Figuring out sizing for baby gear is kind of important.

During the pandemic it turns out a bunch of my friends ended up expecting their first little sprogs! Excited for them and also house bound I couldn't resist the urge to start making things for them. 

It has spiralled and I have made a few more bits here and there. But one of this challenging things with babies is how big are they? and how quickly will they grow out of it?

I really loved the idea of making a Blanket, but my mum is queen of granny squares so I knew she'd beat me to it. (and she did with a vengeance). So I started to think outside the box. 

My friend Cristina, absolutely loves bunnies and she has a little troop of adorable house bunnies. The baby would probably be kicked out the home before the bunnies. But maybe I could make her a disguise? 

I found this super cute baby Bunny Jacket pattern that I just couldn't resist by YouCrochetPatterns.

You can also get awesome super soft baby yarn - I still mourn my baby yarn blanket that eventually fell apart as a child. I like to fondle my yarns anyways as I am a bit of a wench for softness. Baby yarns always sucker me in. 

I went for Women's Institute Soft and Chunky Yarn in both pale grey and dusty pink. This was such a delight to work with because it was so super chunky. 

The other thing to think about is sizing. Because I wasn't sure how long this garment would take me, I decided to go for the bigger size just in case I over ran (which I did) and also to allow baby to get more than one wear out of it. I went for the size for age 2+. 

I picked up some matching pink buttons from Hobbycraft and attached them to finish the look. She loved it :)

Now on the flip side, here's an example if you don't think about the above. 

Another friend, had a very big baby. For his first birthday I found this super cute Aviator hat pattern by Repeat Crafter Me and as his dad loves his motorbikes so I was sure it would go down well. I followed the pattern to the T and adjusted where I needed to. Going for the size larger like I had done before. 

I used a very fluffy yarn for the edging. WHICH WAS AWFUL. It was so unforgiving if you had to undo a stitch as it would immediately knot.