Just because this is classified as baby
yarn, doesn't mean that it can't become
something soft and luxurious for mom too!
Reason 2
My next point goes hand in hand with the above
mentioned tip. Even if you don’t know anyone
with small children or have any upcoming
baby showers, you will at some point. I like to
keep a small stash of completed projects, for
those situations when you don’t have time or
inclination to make something for a shower that
suddenly came up. I would advise you switch
between masculine, feminine and gender neutral
colors just to keep your stash balanced, you
wouldn’t want to have 10 pink blankets and go
to a shower where the theme is blue.
Keep filling your knitting tool box and
practice all sorts of techniques on
these projects!
Red Heart’s Soft Baby Steps has a color called
Binky Print with pink, blue, green, yellow and
white. I think you would be fairly safe knitting
with this variegated yarn. It's pictured at the top
of the page paired with Baby Yellow and Baby
Green. Pictured below with Baby Blue.
Stashing gifts is a great planning tool in general.
I know once I have a deadline to knit something,
all motivation goes out the window. I end up
waiting until the event is uncomfortably close
and blocking garments the night before. It’s also
perfect for garments other than baby items. If
there's a scarf or shawl pattern you want to try,
but you’re not sure if you would ever wear it,
you can give it a try then throw it into the gift
stash. When you suddenly need a gift because
you forgot someone’s birthday, anniversary,
event in general… it’s perfect. This has saved my
bacon more than once and if I'm a day late, it’s
a hand made gift that could have taken an extra
day to finish off.
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