What the baby wants the baby gets

Mind you this baby is only a month old.... however when Mom announced that Baby M thinks she needs new booties to match her outfits, who am I to deny her?

So once again yarn was cast for the Cutest Booties by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. She has the best blog The Yarn Harlot. I've been following her for awhile and her posts always bring a smile. This is the best baby booty pattern I have found. I have knitted so many of these that I have lost count. I think I first blogged about them here.

I love how the grey booties turned out! It uses Baby Cashmerino by Debbie Bliss. It is a wonderful light weight DK, a blend of wool, acrylic and cashmere. It is so soft and even better it is washable! Perfect for a the little one!

I wanted to make another pair of booties just a tad bit smaller so I chose, a baby weight yarn. I have used this yarn for may booties and baby hats as it is the perfect weigh for wee little items.

This is what I had left after I made the booties. It comes as a 25gr ball and is the perfect size for this project. The left over yarn can be used for pom poms for other projects.

To make the ties, I used a double thread and just crocheted a chain. The pom poms are made using the Clover Pom Pom Maker...best thing ever!! Your pom poms are perfect every time!

I wonder how many other colors she'll be needing?

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