Painfully Adorable

I'm not going to underplay it; these are the cutest socks ever:

I used the Baby Birthday Socks by Seasonal Fibres, though next time I have occasion, I will likely use Angela's (free) pattern which is equally adorable. I went down a needle on the 6-12 month size (recommended when the baby is younger than 6 months). I seriously can't tell you how much I love these things. They're the most adorable size and shape in a fun, unisex pattern.

Now I simply have to meet some more people with babies.

New Baby Smell...

I finally realized why knitters love to make things for babies:

• Baby patterns are SO cute!
• Babies don't need specially fitted things.
• You can work from your stash so it's cost-effective.
• It takes a fraction of the time to knit a baby item than it does to knit a grown up item.
• New mothers love hand-made garments.

It really is satisfying to say hello to a new person with a hand-knitted gift.

To wit:

These are the Basic Baby Hat by Heather Tucker and Chaussons Mignons from Pruline en Vadrouille. See my Ravelry page for more deets.

And the best part of spending next to nothing on a gift (well, except one's time, love and effort), is that you can blow the budget on the wrapping!

The wife of a work friend recently had a baby boy and I couldn't resist making something a) practical b) soft and c) tiny adorable. I'm going to give this to my friend tomorrow when he returns to the office...

So what do you think? I know these are entirely simple items but babies have entirely simple needs. Soft and warm is where it's at. And you've got to love a present that takes under 5 hours to make, including shopping for the wrapping...

Do you knit for new babies?