A friend of ours is having a baby in the spring. Very exciting for the obvious reason, but also because that means that I again have an excuse to knit baby gear! There's lots of reasons I really like to knit for babies. Most of these reasons are pretty well documented by anyone who has undertaken this task, but I feel the need to expound again on just how awesome this kind of knitting is.
First off, babies are small. I know, this is pretty obvious at first glance, but their smallness works well in so many ways; it makes them ever so cute, and it makes it so that knitting clothing for them goes ever so quickly. I cast on for a baby-sized hoodie this afternoon and already I am 3/4 of the way through the back of it. If this were a hoodie for an adult, this would take days. Another reason baby knitting rocks is because they are very gracious recipients. They will not complain about the colour choice or style, and they do not have a preference on the type of garment they receive. This makes them the perfect people to knit for!
The hoodie I am knitting is the Circles Stroller Jacket by Susan B Anderson. This is the third time that I have done this pattern. It has become my go-to pattern for shower gifts. It is quick, easy and practical; living in Canada, you always need a sweater for the baby and the hood comes in handy when you've forgotten to pack a hat (yes, even in the summer, and yes, even the most prepared and awesome parent will forget that hat). This time around, I am doing the hoodie in dark green and am going to try to embellish it with lighter green leaves. I am once again going to leave out the liner because, I'll admit, my sewing skills are a bit lacking. I can do it, but I'd rather not.
I may even have time to do a couple of hats and bibs. I love knitting for babies!
