Photo overload alert! But it’s just too hard to choose a couple of photos of this little lamb (Harvey’s nickname due to sounding like a little baa-ing lamb when he cries).
So, guess what? The clothes fit! Yay! I thought we’d be waiting a few more weeks before he fit into the littlest creations I made for him, but the tiniest outfits are on him already – with plenty of growing room so we’ll be getting lots of wear out of them.
Here’s the little green and grey tractors set – get all the details here.
And the first set I made – with the off-centred placket but you can’t really tell once it is on! Get all the details here.
Gotta fly – little lamb is squawking on my lap. Time for another feed!
Another gorgeous and practical zippered romper from Ottobre 6/2012 “Nukkumatti Baby Sleeeper”.
And from the latest Ottobre edition 3/2013 – these super cute harem-style baggy pants made using the “Summer Sea Jersey Pants” pattern.
These look like they are going to be a cute, baggy fit with snug waistband and leg cuffs. The leg cuffs can be worn down for long pants or rolled up for 3/4 length so should work well for the size 00 I’ve made and take the baby into Spring.
I made the coordinating bodysuit from Ottobre Winter 6/2012: “Kisuliini Raglan-Sleeve Bodysuit.” I love this grey/green spot print – matches our house too!
Would you believe that I’ve only got 2 more baby outfits to share and then I’ve blogged them all! I think that I have well and truly got enough size 000 and 00 clothes now – but that probably won’t stop me from sneaking in another outfit or two if I’m still hanging around home for a week or more!
Two new patterns experimented with. Two more little suits.
This suit comes from Ottobre 1/2012 “Waldo Coverall”. If you are wanting some great baby patterns, I’d highly recommend this issue as I’ve used it to death. The pattern actually used a lot of the same pieces from the viking suit I’ve already made. Because the viking suit looked a bit wide around the body, I slimmed the pieces down a bit for this one and it looks much better.
I used some towelling knit as the main fabric and thought it might look too much like a towel, but the Farbenmix Primera towelling is beautiful and soft and the loop is really small. I sewed some little elbow patches as an afterthought to match the knee patches on the front – love knee and elbow patches on kids clothes!
I’d been eyeing off this pattern in Ottobre 6/2012 “Nukkumatti Baby Sleeeper” since I first started sewing the baby clothes, but was scared of sewing the invisible zipper into a knit fabric. I thought it would stretch and move all over the place, but when I actually bit the bullet and had a go, it was waaaay easier than I had imagined and came together first go!
This one feels nice and snuggly and the zipper will make for super quick and easy changes. The pattern only starts at a size 56cm (looks like a 00 to me) so I’ll definitley be using it again as the baby gets older.
A baby born at the beginning of winter has got to have a whole slew of beanies, right? Baby beanies are the quickest and easiest project, lots of fun and super cute.
These two were made using Ottobre patterns: Autumn 4/2011: “Lucovica Beanie” and Autumn 4/2008: “Jetro Beanie Hat”. The top one was the smallest size given and is huge. I think it will fit a one year old more than a little baby so will have to go into hibernation until next winter. I love the little ears on the bottom beanie, I think I positioned them a bit too high, but it will look cute anyway!
These two beanies ended up being a dodgy pattern (from Ottobre Spring 1/2012: “Ernie Striped Beanie”) I couldn’t for the life of me work out how they went together (so maybe it is the dodgy pattern reader’s fault?!) and instead of contrast fabric being on the inside of the beanie, it ended up being different fabric front and back, which I wasn’t keen on. I had already cut the pattern pieces out though and didn’t want to waste them so transformed what I had already cut out into simple little reversible beanies with fold-up edges. The grey/green one is teeny so will fit him right away…especially if he is a Tommy-sized baby and ends up being miniature! (Does anyone want a quick tutorial to learn how to make these for yourself or are they simple enough you can work it out on your own?)
I had been itching to sew some of my little baby outfits for a girl – especially since I have so many lovely girl-friendly knit fabrics. When Ashley tested my Waterfall Blouse pattern, I couldn’t resist making her a little girl outfit for her next little baby. I used the bodysuit pattern from Ottobre Winter 6/2012. “Kisuliini Raglan-Sleeve Bodysuit.”
And the pants are from Ottobre Spring 1/2012 called “Little Houses Knit Pants.”(I feel like a broken record blogging the pattern specs every time but I know if I don’t I’ll have people emailing me for more info!)
And lastly (for today) a couple of basic bodysuits from Ottobre Summer 3/2010: “Hau Hau Bodysuit”. I wanted to keep these plain as they are just going to be used as undersuits instead of a singlet. Nothing fancy going on here, but they are practical and will be easy to wear, especially with the envelope neckline. I think I better take myself off to baby clothes sewing anonymous…this is getting out of control!
A pair of cute little racoon overalls with long-sleeved bodysuit for underneath.
The overalls pattern comes from Ottobre 4/2012 and is called “Snail Walk Overalls.” They were a lot easier to make than I anticipated, the pattern called for sweatshirt knit for the outer but I didn’t have any so used a regular jersey knit instead and they seem to have worked fine.
For the coordinating bodysuit I used the trusty “Kisuliini Raglan-Sleeve Bodysuit” from Ottobre Winter 6/2012.
And another of my favourite sets – from The Spring 1/2012 edition of Ottobre, “Little Houses Knit Pants” and “Bert Bodysuit with henley placket.”
I didn’t have enough of the blue/orange ribbing so used knit fabric for the feet cuffs on these pants instead of ribbing as the pattern calls for. I acuatly like the softness of using a knit and will try it again next time (yep…there will definitley be a next time!)
Eek! The cuteness is killing me! I pulled out all the little baby clothes yesterday and washed and sorted them all. The countdown is on so I better get organised!
