Very cute little jacket! I have a coworker having a baby in February, and this seems like the perfect little project!
lisa | Homepage | 08.17.07 - 7:42 pm | #

Love the jacket and welcome back!!!
Karen | Homepage | 08.17.07 - 9:22 pm | #

gosh you have been gone for a while! Welcome back. Looking forward to your FO Parade.

Babygirl sounds adorable.
Bells | Homepage | 08.17.07 - 9:59 pm | #

Now I think I need to get the latest Vogue Knitting for this pattern. I love EZ's baby sweater patterns, I should pick up her books, huh?
ayla | Homepage | 08.17.07 - 10:00 pm | #

Welcome back!
Veronique | Homepage | 08.17.07 - 11:52 pm | #

Oh, I love the baby jacket! and I can't wait to see everything you've been working on lately!
Emily | Homepage | 08.18.07 - 10:14 am | #

Hooray for a return of babyknits!

My little girl is a daddy's girl too. I keep telling myself she's setting the standard high for her future mate! Don't worry though - I bet you still stay her true best friend.
Dorothy | Homepage | 08.18.07 - 5:33 pm | #

Good to have you back on the blog Laura! That jacket is very cute. Well, even if baby girl becomes daddy's girl, I'm sure she still loves mommy's handknits!
claudine | Homepage | 08.19.07 - 12:10 am | #

Ooh I love the baby jacket and I am sure it would look equally as cute on your daughter as on your niece. How sweet that she lets you have a sleep in, and my daughter is a bit of both, daddy's girl and mummy's girl too. I think it is so cute when they do things with their dad, and I agree about knitting whilst they watch football, lots of extra knitting time.
Sue | Homepage | 08.19.07 - 2:10 am | #

Super cute! I may have to knit one up for the shop. It would be great in the (washable) Cashsoft DK, I'll bet.

How funny that your kid likes football already. It is a pretty comical sport, when you think about it. A bunch of men in cartoony padded outfits and bubble-head helmets trying to knock each other over?
Sarah | Homepage | 08.19.07 - 2:39 am | #

Those two colors look very nice together. Wool/cotton is a great baby yarn. I've machine washed it in a mesh bag, in cold water, on gentle cycle and it turned out okay.
joy | Homepage | 08.20.07 - 5:01 am | #

I love the jacket- and think you should keep it for your baby girl!
Dana | Homepage | 08.21.07 - 9:05 am | #

Oh I know how it is when they start getting just a little bit more independent. That was hard. Cute sweater!!! Oh and I sure know about taking blog breaks. Sometimes life just takes over. Welcome back.
Kimberly | Homepage | 08.22.07 - 2:07 pm | #

Hey, welcome back! It's nice to see you. Yes, I would definitely keep the jacket for baby girl. You know how to take care of it, and you never know if other people will want to commit to a sweater they have to handwash. It looks lovely!
carrie | Homepage | 08.30.07 - 12:46 pm | #

That is adorable!!! I plan to knit one of those too. I was just admiring it in the magazine. I love the way your's turned out. I've heard bunches of people have gently washed and air dryed their Wool Cotton items with no trouble at all!!!
Anna | Homepage | 09.03.07 - 3:11 pm | #

we're birthday twins?? i've never met anyone with my birthday before! happy (belated) birthday!!
thebrownsheep | Homepage | 09.05.07 - 9:42 am | #

oh dear now I have to go buy Vague
catsmum | Homepage | 09.18.07 - 9:23 pm | #

I miss you!
Dorothy | Homepage | 09.24.07 - 9:34 pm | #

I am a Rowan wool/cotton addict and have successfully washed a child's sweater in the machine. I put it in a zippered, net lingerie bag first, washed it in cool on gentle cycle with 'Soak' and then laid it flat on a towel to dry. Good to go!
kerry in BC | Homepage | 10.13.07 - 2:40 pm | #