Kits and needles available for this and any project from “Welcoming Home Baby the Handcrafted Way” at www.TrickyKnits.com.

NEW 9/2012 - “Welcoming Home Baby the Handcrafted Way” wins the 2012 Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Craft/Hobby/How-To book, awarded by the Independent Book Publishers Association.

NEW 6/2012 - “Welcoming Home Baby the Handcrafted Way” is a finalist for ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year.

This chirpy little hat is reminiscent of a birthday cake - and you can’t help but giggle just looking at it on a tiny noggin. It is truly like wearing a party on your head!

To purchase an author-signed copy of “Welcoming Home Baby the Handcrafted Way”, visit TrickyKnits.com.

NEW 7/15/11 - Trendsetter “Cha-Cha” available to purchase by the yard at TrickyKnits.com - just $6.50 will get you enough to do a 6-12 month size in any of 6 fun colors! Great if you’re on a budget or having trouble finding it.

NEW REVIEW 3/16/11 from Living Crafts Magazine, Spring 2011: “Some of the designs in this book are so unique and so perfect for a new baby that they seem commissioned by Mother Nature herself…”

NEW REVIEW 3/14/11 from Publishers Weekly: …“Drake, founder of TrickyKnits, captures a festive mood in this collection of hand knit baby gifts. Beginning knitters will welcome the explicit directions and speedy results; experienced knitters will enjoy experimenting with chunky knits for tiny newborns…The results appear deliciously complex, yet the designs are relatively straightforward.”

Alternate yarns shown:
Malabrigo Worsted with Colorful Nest Purl Strand and Trendsetter Cha-cha (in the blue/green Morning Glories colorway)

Kitchen Sink Dyeworks Merino Silk Worsted with Colorful Nest Purl Strand and Trendsetter Cha-cha (in the orange/green Tropical Punch colorway)