I know that millions of women all over the world have babies every day, it’s not that extraordinary…but when it’s your bestest best friend since you were five years old having her first baby, it’s a wee bit exciting. My bestie Elisha and her husband Dan are expecting the stork to arrive in November, so of course after the initial gushing, the ‘oh-my-god-you’re-having-a-BABY!’, then the lamenting the fact that we’re so far away now, my mind exploded with all the things I was going to make for this little baby. Aunty Emma rifled through her yarn stash and found this green yarn with a red, blue and yellow fleck through it. Elisha and Dan aren’t finding out the sex of their baby, so it was perfect for a little unisex baby cardigan. I can totally see a baby boy with navy wearing this, or a baby girl in some red. Cuteness factor will be high.
This is a great pattern that creates a rounded collar/yoke and the main body of the cardigan all in one piece, using a single crochet and half-double crochet in the one stitch which kind of turns out like a knitted moss stitch. It was super quick to work up (I started this on Saturday and finished it last night, having done a little bit each night) and would be even quicker if you used a thicker ply yarn. I did fall in love with this fun colourful yarn, as I was making it I may have mentioned to Matt I wanted to keep it for our one-day-baby! But I’ve added some wooden buttons and will set aside for Elisha when she hopefully comes to visit in a few weeks. Ready and waiting for you Baby Upston!
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Baby cardigan pattern can be found here on Ravelry. I omitted the collar and added a single crochet border along the bottom, making it a tad longer. Yarn used was Naturally Magic Garden Button, 83% New Zealand wool, 17% polyester. The cardigan took two 50g balls. This is a fingering weight yarn which was a bit too light for the pattern so I used a 4mm hook rather than a 3.5mm.
Kathy says
Thanks I’ll check those out. Kathy
Kathy says
I’m wanting to make a beanie for Sienna (7) and James (9). I am wanting to crochet as I think that will be easier for me thank knitting even though many many moons ago I could knit but I’ve never really made anything. My mum has knitted years ago. So with that said do you come across any cute beanies to crochet on Ravelry? Do you have a pattern you use yourself? I am thinking I like the “close crochet” rather than the granny square type of stitch (is that treble can’t remember). I’ve been having a look myself but haven’t really come across a child’s beanie – mostly adorable babies or husbands or teenage sons. Regards Kathy A, Brisbane, Australia
Emma says
Hi Kathy, I love this pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solid-shells-earflap-hat-crochet-pattern-189 which uses a shell stitch, it goes up to adult size so don’t let the baby photo put you off 🙂 For something more simple this pattern is great too: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dino-dinosaur-spike-beanie-and-earflap-pattern-8-sizes-from-newborn-to-adult-us-and-uk-terms-available Again, don’t let the photo put you off, I use this pattern all the time for a quick simple single crochet beanie, just don’t do the spots and spikes! Hope that helps. Emma x
Kathy says
It looks so cute and I can’t believe how quick you are. I still have done nothing in the crochet stakes since getting my hook and DVD even though I was looking through Ravelry today for a while. Regards Kathy A, Brisbane, Australia
Sharon says
Hope it gets cold enough for baby to wear it (or is it waiting for the first winter?) whatever -lucky baby!
Emma says
Oh it will! This baby is a Gippsland one, definitely still time for cardigan wearing in November down here!
Amy says
totally sweet!