It's been AGES since I last posted! Life's been a bit crazy since my boy moved back to the UK. For those of you who don't know, he's been living in LA since 2010 so it' crazy exciting that he's back!! It's just all starting to settle down now which means I have more time for crafting...woohoo!
To no surprise, another one of my friends had a baby last month and I went to see them on Monday. I didn't have time to go shopping, so I had to frantically buy some yarn online hoping it would be supersoft and thankfully it was! I ended up choosing Red Heart Soft Baby Steps which is 100% acrylic and aran weight. It is really soft and has a lovely sheen to it.
I searched for patterns on Ravelry for booties and a hat using aran/worsted weight yarn. I decided on the Basic Beanie by Busy Mom Designs. It looked like it needed a little something so I made a flower for it that I found through another pattern (click here for pattern). It was super easy to make; I decided to use a 6mm/G hook so it crocheted up a little smaller with tighter stitches.
Next...the booties! Having made the flower for the hat, I knew I had to put some on the booties too so they were all cute and matching! The pattern I used for the booties were Cute Baby Boots Crochet Pattern by Teri Crews. The flower I made up with a pretty simple design:
ch5, join with slip stitch.
*sc, ch1, 3dc, ch1, sc* in each stitch.
That's it! I was really pleased with how these turned out. I haven't made anything for a 0-3 month baby in such a long time that I forgot how teeny tiny they were!
