Knitting for Baby

My first baby sweater is coming along! I worked on it while Becky was in town--we watched TV and chatted while working on our projects. Below is a picture of the back of the sweater which is complete now. The front will be knit in the same way, except I will create a collar and button holes.

Becky and I went to a knit shop called Nina in the city yesterday. They have such a great selection of yarn--Blue Sky Alpaca, Spud and Chloe, Twinkle...all these yarns I've always heard about but are not carried at my local yarn shops. I love browsing there!

Mom gave me these three books by Kristin Nicholas. We first found out about her books from Susan B. Anderson's blog. They are really beautiful books--the colors and patterns are so vibrant!

The best part about these books is that Mom asked Kristin to sign them for me! It's so neat to have books signed by the author!
After I finish my baby blue sweater, I want to make the cardigan pictured below.

I bought the yarn for the cardigan at the yarn shop yesterday. I really love the colors I chose--I think they will look so cute on a little boy!I taught Becky how to make a hat while she was in town. She also made the Marian cowl. She had never knit on circular or double pointed needles before--she learns so quickly! Her hat came out great--can't wait to see what she makes next! She's promised to start a blog too!