Favorite baby patterns?

[kareila]

What are your go-to patterns when you learn that someone you care about is expecting?

Bonus points for DK weight, since I found a bunch of DK baby yarn on clearance recently. :)

I've made simple hats with decent results and once improvised a blanket that I was pleased with, but I've never done anything more complicated. I have four months, though, which is plenty of time to try different things.

Comments

[stmaybe]

I'm always afraid I'm going to size clothing type items wrong for a baby, so I go with stuffed animals. They're often very quick to knit, rather fun (to me anyway), will outlast a growth spurt and have been received very well by both parent and child. Ravelry is loaded with cute toy options, just make sure you use soft, cuddly, (washable) yarns.