Babies inspire so much, don't they? That warm fuzzy, awwww... that complete strangers exclaim upon seeing a wee little head and scrunched up face. The odd habit of the adults in the checkout line at the grocery store to rock back and forth when a baby is crying, as though each one is holding the actual baby. Stories of our own babies, or even our own childhoods. But most of all, babies inspire us to give. These precious little angels who aren't yet capable of actually ASKING for anything, make us want to give them the world.
For knitters, the arrival of a new little person inspires us to set our needles to work. We want to ensure that the tiny little head is covered against the chill with the most adorable hats, that the feet have handcrafted booties, and the little baby bodies and bellies are swathed in cuddly blankets and sweaters.
For all those with a baby arriving in their lives soon, or the lives of someone close to you, here is your Inspiration Monday: The Vintage Baby Cardigan from Shibui Knits. It is knit in one piece, from bottom up, out of Shibui Sock (meaning that it is completely machine washable and dryable for all those baby spill ups, downs, and sideways.) All you need is 3 skeins of Shibui Sock for sizes newborn, 6mos, 12mos.
Why all these thoughts of babies? No - no more for me, thank you very much.
My two monkey boys are more than enough. See?
One of our regular TKE knitters, Emily, is expecting her very first baby. To celebrate we had a shower, knitter style.
In a frustrating turn of events, I managed to come down with the most horrid cold right before the shower and was unable to attend. Huge thanks to Bridget for organizing everything, and to Becka for taking pictures and handling the shop.
Since I wasn't there I don't know exactly who made what, but that's ok. From the pictures, you can see the love that went into each and every gift, and how special Emily is to us all.
I think that last one is my favorite. I hear that Jen came up with it - is that right?? How can I get a T-shirt like it?
While I wasn't able to make it to the shower, I finally got to see Emily and give her my little present.
Now we get to wait and watch as her little guy (yes, it is a boy) grows into all the knitted and quilted things.