Bibs, Bootees, A Bag And A Book

One final burst of creativity before term starts, at Steph's request. Friends have recently had babies, and a hand made 'personalised' gift is always good to be able to give [and receive]
Two bandanna bibs and two pairs of bootees for Elodie and Oliver. He's a little older, so I did 2nd size for his blue boots.
And a book bag for Elodie's sister, with her name on front and back [and a 'Frozen' colouring book inside]
The bag is slightly bigger than A4 and lined with plain fabric.
The yellow bootees were knitted in a random yarn - but by starting at the same point on both I was able to get the golden cuff and paler foot. I 'wasted' about 1 metre of yarn, to get to the right place, but I was able to use that later in sewing up.

These two patterns came from my Zoe Mellor Book. I purchased this in 2002. It cost £16.99 [birthday book tokens] I must have made more than 60 pairs of socks and bootees using the lovely patterns inside. It has certainly proved a good investment. It was reissued in 2009 with a different cover. It's available 2nd hand online for about £4 now, and I would definitely recommend it as a useful resource if babyknits are your thing.