Nessas birthday presents

Baby's first skirt

stats: 5 and 7 needles
Juliette skirtie pattern
4 inch skirt length
Austermann Bamboo soft color- superwash color # 104

new baby girls, first knit pants

These are for the new baby, I knit them before I knew I was having a girl so I lucked out on the colors. I chose the colors because these were just the random colors I had left in wools. I like them together. My friend Cassie says they remind her of the Allsorts licorice candies. I think I must have sugar and food on the mind lately, cherry pants, twix colored cardigan and now this. Now that I know for sure that I'm having a girl you're going to see a lot more girly stuff.

This is Audrey being squished into the newborn size pants, they look very cute as shorts for her...

but I definitely think we'd see some "Asay" crack if I let her run around in them. Little too tight in the bum region :)

Stats: Newborn

uhh I'll fill this in later

yeah my first cardigan is knit!

This sweater reminds me of a twix candy bar, carmel, chocolate and yummy cookie :)  I really like the way it turned out.  I didn't have time to block it before I gave it to my friend for her baby,  so the pictures aren't as cute as the real thing.  I couldn't stop looking at it thinking "wow, I made that!"  very proud that I made a button loop and sewed a button on...learning new skills every day yeah!

Stats:  Size 8 and 6 circular needles 

Vannas Choice Acrylic - Beige, Toffee, and Honey

Just followed the pattern for all measurements. 

0-6 month size

old man sweater dress is done :)

I originally was going to put a flower on this to make it more girly but then my friend had the idea of argyle... I thought it was a cute idea but now I'm not sure if this looks too boyish. Oh well, I'm giving it to a friend for her baby girl in July so hopefully she is less critical about it than I am. It was fun to make my first dress though!

Stats: Anouk pattern - closed the sides of the dress, no pockets or side tabs, and my own colors and design.
Size 8 needles (pattern called for size 5 needles and cast on 138 stitches, I used size 8 and cast on 101 stitches)
yarn- Vannas Choice same greens as in cherry pants
dress measures 6.5 inches from bottom to start of arm holes. 4 in from arm holes to begginning of collar.

My little cherry butt

I saw a pair like this on the cranky pants website so I thought the cherries might be easy enough to try duplicate stitch on.  Plus I thought they were adorable.   I like the way they turned out but being my own worst critic, I know there is a lot of things I'll do different next time.

Stats:  Vannas Choice Acrylic Lion Brand (I thought I'd test out the difference for myself... I definately like wool better.)   Dusty green, Olive, and Scarlett

Size 8 needles 

elastic waistband

Size Large with backside increases and short rows

Seed stitch cuff (at least my sad attempt at seed stitch) 

ruffle- 1st row increase every other stitch, then knit row, then increase every 2 stitches, then knit row, then increase every three stitches, knit row, then increase every four stitches and bind off

4 inch inseam

Finally, the dreaded pants are done!

These are only my second pants I've knit and already I've lost momentum to knit.  Being in the first trimester of pregnancy didn't help much either.   When I learn duplicate stitch I might have Cassie help me with an owl on the butt of these.

Stats: Cascade 220: 8010 (cream-solid) 2435 (Red-heather) 2431 (brown-heather)

Size 8 circular needles on body, double pointed needles on legs (not by choice)

3x1 ribbing elongated

crochet drawstring

Newborn with backside increases and short rows

7 inch inseam