Hoodie cocoon

I must say I have fallen in love with this simple look cocoon. It's not only a must-have photo prop, but it's also very useful for keeping babies warm and secure. A kind of a sleeping sack.

Despite the fact that I found a very nice description for this item, I came across some problems. 

First, I could not get that stretchy rolling edge, instead it came out very tight. I found one solution. Though, for this cocoon I used 9 mm circular needles, I cast on the stitches on 12 mm needles and then continue knitting with 9 mm circs. Besides I had to recalculate the number of the stitches for my gauge to fit 16 inch circumference, I also had to undo it many times, because I was dissatisfied with the side stitches on the hood of the cocoon. The holes were quite visible and there were very loose loops on the wrong side of it. So I was dealing with an issue how to make tight and neat looking short rows. In that description it was proposed to use wrap and turn method but after browsing on the Internet for a long time I found two methods which solve my problem. 

A set for a newborn

Finally I finished a set for our awaited baby. As we don't know who is it going to be I tried to choose colors which may suit both a boy and a girl. Hopefully in hot Indian climate this woolen set will be of any use :). 

A Giraffe in love

Well, another accessories for newborn photo sessions. I called it a Giraffe in love because of the spots made in the shape of hearts. So it consists of a funny hat with nice hairy horns and ears and a diaper cover with a small braided tail.

For general hat measurements for a newborn I rely on circumference - 14 inch (35,5 cm) and depth  5,5-6 inch (14-15cm) and top diameter about 4,5 inch (11 cm).

Crochet Hook size 4 mm and 3 mm (for brims) and Yarn bright yellow color (Nako Pirlata, Microfiber, Turket) 100g/225m

The idea how to make it I took from here. But I had to accustom it to the yarn available which was not bulky.

Newborn photo session accessories 2

One more set is ready. To my mind it's also come out very cute. This time the base color of the set is light yellow - one more neutral color suiting both girls and boys. 

Newborn photo session accessories 1

Here is the first outcome of my experience in making accessories for newborn photo sessions. This exciting order has come from one Russian girl a professional photographer. I got entirely interested in her offer as it is something new and absolutely unknown field in photography for me...It seems that popularity of such photos is growing nowadays. 

This is the set of a baby blanket, a hat and a head band. And absolutely unexpectedly at the end of this work one idea clicked in my mind to crochet a ladybug which was completely matching the whole theme of the set.