Sunday, February 3, 2013

Little old man babies

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A dear friend is expecting her first baby, a boy, later on this month. As soon as I found out that she was expecting a boy I knew that I would be knitting her a Gramps cardigan. It's my go-to. It's perfect. It's a very quick knit done up on 4.5mm needles and aran weight yarn and is always adorable no matter what colour combo you chose. I've knit this pattern 4 times and will surely be knitting it again. I can pretty much guarantee that if my baby is a boy this is the first thing that I will cast on for my own little dude. 

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Anyways, so yes, I've knit this pattern 4 times, but this was the first time that I added the pockets. Aren't they awesome? They are definitely a very cute touch. I did not add the elbow patches however. I knit them but couldn't get them to look right on this wee little sweater. Maybe if I knit a larger size the next time I could make the patches work. I do love elbow patches after all. 

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Paired with some hip little jeans with suspenders this little boy is going to be the cutest little old man baby.

Ravelry project page here. Knit in TFA Aran Weight yarn in Spruce and Sprout (coming soon!)
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9 comments:

  1. That is a fantastic color combination, and the pockets are just darling.

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  2. Too cute!! I love dressing baby boys as little old men. :) Gramps is on my list of things to knit for my own little guy. (He currently has the other cardigan by the same name, with all the cables. I love that one too!)

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  3. Really cute! The colors are really standing out!

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  4. I love your sweater! If I have a boy, I'll definitely be making that one, too. I'm due in April also!

    I know you've made several sweaters for your baby. What size have you made? Have you made them to fit this spring, or next fall? I can't decide what to do!

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  5. I'm glad it is not possible to die of cuteness, because this little sweater is amazingly adorable.

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  6. Oh my, this is adorable! Also, I am super excited to see Sprout on the market. What an awesome spring colourway.

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  7. Too adorable! And love, love, love the color combo.

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  8. Oh my goodness, the suspenders are just too cute to handle! Daniel NEEDS THOSE ASAP. And the sweater is absolutely adorable. I made Daniel a similar grandpa cardigan when he was born and it was my favorite thing to dress him in. It's surprisingly versatile!

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  9. Too cute and even more so paired with those super stylin' jeans. The pockets are a great touch!

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