It’s Free Pattern Friday!
Today, the Easy Baby Cardi in Bamboo Pop.
Is it just me, or is everybody having babies at once? I have two friends in their third trimester (hi, Cristi and Casey!) and several more whose baby bumps and adoption processes are well underway. So yes, this is a perfect moment to introduce a basic but beautiful garter stitch baby sweater. The fact that it uses machine-washable Bamboo Pop (292yds/100g) is icing on the cake.
It’s a good basic design that would work well for boys or girls and would be easy to personalize with some fun buttons.
I’d like to offer a word of advice as a parent. When you’re considering baby shower gifts, it may be tempting to want to make the smallest size and be done in a hurry. Consider making the next size up, or even the one beyond that. Babies grow fast, and you want your recipient to be able to enjoy your gift longer than a week. Since this pattern takes just two balls for all sizes, there’s no additional cost (besides your time) involved in making the 12-month size and having a gift that the baby will be wearing after all the other presents have been outgrown.
Happy knitting!
Trying to get pattern of Easy Baby Cardi. Can’t put in my email to get it and when I try to reset my password it tells me the link is no longer available.
That’s very strange, Lila. That pattern shouldn’t require an e-mail or password. Try clicking this link and clicking on the “download free pdf” link in green halfway down the page.