Baby Vests

It's very likely that it's the combination of the need for instant gratification projects, the income of single 100g skeins of highland wool, the opportunity to get rid of some odd ball leftovers, and some commissioned knitting that has caused me to delve into the baby vest knitting field lately. Anyway, it has lead to quite a lot of baby vest knitting (and baby sweater - post is upcoming) lately.

No. 1: Raspberries & Blueberries

Pattern: My own, a favourite, similar to this one.

Yarn: Blackhill Højlandsgarn in Nattehimmel (2 strands together) and Isager Highland Wool in Cranberry with Blackhill Højlandsgarn in Dahlia.

Needles: 4.5 mm.

Ravelry page: Here.

Comments: Not the best of photos, and it still needed buttons on the shoulder when the photo was taken. This was a last-minute commissioned knit (asked for on Monday, finished on Friday at a party...), but by sheer coincidence it lead me to discover a great new colour combination (hard to see from the photo though): Nattehimmel vs. Cranberry/Dahlia.

No. 2: Poppy

Pattern: Babys uldne undertrøje from Familie Journal (in Danish only), smallest size. Ravelry pattern page.

Yarn: Holst Garn Supersoft in Poppy, 30 g.

Needles: 3.5 mm.

Ravelry page: Here.

Mods: The original pattern as a smaller neck opening and a slit. I made it more like a singlet, and like it much more that way. I also made it longer than the original pattern suggests. Slipped the first st on the rows around the neckline and the armholes.

Comments: This is a new favourite (as you can see below). VERY fast to knit, uses very little yarn, and seems to work well for a baby.

No. 3: Blue Baby

Pattern: Lille livstykke by Isager (in Danish). Ravelry pattern page. The hat pattern is generic, almost the same as the one recently used for the CPAP hats for Cuba.

Yarn: The leftovers from my Larch cardigan. 

Needles: 4.0 mm.

Ravelry page: Here.

Mods: None that I remember.

Comments: Also a very useful pattern, though not quite as fast as the one above for some reason (maybe it's the lack of alternating ribbing that makes you want to knit 'just one more'...). The hat was to use up the last bits of this yarn.

No 4: Sea Singlet

Pattern: Babys uldne undertrøje from Familie Journal (in Danish only), second smallest size. Ravelry pattern page.

Yarn: Blackhill Højlandsgarn in Oprørt Hav, 38 g.

Needles: 3.5 mm.

Ravelry page: Here.

Mods: See above.

Comments: See above. It obviously works equally well for boys and girls, depending on the colour.