I had a serious cute attack last weekend at Mokuba, where I picked up the pink ribbon for this cape. There were so many sweet, frilly options! Now that I’ve finally settled on the finishing touches, I’m ready to wrap this up and send it on its way to my friend Kozue and her baby girl Kaede in Kanagawa.

I used Mission Falls 136 Merino, a nice Canadian option, since Kozue and I met while she was studying in Vancouver and Canada has been close to her heart ever since. Her daughter’s name is actually Japanese for maple.

The pattern is another great one from Kristen Rengren’s Vintage Baby Knits. I can hardly wait to see photos of Kaede in the cape – this has to be one of my favourite baby knits so far!

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I loved making this lace bonnet and I’m definitely smitten with the end result! Two different versions of the pattern are available: the Victorian Baby Bonnet in Larissa and Martin John Brown’s book Knitalong; and the Juniper Bonnet as a free download on Larissa’s blog. I ended up mashing up both patterns and doing nine repeats of the feather and fan stitch pattern instead of 10.

This isn’t the first time I’ve used Misti Alpaca handpainted Suri & Silk. I had just enough left over from Two Tiny Knits and Sweet Baby Cap for this lacy little number. I picked up the ribbon at Mokuba on Queen Street West. Up until this weekend I’d never been inside but had heard tales from Jane as to their many beautiful ribbons.  I settled on this simple but pretty cotton ribbon.