“The good guys dress in black…”

“…remember that.”

So here’s the brief:

• My friends are expecting a baby in June. 
• I would like to knit them a baby jumper and hat. 
• They have asked that – regardless of the sex of the baby – all baby items be black, white or grey. 

I have already knitted a cute black hat (blogged about here) and am thinking about the jumper.

Originally I was going to knit this:

© Tin Can Knits

Gramps (Ravelry link here), by Tin Can Knits, in dark grey.

However I would have to buy new wool to start it. As I already have rather a lot of wool and a few projects earmarked to use it, I feel wasteful buying MORE. I know that’s silly, as it will all get used eventually, but I still would rather work through the wool I already have rather than buy more.

I thought I could knit this:

© Phillysaurus

Fredrik (Ravelry link here), by MillaMia Sweden, in black with a light grey trim.

I already own the pattern (and made the jumper, blogged about here) and have a few balls of black and one of ‘putty’ to kick off the project. But is a black V-neck jumper too much? Too morose? I hate gender stereotypes so believe me I cringe at saying this, but – would it be too severe if they have a girl? But they did specify black, white and grey…

Other options include this:

© Georgie Hallam 2014

Gidday Baby (Ravelry link here), by Georgie Nicolson, with black as the main colour and grey as contrast.

But is that going too far in other direction and choosing something girly?

I know I’m worrying prematurely; I just like to plan these things…


*Quote from Will Smith