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Introducing Jordan

As you know I'm very close to entering complete baby knitting times.  Dack and Nicole are expecting a child in November, and I have already started the planning.  It was important that I check with Mom because, if you follow this blog, you know she too is a knitter.  Good thing I did because Mom was a step ahead of me and has already nearly completed or completed a project for the future Flagel to be.

This does mean, of course, that my time to do quirky knitting will be limited. Note there's no commitment to eliminating it, but there are only so many hours in the day.  Luckily there are a ton of completely sweet and adorable baby things to knit, I'll only be trading in quirkiness for cuteness.

A while back I posted a photo of booties made for a work colleague, Rey, who with his wife, had a son born on April 12.  That son's name is Jordan and it appears for better or worse he's been volunteered/voluntold into being my knitting model and guinea pig of sorts.  Dad has been kind enough to photo Jordan in the stuff I've done so far.  So here's introducing a baby model, Jordan!

Welcome Jordon
It is pretty clear these booties are still too big for him, but Dad says the grosgrain ribbon allows one to cinch them to Jordan's little legs and they stay on.  So I think the design of these booties is something to stick with for my future grand baby.  (I remember taking a baby out in a stroller and coming back with just one bootie or sock instead of two.  As long as his/her circulation isn't cut off, this design should help avoid bootie loss.)

Then there's the cocoon.
The cocoon in use
This isn't exactly an Anne Geddes moment, but I have to admit Jordan appears to share the same emotion about the cocoon that Mike, the cat, had when I ever so gently forced him into this sack.   Yes, perhaps that emotion is disappointment, but maybe more than that, perhaps complete unhappiness.

Putting the emotion aside I can see there are a few things to fix with the design of this cocoon.  As I suspected the opening was too small to be pulled up over Jordon's chest.  And since he's no longer a newborn (already six weeks old) the cocoon isn't long enough either.  But the nice thing to see is that the weave isn't as bad as previously thought.  Yes, it does need to be a bit smaller, but not as much as I thought before this test drive.

Thank you Jordan for volunteering (??) to help me refine my plans for baby knitting.  You're a real trooper to offer your services so freely.  And Rey, thanks so much for the photos.  It is great for me to see how these things actually work once they are complete or as I say, in the wild.
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  1. Unknown30 May 2013 at 12:29

    Thanks again Jan for the cute booties & the cocoon! The cocoon is a fun idea and I think that with a bit more tweaking both Jordan and Mike the Cat will love it and we can get better photos! :)

    Rey

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