What comes to mind when you think of Spring? Warmer days, fresh air, or new life in the garden, maybe? We look forward to the new little ones! Often that does mean lambs, bunnies and chicks, but there are plenty of new human babies arriving as well. In this blog post, we’d like to share with you some project inspiration for using Green Mountain Spinnery patterns and yarns to make wonderful heirloom, traditional, and modern gifts!
The Green Mountain Spinnery pattern collection includes more than two dozen patterns for your favorite baby or child. Several of these were included in the 99 Yarns and Counting or The Green Mountain Spinnery Knitting Book, but are now available for individual purchase! If you’re looking for an easy knit, but one with attention to detail and one that will be a treasure to hang on to for future generations, you might like the Baby Bonnet(top), Rebecca’s Little Sweater(bottom), or a Pebble Yoke Sweater and Hat set.
The sun may feel warm in spring but the weather can still feel cool and breezy. A vest or sweater, in lightweight Cotton Comfort, is the perfect layer! Here we have String of Pearls, Magic Stripes and the Little Man Cardigan.
Very special babies are the recipients of the following projects we’ve noticed on Ravelry! Koigusue’s Pink Jasmine Lace Edged Cardigan and Booties in knit in Cotton Comfort. Cotton Comfort is also great for weaving, as shown here in Chis’s Cotton Comfort Baby Blanket, woven on a Mighty Wolf loom. The frog is actually a two-in-one toy! Goodenoughforme’s Frog-and-turtle project follows Susan B. Anderson’s Itty-Bitty Toys Reversible pattern.
Besides making these wonderful items for the wee ones, we also love to see them wear (or snuggle with) them! Share your projects and photos with us in our Ravelry group or on our Facebook page!