A Pile of Baby Knits

I have finally finished all of the knits I'd planned for my friend's baby, who is due in just a couple short weeks! I need to get these all bundled up and dropped at the post office soon—hopefully the weather cooperates so I can get downtown!

First we have the Duck Feet booties, which I've already showed you (Ravelry Project Page). These are so cute, I cannot get over them, and I'm looking forward to seeing them on my friend's baby.

Next I knit up a Snug As A Bug Sleep Sack, which I haven't shared here. I love a sleep sack, and this one was a mindless knit. I love this green color so much! (Ravelry Project Page)

 

Then was a pair of Elizabeth Zimmermann's Baby Leggings, which I also showed you before. These were also a fun knit, although that i-cord drawstring seemed to take forever! (Ravelry Project Page)

I started a Newborn Vertebrae shortly before my first carpal tunnel surgery and finished it up in mid-January. This is such a great pattern, and I'm honestly surprised I haven't knit one before now. (Ravelry Project Page)

Finally is a pair of Pip Socks by my friend Annika. This was actually one of the first patterns I picked out. I used leftovers from my mum's xmas socks, and these are just so darling. The drawstring is supposed to be i-cord, but even months after finishing the Baby Leggings I'm still i-corded out, so I elected to make braids for drawstrings. (Ravelry Project Page)

I'm still working on the baby's quilt, which I'm hoping to finish this spring and not drag out for months and months yet. I haven't been sticking to the schedule I originally set myself, which in hindsight was a bit too ambitious, but I'm ultimately pleased with the progress so far and I'm utterly charmed with how it's stitching up.

One More Baby Knit

This week I cast on one last knitting project for my friend's impending baby. My friend Annika's Pip Socks (Ravelry Link) had been at the top of my list since I started planning baby knits for this kiddo, and they're the last project I need to make before I can package up this bundle of baby knits and send them to my friend. I'm using leftovers from my mum's Christmas socks, and they're knitting up so quickly. I love the drawstring around the ankle on these, so they're a little tougher for baby feet to yank off than regular socks.

I also finished the top garland on the baby quilt! The pattern has one of these three-flower garlands across the top and the bottom, and then the center is a three-by-three grid, so this is excellent progress. I've also been making some good headway on the first row in the grid—the flower on the right-hand side of the image above has been almost completely filled in since I took this picture! I haven't knit much during the week, but I'm hoping to dive in this weekend and make some decent progress (without overdoing it).

I'm also hoping to clean my apartment this weekend—I did a deep clean the week before my first hand surgery, but I haven't done a real cleaning since then, but my hands are finally up to the task. My kitchen counter has gotten especially cluttered, and I'm really looking forward to actually managing that instead of just pushing piles aside to deal with later.