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Babies + Beards
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A friend of mine made a request a few months ago – she wanted a bearded beanie for her baby (say that 10 times fast! Bearded baby beanie…). Once all the Valentine orders were finished I got started on her baby’s beardy beanie and, I must say, it turned out pretty cute!
The beanie was knit in a yarn gifted me by a friend-turned-fellow-knitting-enthusiast. It’s Kraemer Perfection Worsted and it was a dream to knit with. Very soft fuzzy – great for a baby’s noggin. I used Berroco Vintage Chunky for the beard (one of my most favorite yarns to use for baby knits) and knit it up in moss stitch, to give a textured effect.
Surprisingly, Ezra was totally chill for this photo shoot. I usually get one or two shots before he starts crawling (now walking) to me to grab the camera. Not this time! It might have helped that I gave him a football to play with… or it could have just been that he felt so cool with a beard on his face.
The opening for the mouth in the beard is a one-row buttonhole, which is a great technique that I don’t get to use as much as I’d like. It’s super handy!
Either end of the beard has a buttonhole in it, as well, which is how it attaches to the beanie. This way the beard is removable for those times when facial hair just isn’t necessary (…but, I can’t really think of a moment when a bearded baby would be a faux pas?).
If you’d like to check out the listing and grab one of these up for your little one, click here. 
And, if you have an idea or special request for something you’d like knit, please let me know! Unless it’s something like a knitted business suit. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked to knit one of those, ha!
9 responses to “Babies + Beards”
[…] knit in February and saw my knitting shop really gain in popularity – particularly a certain bearded beanie. I had so many great opportunities last year to knit and when all was said done, I ended 2013 with […]
I don’t suppose you would give a fellow baby beard enthusiast a pattern would you?
I’ll have to write a post up about it, but first I need to dig the pattern out!
O gosh, this is adorable. I there a pattern? I like the thick moss stitch on a baby, so adorable.
I meant – Is there a pattern?
[…] knit in February and saw my knitting shop really gain in popularity – particularly a certain bearded beanie. I had so many great opportunities last year to knit and when all was said done, I ended 2013 with […]
[…] knit in February and saw my knitting shop really gain in popularity – particularly a certain bearded beanie. I had so many great opportunities last year to knit and when all was said done, I ended 2013 with […]
This is an adorable idea! I can definitely make one for my nephew. I just have a look for a pattern. Do let me know if you have one. Thank you!
I do have a pattern in my notebook! This is the extra inspiration I need to get it transcribed. I’ll send it your way when I get it written down.
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