Doting Grandmother knits for a new baby

I love to knit, and as soon as I knew that I was going to be a grandmother ( a doting grandmother no less), I started to think about what to knit for a newborn baby. I decided on a simple wrap jacket, a pair of bootees, and a little hat. This is the little jacket that I've knitted.

This is a very simple pattern, but be warned, the edging is rather fiddly. I'm not a big fan of picking up stitches along an edge, and there is a awful lot of that in this pattern. Apart from that, it is so easy, so simple and so attractive- don't you think? The pattern comes from The Ultimate Book of Baby Knits by top designer Debbie Bliss. This book is excellent value, as it contains a wide range of patterns, all of them well written, clear and easy to follow.I used the recommended yarn, which is Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, a lovely mix of fine wool and cashmere. It's a 4 ply, fingering weight, which comes in a huge range of colours. As I don't know the sex of my grandchild , I've gone for ecru, edged in duck egg blue. Duck egg blue is my daughter in law's favourite colour, and she thinks it suits a baby girl just as well as a baby boy. This is a link to the US version of Amazon, showing you Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino yarn I've included this so that you can see the full range of colours for this yarn. Watch this space for more baby knitting pictures and tips.