Baby Albert Coat

This baby coat is from the book that I previously posted titled: "The Knitting Experience," by: Sally Melville. This baby coat is knit in garter stitch, which is knitting every row. It is very simple to make and the only seaming you do is seaming the upper arms and neck. The black trim on this coat was added after the coat was finished. I decided the coat was too plain and needed a pick-me-up, so I crocheted all the black trimming on and really liked the effect. The pattern for the baby coat does not include the collar, but I really wanted a collar so I followed the directions for the women's "Einstein Coat" and just modified it to fit this smaller coat. It worked out great. For babies you want soft yarn, and I chose "Caron Simply Soft" which comes in all kinds of fun colors. It was the first time I've used this yarn and wasn't sure how it would knit up, but I really like it, and this way the coat is very washable since little baby's spit up from time to time, and wool can be a little itchy for babies. This could be done in a cotton /acrylic blend or  acrylic / silk or anything soft, and washable. I'm in the process of making a matching baby bonnet. When I am finished I will post a picture of the bonnet.