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I had a nephew born earlier this month and just finished a little gift set for him. This is my first attempt at booties and hats. It's not a great picture and doesn't show the blanket well at all. :blush Everything was made with unlabeled baby yarn bought at the local thrift store.

 

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I made this little blanket last month for a friend's first grandchild. The blanket I made with Lion Brand Pound of Love, about 18" x 30" in a shell stitch. The toy is made in Red Heart Kids that was leftover from one of my daughter's projects.

 

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Very nice work! Aren't baby things fun?? In case you are interested, I believe the booties and blankie are made from Bernat Baby Coordinates. I have make a baby blanket with it, and it turned out unbelievably soft, and I just picked up a couple more skeins yesterday, the exact blue being one of them!

 

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You did a great job. I love the afghan, the pale green is such a beautiful color. hard to believe this is your first pair of booties. I remember the first pair of booties I made. they were big enough for a toddler!:blush

 

 

You should be proud!:cheer

 

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Very nice work! Aren't baby things fun?? In case you are interested, I believe the booties and blankie are made from Bernat Baby Coordinates. I have make a baby blanket with it, and it turned out unbelievably soft, and I just picked up a couple more skeins yesterday, the exact blue being one of them!

 

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Thanks, Laurie!

 

I'll make a note of that yarn. I'm glad to hear it's so soft. I was worried about it while I was working with it; it seemed a little rougher than the other baby yarn I'd been using. I liked working with it once I got used to the feel.

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Thank you, everyone! I haven't heard from the recipients at all, so I've been nervous that maybe they didn't turn out all that well. Reading your comments today really made me smile. :c9

 

Several people have asked about the patterns I used. I gathered all the links. I did make a few changes to each of them as I worked, though. ;)

 

The blue blanket is a diagonal blanket with an edging I made up as I went along. :P I kept this one small enough for a car seat and it's not quite square so that it's easier to tuck in.

 

The hat is based on a pattern from Angelcrafts. It is Lyn's SC Baby Cap. I changed the edging and finished it with a round of reverse sc. (http://www.angelcrafts.net)

 

The booties are based on Bev's VERY Easy Booties . I have to say this pattern was great! (http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevsbooties2.html)

 

The toy is from Kelly Luljak's Baby Smiley Toy. I simply changed the yarn and didn't stitch the face on it. Very quick and I think I'll do a few more as dog toys for a friend. (http://members.iglou.com/mantia/crafts/smile.html)

 

The light green blanket is based on the Lion Brand Crocheted Hooded Baby Blanket (http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/cpl-bafg.html)

I didn't make the hood or eding on it and stopped at 28" x 30". It is so soft!!

 

I actually stopped a woman with a newborn in a car seat in the store to ask if I could borrow the seat a moment to drape the blanket over to see how my sizing was coming along. My children are all well out of car seats and I had no idea how close to finishing I was. Turns out my mind's eye was making it much larger than I really wanted, so I finished that row, and called it done! :(:D

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