My little nephew Marcus is 4 weeks old today! Wooo! He’s such a sweet little thing. It’ll be a while before I get to meet him so I’m sending him a long distance hug, in the form of yarn, naturally.
I’m so excited about everything in this pile. A dinosaur birth announcement. An ‘only in San Francisco’ onesie. I didn’t make it but I love the tripping hippie vibe. It’s the kind of thing you can only get from your crazy California aunt!
Then there’s the cat toy mushroom rattles, such fun! The pattern is from Purl Soho’s blog. A great little stash buster project with super results. (disclaimer: my yarn and gauge is completely different, so these are actually a heavily modified version of their pattern, if ya know what I mean.)
Then, there’s the hats. Even though it’s still August, I’m sending five hats. Might as well teach him young, this is what I do. I hope you like wearing hats, kid! I’m making them regardless.
These came from the knitting Olympics back in February. It’s such a fun collection. I’ll never stop making goofy hats but now is really my time. He won’t be wearing goofy hats forever!
And finally, Baby’s Second Blanket. He got the first one before he was born, a cotton blanket for summer. This is one is the wool blanket for cooler days. It’s the true pièce de résistance…
A Honeycomb blanket, complete with fringe.
I knit it as a tube, to avoid purling and then cut it open. Using the cut edges to create fringe, I avoided the dreaded end weaving. After that, I added an applied i-cord to the top and bottom edges. and POOF! An Heirloom was born!
I hope Marcus likes it. Obviously I made something I like but I thought about him a lot too. I picked colors with high contrast and textural interest so it can help his little eyes develop. The fringe is for a tactile experience, something for his little fingers to figure out.
It’s pretty amazing to see how much he’s changed already. I can’t wait for the all the developmental challenges to come. I totally appreciate being a casual observer to the miracle of life. Human bodies…wow!
..AND, I have plenty of yarn left for all those amazing occasions. 5 Skeins of Miss Babs Yowza is gonna get me a lot of coordinating accessories. The blanket put a dent in it, but just barely. It’s time for sweaters and an army of stuffies!!
Welcome to the world, little Marcus. You have a crazy knitting aunt (and that is the best kind!!)
FogKnits 
Your honeycomb blanket is gorgeous!!!! My niece and nephews have gotten used to crazy knitting aunt too and actually make requests now:)
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Fingers crossed I get requests one day :)
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I think you will!
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That’s fabulous, Emily!!!! At first I thought the mushroom rattles were microphones–you know, the karaoke thing! I thought he would be a singer! I especially like the dinosaur hat and the robot hat! The blanket is totally beautiful, and thanks for telling us how you made it! Way to go, Emily; and what a blessed nephew you have!
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Microphones…of course! I hadn’t noticed the similarity. Seems like it was meant to be though!
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Wow! Everything is adorable and the honeycomb is so stunning! You are lucky you a have a knit worthy nephew :)
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He’s barely one month old…He’s got plenty of time to get himself kicked off the knitworthy list. LOL.
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What a great care package! I love the robot hat! I also love that your blanket is a sensory as well! What a lucky boy. 😊
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I don’t know if any of that stuff is true — I read it on the internet ;) I’m choosing to be believe it though!
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Sounds it! And you know the internet is always correct 😉
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awwwww, how sweet :)
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What a great care package! He is a lucky guy. My first niece got spoiled in a similar vein, it is so fun! That blanket – wow!
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That blanket is very beautiful!
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Absolutely love the colors and patterns of the baby blanket it’s just beautiful
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What a great baby gift collection they are all beautiful but that blanket 💗
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