Baby things
They’re so nice to do ahead of time, and then have on hand for when you get the shower invitations. Of course, even if you don’t have them done ahead of time, they’re quick and usually easy, so still “doable” for a last minute scramble. I have two recent knits and one stash item for a shower I’m attending today. They don’t match, but since they’re techincally in the accessory category, I’m hoping the baby will have something they do match, and if not - babies really don’t worry too much about such things.
The stash item is the February sweater from Knitter’s Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmermann. Love that sweater.
The bibs are the quick knits added this week. I think these bibs are just the neatest idea, I hope mom likes them. They should be practical as well as cute, because cotton is nice and absorbant, and if all else fails and mom needs a washcloth, just run it under some warm water and instant face and hands clean-up.
The pink bib is made with the same pattern as the red one, but I used a smaller gauge yarn, so I added two extra repeats in the seed stitch portion, and one extra stitch to each side of the cable - so instead of a CAB4 it’s a CAB6. I also tapered the end into a leaf shape, which I think for a girl is a nice touch. Maybe wouldn’t do it for a boy’s bib, although I’m not sure I’d make this bib for a boy. I like my entrelac one for a boy. I, again, used hook and loop for the closure instead of a button.
This entrelac bib took one regular size skein of Sugar and Cream worsted weight yarn. I used the entrelac pattern from 
for the Lady Eleanor stole, and just made less base triangles. I knit until it looked “bib size” for a toddler, then knit the finishing row of triangles for the last row until I had about 1/4 of the stitches still on the needle, then just started a stockinette row, decreasing away from the neckline in kind of a “V” shape, and then tapering the strap down to just a few stitches, did a 2 stich bind off/cast on buttonhole, then finished off the strap. 
Then I added one more triangle on the right side for a place to stitch a button (be sure it’s one that a toddler isnt going to be able to pull off and choke on - or else just go with a snap if you decided to “wing” one of these yourself). No buttonhole needed if you’re setting snaps instead. I think it came out fairly “unisex” but it’s going to a boy. I think it’s got to be a great idea because not only is it a nice generous bib, but it can be used for clean up too since it’s made of dishcloth yarn. Just run it under some tap water, clean up kid and surroundings, then rinse the whole thing off again and hang it up to dry!
