Fat babies love costumes

Buzzfeed is always fun, and today a friend sent me a link to:

31 F**king Adorable Things To Make For Babies

There are some great things, and some "how the hell did that make this list?" things - but since 'adorable' is an objective label, I'm pretty sure I should let it go.

However, a few brought me to near tears...check out what made got added to my do list:

mermaid tail for baby!

Oak Leaf Pixie Hat

Sock monkey baby!!

UGH. so much cuteness.

Also a notable shout out to Totoro ! While I probably won't be making this (I happen to have some other Totoro item up my sleeve presently) it's absolutely worth a share.

pretty much requires me to smush my computer screen right now

Also worth mentioning - it was nice to see Shwin and Shwin make the list with their bow tie onesies! I just finished a few Sunshine dresses this weekend from their Sun and Surf collection contribution...pics coming soon.

It's also interesting that I'm already familiar with so many of the sites these items were collected from. Or more likely, a sign that I've been spending too much time web-trolling and not enough time actually crafting!

If you're craving more, check out this similar list, also by Buzzfeed:

29 Easy And Adorable Things To Make For Babies

(This one is way more my speed and again, makes me cringe to realize how much time I spend on the internet looking at crafts.)

Have you got any projects planned right now?


UPDATE: talk about MORTIFYING but I forgot to include a link to the Totoro costume - which was made by my secret online blog crush, Cherie of you & mie. She recently talked about her favorite made items on this other awesome blog and (perhaps not surprisingly?) she mentioned that the Totoro costume is the most visited item in her whole blog. I'm guessing because it is INCREDIBLY AMAZING. Just a stab.

More on FO baby Aviatrix hat

Since we didn't find out the sex of the baby, it made anticipatory knitting very difficult. Consequently, I didn't do it.

I have had my eye on the Aviatrix baby hat pattern for some time, however, and had just decided to knit it for a friend of my mom - who just welcomed her first grandchild! (A girl.) However, I went into labor and had a girl myself, so Alex now has to wait :) Priorities!

Squishy, adorable priorities.

It was a fast knit using two clearance yarns that I bought to avoid being charged an ATM fee at my local yarn store (small business pains, I feel you, and I appreciate the opportunity you give me to buy more crap). They ended up being gorgeous and perfect for the job, but a complete pain the in the ass to work with.

Out of pure luck, the colors on the Tonalita worked PERFECTLY with the pattern. It gave it this awesome gradual change that lined up with each ridge in the hat.

Finishing - blocking and knitting flower accents.

It was a quick project (even with the constant interruptions!) and I'm happy with the outcome. Now on to do Alex's hat.

Ravelry project page here.