When you have a baby boy ...

... it's never easy to find cute but manly baby things. Even though I haven't had a baby for almost 5 years, I really wanted to design something for a baby boy -- something that would be baby-ish but not girly, y'know?

So, here's what I came up with:

A beautiful, though "manly", blue blanket (approx. 30 x 30) done with a heart lace pattern using TLC Heather in "Blue Moon" and US 11's. That same pattern is repeated in a bonnet (using a smaller needle -- a 2!)

Why is his smile so big?

Because he FINALLY got his own sweater, custom-designed just for him, and knit by his mama's own hands. Should keep him cozy, don't you think?
I designed a traditional fisherman's jersey but used Coats and Clark's "TLC Heathers" in Blue Moon -- which gives it the look of wool without the scratchiness (and it's machine washable!). It knit up beautifully and only took three skeins.

So, what are you going to do ...

... when the sweater that technically (that is, I promised it) belongs to one brother, actually fits the other brother better? You photograph them both and let you, dear reader, decide:

BamBam will definitely grow into it (probably much sooner than I think!) and it really does have a cozy, jacket feel for him ... but LegoManiac looks pretty dashing too, huh? BTW, it's knit with two strands of Dale of Norway's Baby Ull, which is a washable wool and knits up SO NICE!