Bootie/Sweater Set

My nephew, Titus, turned a year old in July.

When he was born, I made him a sweater and

bootie set out of frosty green and black.

It was SO CUTE!!!

I wish these pictures could do it justice,

but the lighting was bad the day I took them.

Better bad pictures than no pictures, I guess.

The booties are the "All Star" pattern from

Booties By the Dozen (Leisure Arts #3243)

by Kay Meadors

The sweater is the Victorian Rose Sweater pattern from

Heirloom Thread Crochet For Baby - #1310 - American School of Needlework

designed by Kelly Robinson.

My color choices were

Aunt Lydia's Frosty Green,

Black, and White.
Hook size 7 (1.65mm)

I found the cute little tennis shoe buttons at Wal-Mart.

If I make the pattern for a boy again,

I will edge it in a plainer stitch, like 

single crochet (American).

The scallops were a bit much
for a boy, in my opinion.

But CUTE nevertheless!!!

Caryn's Bonnet

I made this sweet bonnet

for my 1st great niece Caryn
and for a very good friend's baby.

It is the same bonnet I made for Ava, tweaked.

I wish the pictures had turned out better.
The pink variegated was so bright.

It was a beautiful contrast with the white.

Again, that book is:

The Complete Guide to Thread Crochet

designs by Terry Kimbrough

Leisure Arts #3225

As the title indicates,
this book has more than
just baby crochet.

It also has 2 nice sweater patterns,
one of which I'm working on, in beige.
It also has a doily pattern,
bookmark patterns, and more.

Rose and Bow Headband

I love little girl accessories!

God has a sense of humor,

you know, so...

I have 4 boys!

So my outlet for little girliness is

the new moms at my church.

I ALWAYS make something

homemade for them.

As a matter of fact,

I don't even put my name

on my present because

once they open it,

EVERYONE

knows it was from me.

Well, this past Sunday was no different.

After a long run of boys,

one of our mamas had a little girl!

So...

I made her these cutie booties:

Then, I asked her if she was a mama that likes

headbands or one who doesn't.

And she did!

So, I let her have her pick:

She chose pink.

The "Bow Beautiful Headband" pattern is from

Heirloom Thread Crochet For Baby - #1310 - American School of Needlework
designed by Kelly Robinson.

The "Pink Flowers" bootie pattern is from

Bootie Collection (Crochet/Knitting) (Leisure Arts #3052)
designed by Kay Meadors.