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Baby boy knitting ideas?

Posted on 05/23/2008 by Andrea | Comments (3)
Filed under : Knitting

Apologies for the lack of posting around here. Mom is out visiting family in South Dakota, and I have very little knitting-related to talk about right now. I'm still plugging away on the Show-Off Ruffle Skirt. I've gotten to the point where I should be decreasing for the waist, but I've discovered that my stitch count is off. I don't quite know how or when that happened, but it's not a big deal. I just need to recalculate the decreases.

Oooh, exciting, huh? Not really.

So my coworker is pregnant and has now found out she's having a boy. That means I can probably start figuring out what to knit for him. When my other coworker had a baby, I made this:

(pattern: Mary Lou Egan's "Lace Baby Sweater No. 33")

I love the pattern for many reasons (probably the biggest is there are NO SEAMS) and I wanted to make it again, but it's not particularly boy-friendly. So I'm on the lookout for a knitting project for a baby boy. Any ideas? My only real requirement is that it's not garter stitch.

Hope you all have a fun Memorial Day weekend! I'm gearing up for some contractors to invade my house next week (nothing exciting; just some water-damage repairs from a storm we had last summer) so I have some work to do at home, but I hope to get out for a bike ride and at least one barbecue. And maybe I'll finish my skirt so I can wear it next week?

3 Comments

I recently made a stripey cardigan and matching hat for my nephew that I really liked. This is the link for the cardigan:

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/princesspea/v-neck-cardigan-with-contrast-ribs

- said PrincessPea (05/23/2008, 9:59 AM)

That's very cute!

- said andrea (05/23/2008, 9:59 AM)

I need to make a baby gift for a baby of unknown gender and I've noticed that there aren't many patterns (that aren't garter stitch) for gender neutral baby gifts. Either they're really boy or really girl. I'm still searching but I'm leaning toward the bibs in the Mason Dixon book - garter stich, I know, and a pair of booties from this pattern http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-moc-a-soc
I'll be watching to see what suggestions other people have!

- said Ann (05/23/2008, 9:59 AM)