A bag full of yarn -- $75
The expression on mom's face when she figured out that we were expecting another baby -- PRICELESS
And, now, one year later, here is the completed project. Elizabeth wearing her special outfit.
Note: for those who do not know the back story.... last fall, when we found out we were expecting a second child, my mom and dad were out here visiting. It was also my mom's 60th birthday. For her gift, we gave her bag full of fancy yarns and a knitting book. I replaced the cover of the knitting book with a page that said someting like "For your 60th birthday, we wanted to give you something pretty special. Turn to page 30 for your gift." On that page, there was a baby wearing a cute gender-neutral outfit with another messages saying, "What do you think? Can you knit this outfit by May 2012?" It took her a moment to figure it out, but soon she was overjoyed that she was getting a fourth grandbaby. Now, a year later, here is the project she knit. I admit, when I bought the book, I was only looking for a cute outfit that a boy or girl could wear (since we did not yet know the gender). I did not realize I picked such a difficult pattern for her to make.
So, my apologies, mom. This project may have exacerbated the arthritis in your wrist. It is so cute, and so soft, though!!
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