Canadian Bacon
I come from a very large family. The cousins (my generation of them, at least) are all 9 months apart and alternate male/female. This makes figuring out our ages and knowing our order incredibly simple. My cousin Nick is exactly 1 week shy of being exactly 9 months older than I am. He is my favorite male cousin and I love him dearly.
He is quirky, wildly intelligent, and covered in tattoos. All things I adore in other humans. The fact that we're related is just an added bonus.
Nick and his charming wife Teresa will be welcoming a little boy into the world this fall. He will be a partially Canadian baby, and those winters can be brutal. I cannot think of a more perfect reason for warm woollies.
When we were kids, I remember watching Mystery Science Theater 3000 on Comedy Central and laughing at how clever the robots were. I somehow stumbled upon this pattern and couldn't resist. It's newborn sized, made with 100% Superwash Merino Knit Picks Swish DK in "Coal" and "White", and prompted Nick to ask if it came in "grown up."
Babies should be swaddled in warmth and love every minute of their lives. And this Baby Snuggle Wrap is just perfect. I modified it a bit by removing the icord and pompom. Made with Misti Alpaca Chunky, it's soft and lightweight and quite personally I'd like this in "grown up" for myself.
I've recently discovered that I have the ability to knit magic. This crazy little thing is the Star Illusion Blanket. I used Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in the colors specified in the pattern. It worked up much easier than the pattern would lead you to believe, but I despise seams and this blanket is ripe with them. The finished project makes it well worth it in the end.
This is the birds-eye view of the blanket. It looks like something guaranteed to induce a migraine...
...but this is the eye-level view. This is what the baby sees during tummy time. This is the sky brought to his level, and I hope he's as fascinated by it as I am.
