It’s Fall! Apple and Pumpkin Hats for Kids

First day of Autumn’s coming, time for more cute baby hats. These patterns are all over the web, but I couldn’t resist posting mine. Also including a shot of the asters in our CT garden, abuzz with bees this warm, sunny afternoon. There’s said to be a sharp decline in honey bee numbers this summer, [...]

Baby Shrug

It’s been a while since I’ve come across a free pattern that I wanted to post here. Last week, I decided to knit a shrug for my 2 year old granddaughter, Corina. There isn’t a lot out there in this category, but after a few searches, I found this adorable pattern by Debbie Bliss. It’s [...]

Toddler Hoodie

BERNAT COTTONTOTS
#203 TODDLER HOODIE (TO KNIT)
SIZES
Chest measurement
6 mos 17 ins [43 cm]
12 mos 19 ins [48 cm]
18 mos 21 ins [53.5 cm]
2 yrs 21½ ins [54.5 cm]
Finished chest
6 mos 21 ins [53.5 cm]
12 mos 23 ins [58.5 cm]
18 mos 25 ins [63.5 cm]
2 yrs 27 ins [68.5 cm]
MATERIALS
Bernat Cottontots (100 g/3.5 oz)
Sizes
6 mos 3 balls
12 [...]

Baby Corina’s Santa Hat

Whipped up this 2 needle chapeau up in one afternoon last November, and had so much fun doing it! Corina, our first grandchild, was 7 months old and needed a Santa hat for the holiday parade we attended in Essex, CT. Used 2 skeins from my stash, both worsted weight. The red is Lion Brand [...]

“Tricorner” Hat for Kids

So cute! A pattern that I just discovered this week at Straw.com is this jester-like 3 peaked little honey. So far I’ve made 2. They knit up in a flash using bulky weight yarn and 10 1/2 size circular or double point needles. Self striping or print yarns work so well with this style. You [...]

Buttercup Sundress

This is one of my versions of this adorable toddler sundress. It has a seed stitch knitted bodice, with a fabric skirt. It’s fun and easy to make, even if, like me, you don’t particularly like to sew.

The pattern is from the book Cozy Knits for Cuddly Babies, and several pages from this volume are [...]

Pretty As A Poppy Hat for Babies

Very sweet, very chic. This site also has a pattern for Mary Jane socks to match. English instructions. Size 2 and 4 American knitting needles, DK weight yarn.
http://www.p2designs.com/pdfs/HatPoppies.pdf