Babyyyy

Guys, many of you know I'm not a fan of babies. I don't want to have one, I'd rather skip that whole period of time. I mean, they're cute and all, and I'll hold yours and admire it and everything, but I don't want 'em.

I teach three to five year olds every day of the week. I know for a fact what monsters they can be. I'll pass.

The trouble with not wanting my own kids (and having many close friends who feel the same way), is that I don't get to try out any of the adorable baby crochet patterns. Which is kind of sad.

Priorities. I have them.

Anyways, a coworker, and good friend of mine told us early this year that she is pregnant, and by now, she is almost due to have her baby (it's supposed to be October...we're almost there!). I'm pumped for her, because I know she's excited, and I know she's going to be an awesome mom!

But you guys, you have to know I started thinking about what I could crochet for her almost immediately! A baby coming means I get to crochet adorable things for Baby. I went searching for patterns, and dove deep into that rabbit hole.

The first thing I made, though, was something that stuck to my comfort zones, and was true to my style of crochet. I made a unicorn plushie. There's no pattern for this one - I created it myself, and I'm terrible at writing down patterns, which means everything I make becomes a unique, one-of-a-kind critter.
This creation is adorable, if I do say so myself, and I want to keep it for myself so badly.
My mom and I picked out the yarn together when I was visiting the fam this summer. We found it in the new yarn shop in Bobcaygeon, called Granny Bird's Wool Shoppe (sidenote: I was so excited to find a yarn shop like this in Bob...). The yarn we chose for the unicorn was Cascade Yarns' Swaddler. I loved this yarn, and convincing myself not to start working on it right away was SO HARD. But I managed to wait until I was back in Taiwan before I started working on it.

Next up, my friend is a HUGE Hello Kitty fan, so I knew I wanted to make something Hello Kitty-themed. I went looking for patterns, because I have never made a baby dress before, and found a fairly easy one on youtube, by Bag-O-Day Crochet. I had some Caron Simply Soft yarn sitting in my stash, so I busted that out, and then added a Hello Kitty applique I made to the front. Fingers crossed my friend loves it! (I kind of do!)
I had some yarn left over, and I wanted to make something to go with the dress. I had planned to make a headband, but never actually got around to finishing it. I think the dress is pretty cute without it, though!

Lastly, one of my amigurumi crochet-along projects was the Babies in Pajamas doll, by airali design,
and I went for a pink-striped baby doll. The yarn I used is from one of the stores here in Taiwan, and is acryllic, so it's easy to wash (good for a baby!).

I gave all of these to my friend on her last day of work before maternity leave, and I can't wait to meet her new baby!