Earlier this week my husband's cousin had her first baby. We are beyond excited and happy for them. Somehow saying "Congratulations" means so much more looking from this side of parenthood. I've lived the joyous, exhausting, amazing and incredible trip they are embarking on and I wish them the very best from the bottom of my heart.
Since they live out of state, I sent them a little handmade something a few months ago.
They decided to keep the gender of the baby a surprise so I selected mostly neutral colored hats. You may recognize some from the
Newborn Hatstravaganza.
I also threw in a definitely boy hat... (Based on the
bubble gum pattern)
And a
girly one....
But I had a strong feeling it was going to be a girl, so I also included a crochet flower pin that can girl-ify any of the hats. I simply sewed the flower to a clippy with a needle and thread. The clip can be attached to a hat, outfit or even put in her hair when she's a bit older.
So this masculine
Everything Hat ...
is transformed into a sweet, tiny cloche.
I was lucky enough to see a few pictures of this newest arrival on Facebook yesterday. I was right-- She's A Girl! It took me a bit to realize that her adorable little head was in one of my hats. I felt so honored that a little piece of me is with that precious little one. Congratulations again Sonia and Amit!
For the rest of you; thank you for letting me wax on about newborn hats and knitting in the middle of June. Stop by tomorrow for a dose of sewing and another
Handmade Confession!
