comfy sews VS cozy knits: the boy edition

March 14, 2011 Very Shannon

Hi everyone! Have you all been enjoying Celebrate the Boy? Wowsa! What a great month of inspiring crafts, tutorials, projects and eye candy! It's been so exciting! When Dana and Rae asked me to join again this year with another roundup I was super excited. If you know me you know I love a good roundup. It's one of my favorite things to do.

You guys know how much I like to do roundups. I even like to call myself an internet wrangler of sorts and sometimes I do roundup competitions. Yep, that's right, a good ol'fashioned showdown of the crafty sort. Sound fun? It is! I like to get sewers knitting and knitters sewing. Readers get to vote for their fave craft and we have a friendly virtual online boxing match! I call it Comfy Sews VS Cozy Knits and if you enjoy this post make sure to visit the mommyhood in April for our Spring/Summer Edition for the whole month! Whooeee!

1. max the monster 2. maddox the mischievous monster

So for Celebrate the Boy I thought what better roundup to do than one between knitting (guest appearance by crochet) and sewing - boy style! I've rounded up some of my favorite patterns and tutorials for boys and put them all together for a handy resource for you. So next time you need to make the little man in your life some pants, a new sweater or even a bow tie why not knit it if you sew or sew it if you knit? Get inspired, bookmark your faves and give a little handmade to the boys in your life :) Just because there are no ruffles doesn't mean we can't have some fun right? So grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair, get comfy and let's get inspired!

(Here's the link to Dana's lovely post on Made where you can read her sweet introduction!)

1. tiny trousers 2. soft baby kit 3. birchbark longies

1. kid pants w/lining 2. newborn pant 3. dapper dillingers

1. pint size professor vest 2. playtime popover
3. cardigan & waistcoat 4. manly cobblestone inspired vest

1. bias tape tunic 2. asa poncho
3. beach bum hoodie 4. urban unisex hoodie

1. harmonica jacket 2. sidewalk jacket

1. recycled t-shirt hoodie 2. 90 minute shirt 3. reversible hoodie pattern

1. zip

1. sugar bear hooded cardi 2. legacy pullover for bigger guys

1. wyatt 2. euclid cardi 3. wrap collar sweater

1. hooded jacket 2. grow along cardigan
3. stormy jacket 4. master charles sweater

1. lumber jack hat 2. snow pixie hat
3. upcycled boy hats 4. 4 in 1 reversible toddler bucket hat

1. simple bomber hat 2. newsboy hat
3. old style football helmet hat 4. owl hat

1. easiest bowtie ever 2. dapper little man bow tie

1. everyday adjustable belts 2. boy belt

and because i couldn't resist....

1. warm winter hat 2. dino spike

1. steggie 2. dragon tails 3. dinosaur hoodie

Who doesn't need a little dino fun in their lives right? No matter if you are a girl or a boy dinos are always a fun thing! I can't wait to make some of these goodies for the little boys in my life. I may have girls of my own but I know a heckuva lotta boys who would love these handmade goodies! I hope you all enjoyed the roundup even though there was no voting this time round :)

What's your favorite boy item to make? Do you have one you recommend? Leave me a link in your comments and I'll add it to the post! We all love to see what each other is making :)