since there can be a lot of time and yarn required!
I’ve never made a bib, and it’s been years since my own babies were babies…but I remember bibs turning rapidly into things I thought would be best burned after outliving their usefulness. If you’re going to invest the time to knit something, make it something that might have a shot at being passed down over the years (IMHO).
Wow! That’s exciting! There’s a pattern for a really simple rolled brim hat with an i-cord bow running through it to tighten or loosen it in “Last Minute Knitted Gifts”. It takes one skein of Mission Falls 1824 Cotton and I worked it up in one night (which is something!) except for the i-cord.
Funny, I’m feeling the same way, lots of babies lately, and we’re talking about our own, but this time last year…I was just learning how to knit!!