Who doesn’t LOVE babies? And if you’re a crocheter, I’m sure you love crocheting for babies as much as I do (or maybe even more)! My 3 sons are all grown up and I’m looking forward to having some grandchildren in the near future (hint, hint!). When my grandchildren start to arrive, you can bet that I’ll be crocheting baby hats, blankets, booties and outfits for them! But for now, I continue to crochet other things and once in a while I sneak in a baby project for a relative’s or friend’s new baby!
I’m pleased to review Tammy Hildebrand’s brand new book, “Crochet for Baby All Year” by Stackpole Books. It’s 120 pages long and retails for $21.95 in the US ($25.95 in Canada). You can see all the projects in the book here.
Crochet for Baby All Year front cover
This book is fabulous!!! It’s full of outfits for babies from birth up to 18 months. There are 20 designs in the book with 1-2 different outfits for boys and girls during every month of the year. The photos are adorable, as are the outfits and the babies in them! Tammy even used her granddaughter, Willow, as one of the models! How cool is that?
Here are a few of my favorite outfits and photos in the book:
This is the “Varsity Cheerleader Dress & Headband” that is pictured on the front cover of the book. This is a different photo of that dress and I think it’s just “priceless”!!!
This is the “Scarlet Beetle Tank Top & Hat”. You can see that Tammy designed this set to be worn by a boy or girl. I think it’s adorable!!!
This is the “Stanley the Stegosaurus Costume”. What little baby boy wouldn’t love to wear this for Halloween or any time of the year? There’s a pink dinosaur costume named “Stella” for a baby girl, too.
As you can see, there are some absolutely adorable baby outfits in this book! I hope you’ll take a look at this book at your local craft store or online and consider adding it to your crochet library soon. We can never have too many crochet books, just like yarn, right?
To celebrate Tammy’s new baby book, I’m giving away a free copy to one lucky winner (in the US only, please). Just leave a comment on this blog post to enter the contest. You’ll need to be a registered user on this site in order to leave a comment. To do that, just go to the “Login” tab at the top of the page, then to “Register” in the drop down menu. Fill out the form and submit it. I don’t do anything with your registration. It’s just a layer of protection to help cut down on “spam” comments on my blog. If you’d like to follow my blog and receive an e-mail when a new blog post is published, then please subscribe to my blog.
I’ll pick the winner of Tammy’s baby book on July 17th and will post the winner’s name here.
Good luck everyone!
Happy crocheting,
Susan
Outfits/patterns are adorable, would love this book for my library, great ideas for future baby gifts~~~~
TY,
Grace
Grace,
Tammy’s designs are always great! Good luck in the giveaway.
Susan
This book looks absolutely adorable!! The first I would make is the cute football outfits!
Oh Susan, thanks for the heads up and sneak peek at this wonderful book, I looked through the whole book. There are so many adorable little boy outfits in here, I have been searching for patterns for little boys for some time, they are hard to come by. I found 10 in this book that I would love to make for my new, first of many more to come, great grand baby, especially the Game Changer Jersey, Hat, and Booties outfit. Dad is into football, and I could make it in his favorite team colors, oh my goodness; my head is swimming with all the possibilities presented in this book. Thank you so much Susan, if I don’t win it, I will definitely be looking for it in the store.
Karen,
I agree that there are lots of great baby outfits in this book! Good luck in the giveaway!
Susan
The patterns in this book look so fun to make.
Ann,
I totally agree! Good luck in the giveaway!
Susan
I would absolutely love to have this book. I love Tammy’s designs and I love crocheting for babies. I am always looking for new baby designs. I crochet each expectant mother a blanket or outfit for their baby to be’s. I try to never make the same thing twice. Thank you and Tammy for the opportunity to win this book. My preacher’s grandson would look amazing in the dinosaur outfit and i could just see his little sister dressed as a pink dinosaur. That would be so cute.
Pamela,
I would love to see your preacher’s grandchildren in these dinosaur outfits! Good luck in the giveaway!
Susan
Such adorable outfits! I am in the process now of crocheting an outfit for a baby girl. I just love crocheting baby clothes! These patterns look great. I cannot wait to get a copy! Have a wonderful day!
Helen,
Tammy is a fantastic designer and these patterns are wonderful! Good luck in the giveaway!
Susan