Dale of Norway has recently issued English language versions of several new books on knitting for babies. Here are the details on a few of my favorite projects from these books:
From Book 197 : 
- Cardigan and Bonnet from Book 197 design #19701
Okay, I’ll grant you that pretty much anything you’d put on such a bright-eyed, chubby-cheeked sweetheart would look absolutely adorable. But, I just love this perfect little cardigan, especially with such sweet “icing on the cake” – colorful bits of embroidery done in Baby Ull leftovers. They simply used 3 lazy daisy stitches + 1 french knot at each point. (If you’re so inclined, you could get quite carried away with more embroidery – what a great use for stash scraps!)
Sizes 3 (6, 12, 18 & 24) months use 3 (4, 4, 5, 5) balls of Baby Ull in Natural/off white # 0020 (or any color your heart desires) for this cardigan; 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) for the pants; 1 (1, 1, 2, 2) for the matching bonnet.
From Book 203:
Dale of Norway Baby Book 203
Dale of Norway Baby Book 203 design #2, slip stitch cardigan
Uh oh, another adorable little rascal! And what a great little cardigan! I think those 3 colors work wonderfully together (but, of course, you could use any 3 Baby Ull colors you like. ) By the way, that groovy color work is all achieved through the (simple) magic of slipped stitches. Sizes newborn (3, 6, 9 & 12 months) use 2(2, 3, 3, 3) balls of light green #9013, plus 1 ball each of lupine #5226 & bright turquoise #6714 for all sizes. They also have a romper, bonnet, cap & booties in the same set – too cute! (But I know you…with your magnificent sense of taste…you’d be using vastly nicer buttons, wouldn’t you?!)
From Book 8102:
Dale of Norway Favorite Baby Designs II, Book 8102
The cover design is a splendid choice for novice knitters, for it’s done primarily in garter stitch with minimal seaming. Plus, the kimono-style jacket makes dressing those squirmy little darlings a cinch. However, my favorite out of this book of favorites would have to be everybody’s favorite: Dale of Norway’s all-time best selling baby pattern, “marihone”, or as those of us who don’t speak Norwegian would say, “that ladybug sweater” (below). The reprised version in Book 8102 shows a cute new colorway using current Baby Ull colors. But, I’m thinking all that yellow, with chartreuse on top, might make some perfectly healthy cherubs look more than a bit jaundiced. (Mine would have looked like Yoda!) So, here are a couple of possible substitutes that spare the yellow, still use current Baby Ull colors and stay true to the vitality of the design:
Dale of Norway Marihone design from Baby Book 8102
Custom Kidsknits colorway for Dale of Norway Marihone
Custom Kidsknits colorway for Dale of Norway Marihone
And you can shuffle those color bands around to suit your fancy. The marihone design is written for sizes 3 (6, 12, 18, 24). Here are the yarn requirements:
Yarn requirements for Dale Marihone, with custom Kidsknits colorways
From Book 8103, “Designs for Newborns”:
Dale of Norway Baby Book 8103
There are eight – yep, eight! – beautiful baby blankets in this booklet. Some are knit, some are crocheted, some are about as simple as can be, some are quite elaborate. Indeed, there are too many lovely ones to choose one favorite. But, the piece in this booklet that really caught my eye was this sure-to-be-an-heirloom dress:
One of three Christening gowns from the Dale of Norway Book 8103, "Designs for Newborns"
Okay, I confess – with 3 boys, I’m a big sucker for little dresses, but this one is really precious! Sized 3/6 months, the gown and its matching bonnet use 16 balls of Dale of Norway Baby Ull.
