i just can't get enough

i just can't get enough...of these gosh darn cute baby hats!  now that i've figured it out, i can't stop.

here we have a pretty pink hat.  i was going to leave it plain, but that just didn't make any sense to me.  i made the pink flower first.  too plain. then i made the cream center.  still too plain.  so finally, this little baby ended up with a double flower. i know, it's cute.

and once again to give you an idea of the size, it's on my diet coke can.  which is turning out to be the best hat stand ever.  it's useful AND tasty.

and now for the dudes. baby yarn is traditionally pretty girly.  but my el cheapo yarn is way too tough for new born heads.  a toddler maybe....but not a baby and especially not a preemie. 

so i searched for the studliest color in my stash.  this isn't a baby blue, more of a light grey blue.  with a cream stripe...i was goin' for a sk8ter boy vibe.  siiiiiiiiiiigh.....it's still a tad girly. 

now onto booties.  these, along with the hats, i used to be an expert at.  but then i reached the ripe old age of 25 and stopped making presents for all of my friends who were having babies. (i'm from utah,  there were a lot during my early 20's...).

this is the simplest pattern i was able to find.  and i'm not in love with them.  i tried to freehand some but it didn't work. 

they're not bad.  they just look rather....i don't know, elfish to me?  and really, i don't want to embarrass the little guys.  with the chicks you can slap a flower on those babies and call it good.

there may just not be such a thing as a manly bootie.  just sayin'.

i'll keep trying.