Baby Shower Gift

I got an invitation to a baby shower in the mail about a week ago for today.  So, I quickly dropped the project I was working on (something for Willow for Christmas), and as fast as I could went to the yarn store and started casting on.  9 days later and this is what I was able to give Kim for her #2 baby boy!

A cute pumpkin hat and a pair of leapfrog pants!

Dress for Willow

I knit up a dress for Willow,  but the yarn I chose has some wool in it, so I knit it up a size smaller with the plans of it being worn more more as a tunic, as soon as the weather here cools off a bit, or maybe when we get to Washington!  And I could hardly believe it when Willow let me actually put it on her.  I think she knows which things I have actually made for her, because she refuses to wear most of them.  :)

And now my pile of all the things I have started this summer are finished, so that means I can officially start knitting for Christmas!!!  (already have my first project started!)

The pattern for this was from Berroco DK Baby.

Retro Rainbow Tie Anyone?

I got bored and decided to knit up a tie.  Why?  Well, why not?  :)