Knitting For Baby: The Pattern List, Part One - minimalist knitter

Thanks to so many of you who have sent me heart-felt congrats on our little monster! Many of you asked to part my baby knitting as I end up projects, and so I've had to acknowledge that I haven't been doing any baby knitting yet. Not a single stitch!

At first I thinking I wanted to hold until we knew if it's a boy or a girl, but the more I've thought about it, the more I mean I was holding off until at least the first trimester was done, waiting for it to get a bit more real.

Now that I'm officially starting to present a tiny bit {although sometimes I even believe it's only a food baby I'm rocking} it's time to begin planning some baby knits. We're pretty non-traditional in our house, so I give no problems knitting items out of greys, reds, browns, greens, and even turquoise for this babe before knowing if it's a boy or girl.

Because I'm a planner, I hit up my Ravelry favorites and past knits to begin devising a number of the items I'd love to knitting for baby. Mind you, this is decidedly an "in an ideal world" type of list here - I see I will likely not throw everything I'd care to, and that's okay. Right now I'm still starry-eyed at the idea of baby being absorbed in as much handmade goodness as possible!

First and foremost, the items I've knit in the preceding for other babes and love I wish to work for my own:

Project Linus Blanket{it's the first cover on the list}. I've already got the narration for this one - a natural cream wool - and am frantic to begin running on it!

Kanoko Pants. My desire is to get 3 or four span of these made out of acrylic yarn for easy washability, so he or she can give strong legs all winter long.

Sleep Sacks. Ah, the sleep sack. After talking to a friend, she recommended I knit these a bit longer so they can be used longer - I'd love to haveseven of them so the devil can rest in on every night of the week!

Cabled Baby Hats. Baby hats are the cutest, and these whip up super fast and easy - I'd love to make two or 3 to rotate between, but I'll probably hold off until we recognize the sex so I can gender at least one of these.

Five Hour Baby Sweater. This is one of the quickest baby knits I've come across, and I know to act in a button band to help maintain it closed. I live I'll whip up several of these in a variety of colors to help support the monster warm and snug in the winter months!

Aviatrix Hat. {Ravelry link} I know that this hat has a whip to help maintain it on baby's head, since every kid I know loves pulling their hats off more than they enjoy wearing them! The pattern sizes from newborns to four-year-olds, so I desire to tap out a few different sizes to hold the monster's head warm all winter long!

NextI'll share some of the patterns I've seen other new moms knit up for their babes that I'm excited to try out in the upcoming months, so stay tuned!