Mr B just doesn’t get it. He casually mentioned the other day that there’d been a couple of due baby announcements in his office and within seconds I was on Ravelry, searching for the cutest babywear I could find. I adore baby knits, but I just don’t have enough babies to knit for so any chance I get is going to be seized. Does he not realise that telling a knitter that baby clothes might be needed is like telling me that Thorntons have free chocolate for one day only? It’s also making me desperately broody, but I think I’ll draw the line at producing more offspring in order to have a reason to knit more baby clothes…

The problem is, I have no idea whether they will be boy babies or girl babies. I want to knit pretty girlie things or cute boyish things and ideally not be limited to neutral colours and styles that would suit either.

So I’ve sorted out a few favourites for now, and I might just hedge my bets and knit a few boyish and a few girlie things and wait to see if there is any more news about what they’re likely to be. The thing is, I was desperate to know whether I was having a pink or blue baby, so it’s hard for me to understand why anyone would want a surprise. But then I hate surprises as a rule, anyway, so maybe that’s just me.

Firstly, wouldn’t the Cargo trousers look adorable with the baby Hoodie for a little boy? I have some All Seasons Cotton in my stash in pale blue which would work for both patterns, and I could just stick a teeny pompom on the top of the hood for added cuteness. I don’t get to put pompoms on anything my boys have these days, as they’re old enough to have an opinion about what they wear, sadly…

Alternatively, there’s the cute hat option. A couple of these are fairly unisex, and I just adore Buzzbee from Wee Woolly Toppers (middle row, on the right), which would do for any baby that needed a warm noggin.

Finally, a few adorable cardigans. I’m very tempted by A Cardigan for Merry (the green one), and knitting it in that colour would do for either a boy or a girl.

Are there any really gorgeous patterns I’ve missed that I should know about? (Please don’t suggest the Baby Surprise Jacket because the idea of knitting something completely in garter stitch doesn’t appeal to me at all.) I think my mind is almost made up, but just in case…