Newsboy Beanie - Take 1

My cousin Julie just had a baby boy, and she wanted to know if I could make a newsboy hat for her son's newborn photos.

The inspiration was, of course, crocheted!

I'm still having trouble crocheting evenly, let alone well enough to make something that is going to be photographed!

So, here is the crocheted inspiration: clicky clicky 

and here is the first draft of my newsboy beanie:

I need to make the brim a bit bigger, and I need to fix the left edge past the button hole, but overall, I'm quite pleased with this first draft.

I whipped it up in less than an hour, so it should look better when I take a bit more time on it. 

I will post the pattern soon once it has been finalized!

The Cutest Thing I've Made to Date

...is this little jumper for one of Chris's co-worker's kids.

(Can you tell I don't have kids? We don't have small hangers, so it looks a bit odd... It's also night, and I am an awful photographer.)

It's size 10-12 months, so her daughter (due November) won't be able to wear it for a while, but I really wanted to make this "Smocked Dress" from 60 Quick Baby Knits for someone. I'm going to give her a beanie, too, since she's a fall baby. (Fall babies are the best.)

I love the dress, but I did have some problems with the button holes. They are too big for the 1 inch buttons the pattern calls for. I ended up using 2" buttons, which are definitely not as cute. When I make this again (and I will make it again. It was just so easy and fun!), I will make smaller button holes. 

Some pictures beforethe button change:

These buttons are much cuter...

The button problem:

The button and the strap moved around a lot when I moved the hanger, so I can only imagine what it would do with a kid running around in it. Also, this larger button seems to be less of a choking hazard.

The other option (I didn't have two larger buttons in the same tan color, only a darker brown):

Comparing the two:

The finished dress again:

I'm still very satisfied with this knit! It is just too cute. 

Update: We are back with the cute 1" buttons on this dress. I was so tired when I finished it that I didn't think to sew the buttonhole up some to make it fit! I just had to make things harder. 

Silly me!

At least I am learning as I go along!