Knitted baby gift set

Do you love to knit baby gift sets?  I love making handmade gifts because they come from your heart.  They make the perfect gift too and you can find quite a lot of easy to knit patterns these ones knit up quite quickly.

[Start of image description for image above: A photo of an blue beanie and booties with a red beanie underneath in the middle is a soft toy bunny and on the right is a blue and white beanie and booties. On top of the photo at the top is a white rectangle with the words "knitting journal". Underneath is a sage green rectangle with two white stripes and the words "Cute baby gift set" and at the bottom the words "Cozy Woodland Cottage Knits. blogspot.com. End of image description.]

I am not an affiliate of Mariana lazy daisy days or Olga Morgunova or the warehourse nor is this a sponsored post. I just love Mariana and Olga's knitting patterns and wouldn't recommend them unless I have actually used them and love them.  Patterns used are by Mariana lazy daisy days and Olga Morgunova. Blue yarn bought from the warehouse and recommended in case you'd like to buy some yourself.

[Start of image description for image above: A photo of an blue beanie and booties with a red beanie underneath in the middle is a soft toy bunny and on the right is a blue and white beanie and booties. In the background is a cream throw. Underneath is a ripped white strip of graph paper. Underneath is a sage green rectangle with a white rectangle with the words "knitting patterns". Underneath it is the words "Cute baby gift set" and the words "Cozy Woodland Cottage Knits. blogspot.com. End of image description.]

Project details

Project: Knitted baby gift set for a friends grandson 

Start date:  16th April 2018 

Finish date: 3rd May 2018 

Patterns used and the designers: 

• Little Babity premature baby set by Marianna lazy daisy days
• Waldorf Bunny by Olga Morgunova at Simply toys13.

Pattern skills needed

• Cast on and cast off
• Knit
• Purl
• How to K2tog (Knit two stitches together)
• How to TBL (Knit Through the back loop)
• How to[PSSO (Pass Slipped Stitch Over)
• Knit in the round (Waldorf bunny)

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Materials 

Yarn weight: DK/8Ply 

Yarn used: 

• Grey variegated yarn
• Gorgeous Baby Blue variegated yarn
• Red yarn 
• Light blue yarn 

Place yarn bought from: 

• Grey varigated yarn - $2 shop
• Blue varigated yarn - $2 shop 
• Red yarn - Bought at a market 
• Light blue yarn - The warehouse 
• Black yarn - $2 shop
• Pink yarn $2 shop

Needle sizes used: 

• 4mm straight needles for the beanies
• 4mm Double Pointed Needles for the booties (with DPN'S used instead of straight needles)
• 3mm Double Pointed Needles for the bunny 

Other tools used:

• Scissors
• Yarn needle/ tapestry needle 

About the completed project 

When I heard my friends daughters had had her baby early I decided to knit a few prem baby things for her baby.  I'd already knitted the bunny soft toy for the baby to cuddle. I added eyes and a nose to the cute little bunny.  I started knitting beanies in a medium prem and two large prem sizes for baby to grow into.  I also decided to knit some little baby booties to keep baby's feet nice and toasty warm. 

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These beanie and bootie pattern is so quick and easy to knit up and are suitable for beginners depending on what skills you have or you may be able to learn them along the way too. The bunny knits up quite quickly too and is suitable for an advanced beginner due to being knitted in the round.   

Happy knitting friends, What handmade gifts do you like to knit?