It's a girl!

My friend Sandy is happily anticipating her first grand baby..and guess what.."It's a girl!" I bet the pink was a dead giveaway.(heehee)
I have knit for so many baby boys this is such a treat.
Yarn:-Crystal Palace Merino 5 100% superwash. (nice yarn to work with..altho not so much if your have ripped out a piece 5 or 6 times! )
Needles Sz#7
I originally was going to do a shrug but just didn't like the u-shape construction, so I bought a little pattern on Ravelry.
Pattern:-Bitty Bolero by Pixie Purls
This is a great little top down pattern, practically seamless.
Modifications:-the collar was supposed to be knit in 2x2 like the ribbing on the sleeve cuffs, bottom and curved front edge but I probably wasn't doing it right because I hated that my stitches looked wonky. I decided to just do a garter stitch collar. I added a little I-cord loop and pink elephant button.
I decided to add a little hat to complete the look.
This is "Lilly's Hat" a free pattern on Ravelry, but I changed it up..a lot.
Lilly's hat is knit bottom up...mine top down.
I did more increases on the crown, added a few more rows for a little longer length but finished with the same ruffles on the bottom. I added a little flower. Awwww.
The modifications here saved me from casting on 352sts and joining without twisting!
Now I just hope everything fits. Babies grow so fast in the first few weeks and new Moms get so much stuff, do babies really even get a chance to wear everything they get??
The Grand Poobah just asked me if I was knitting socks to really complete the look...my answer was a resounding "NO"...I just seem to have lost my sock mojo!
Hope you are all enjoying the summer.
Happy knitting.
Mags.