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Cute Stuff for Kids

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Cute knitting projects for little kidsA few adorable projects for little ones have come across my radar lately, so if you’ll looking to stitch something sweet for someone small, check these projects out.

The Jelli Beenz Baby Cardigan (from Plymouth via Noble Knits) is a really simple shape but it ups the skill level and the interest by working one side of the sweater in one color and one side in another. Yes, it’s intarsia. No, it’s not hard.

The Tumbling Blocks Blankie from Lion Brand Yarn is super cute in pastels as shown, but could be worked in more grown up colors for a modern baby on the go. Either way, it’s a great way to practice entrelac on a big scale.

When I posted my heart hat knitting patterns the other day, I completely forgot that I had been saving up this one, from Cascade via Love Knitting (free registration required). It’s worked from the bottom up and the colorwork is all near the beginning of the project, so once you get through that it’s smooth sailing. The ear flaps are pretty adorable, too.

When peeking at the recently published projects on Ravelry the other day, I spied this adorable cowl for kids from Blue Highway Hand Dyes. Called Castilleja, the genus name of the Indian paintbrush flower, it’s perfectly sized for a preschooler who won’t wear a scarf.

Toys are always a great choice for little ones, too, so check out a roundup of toy patterns at Love Knitting, and don’t forget to stop and ooh and aah over Barrison, a lovely little bear from Berroco.

Have you come across any cute knits for kids lately? I’d love to see them!

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  2. Looking for a knitting pattern for a toddler sweater with an animal face on the front and rear of body on back. Seen this anywhere?

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Stacking Stars Knitting Pattern

There are so many things I love about the Stacking Stars pattern from Frankie Brown.

First, it looks like a kid’s toy, which it totally could be, though the intent is to stack the stars into a Christmas tree bit of decor.

I love the rainbow gradient, which makes it all the more cheerful, and serves as a reminder that, while you can plan out your colors beautifully, you can also use your stash for your own brilliant hodgepodge of a star tree.

It includes patterns for nine different sizes of stars, from 2 inch to 6 inch, which makes the perfect pile to look like a tree. What’s more, these stars are worked in garter stitch, so it’s a pretty easy pattern, even if you’re new to knitting. And the stars are solid, so not only can you use them to make your own amazing stack of a tree, you can make more to decorate packages, use as Christmas tree ornaments, make a darling garland, or all of the above.

The pattern calls for DK weight yarn but of course you could play with the yarn weight, too, to make stars that are even larger or smaller than the ones shown. And the bigger ones are made by just working more repeats, so you could continue to work as established to make larger ones to suit all your crafty purposes if you like.

Frankie’s patterns are free on Ravelry, but they ask that people who enjoy their patterns send a donation to the Children’s Liver Disease Foundation. Through the years they have raised more that £26,000 for the charity, which helps families of kids with liver disease. You can donate to Frankie’s fundraiser here. They have tons of great holiday projects and other designs you can check out on their designer page on Ravelry.

[Photo: Frankie Brown]

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