1.05.2015

A Little Handmade Gift


I have recently been invited to a baby shower for my friend due in a few months, and I knew a special handmade gift was in order.

I again used my precious supply of Patagonia wool to knit up a Cradle Cardigan by Hannah Fettig for her new little daughter. This is a basic design in a classic color but I think it will be so useful.



The cardigan is paired with a hand sewn Geranium Dress designed by Made By Rae and....



...a tiny Garter Ear Flap Hat.



I found this pattern for free on The Purl Bee and modified it for the sport weight yarn to match the sweater. I thought this hat worked really nicely with the cardigan due to the garter stitch details.



I look forward to giving this special handmade gift to my friend. I hope her and her new baby love it.

Cradle Cardigan Pattern available HERE.
Garter Ear Flap Hat Pattern available HERE.
Geranium Dress Pattern available HERE.



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14 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 5, 2015 at 1:09 PM

    That's so pretty!

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  2. SamanthaJanuary 5, 2015 at 3:23 PM

    What a beautiful set. :) Thanks for the pattern links. :)

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  3. JulieJanuary 5, 2015 at 4:58 PM

    What an absolutely beautiful baby outfit, that's going to be a huge hit at the shower. Your friend will love it!

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  4. UnknownJanuary 5, 2015 at 11:01 PM

    very beautiful!!!

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  5. thecrazysheepladyJanuary 6, 2015 at 5:40 AM

    Just darling!

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  6. Tante MaliJanuary 6, 2015 at 7:55 AM

    Alana,
    what a lovely work and wonderful gift! So pretty!!!
    All my best from Austria and a happy New Year
    Elisabeth

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  7. UnknownJanuary 6, 2015 at 8:57 AM

    Those are absolutely beautiful! I am thinking that those need to be made for a baby in my life :)

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  8. TinkergrumpybunsJanuary 6, 2015 at 9:03 AM

    Love all the baby links... grand daughter 2 due in June! Love the new yarn ( to me). Thanks.

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  9. SIONAJanuary 7, 2015 at 2:35 AM

    ¡Que bonito!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2015 at 4:58 PM

    So sweet. Thanks for the links.

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  11. UnknownJanuary 8, 2015 at 9:56 AM

    Very beautiful I wish I could knit that good. And please do visit my blog knittingpatternsandprojects.blogspot.co.uk and be sure to comment there too.

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  12. UnknownJanuary 8, 2015 at 1:22 PM

    Foxy!

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  13. UnknownJanuary 9, 2015 at 8:57 AM

    I love the pieces you've made here. Nothing better than a handmade gift! I've always loved knitting and my grandma gave me her old sewing machine for Christmas so now I'm teaching myself to sew! Any tips?

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  14. UnknownJanuary 10, 2015 at 2:12 AM

    So beautiful! How do you get the lovely stitching at the sleeve/shoulder seam? Or is that part of the pattern?

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