baby yarn summer clothes?

I’m wanting to crochet some clothing and diaper covers (shes going to use cloth diapers) for my relatives baby that will be due close to summer. I’m looking for a nice baby yarn that has a purple/lavender color option she asked if I could make her something that had a purple in it (if not something that is not blue or pink but has options for neutral colors). They live in the south so its warm most of the time I need a yarn that would be nice for warm weather (late spring/summer).

You can use a lightweight acrylic or cotton for baby tops. Lion Brand “Lion Cotton,” Lion Brand “Organic Cotton,” Lion Brand “Cotton Ease,” Hobby Lobby’s “I Love This Cotton,” Bernat “Baby Cakes,” and Bernat “Cottontots” are all worsted-weight cotton or cotton/acrylic yarns that are widely available. Acrylic-blend yarns might work better in the South if the patterns are sleeveless and airy.

For sport-weight cotton, you might want to try Knit Picks’ “Comfy Sport Yarn” or “Shine Sport Yarn.” See this page: http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Cotton_Knitting_Yarn__L30010204.html . For DK weight, which might work with patterns calling for sport-weight yarn if you use the pattern one size smaller than you need, try Lion Brand “Cotton Bamboo.” Or just use an acrylic such as Lion Brand “Babysoft”, which is widely available.

Since you specified “warm weather” clothing, try these:

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/baby-shirt.html

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/angel-wings-pinafore.html

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/baby-pinafore.html

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/hdc-shirt.html

http://pantherdragon.bravepages.com/all-in-one.html

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/onesie-robin.html

http://crotiques.com/bgs.htm

The above list contains “onsies” that are diaper covers. Here’s an additional pattern:

http://pantherdragon.bravepages.com/ruffles.html

If you want to do *soakers*, though, that will take the cloth-diaper-clad baby through the night, you need to use raw wool. That’s wool with the lanolin still intact. Here’s a pattern for crochet: http://www.borntolove.com/pattern.html#crochet%20soaker

P.S. I live in the “humid sub-tropical” area of the South. Most people here have air conditioning, so babies wear lightweight onesies and tops indoors. Small babies might lie in the shade in just a diaper and need a shirt or top (along with their sunscreen) if they’re in the sun. Any of the above patterns could be made with cotton, cotton blends, or sport-weight acrylic yarn and be appropriate here.

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