Do you have a light switch that needs to be turned off? … Or a light switch that needs to be turned off repeatedly? Electronics buttons that demand pushing? Electrical sockets that require digital exploration? Junior Electrician Theodore is on the case! Theo’s really just all about poking and exploring all objects, not merely electronics. [...]

Materials: Maybe 100 yards of KnitPicks Stroll Tonal in Springtime, and some other random sock yarn for the ties. Size 0 needles. Pattern: Christine’s Baby Booties. Time: Several hours per bootie. Cost: $0 — long-leftover yarn, this.

Materials: 1/2 yard Kaufman damask minky print and four spools of cheap ribbon for the blanket; 10 cotton prefold diapers, the aforementioned ribbon, and the leftover cotton prints from the bunting for the burp cloths. Time: A couple of evenings, largely spent watching Netflix while pinning. Cost: Let’s see — around $6 for the minky, [...]

Materials: 1.8 skeins KnitPicks City Tweed Aran/HW in Romance, a bit more Aran-weight brown cotton yarn, four wooden buttons, cheap felt, and some embroidery floss. Pattern: Baby Sophisticate. Time: A couple of weeks. Cost: $18.

Materials: A half-yard each of five different cotton prints (though I only used a quarter yard of each, and could have used even less than that). Crazy gingham bias tape that I’ve had kicking around forever, and am pleased to have finally found a purpose for. Time: A couple of hours. Cost: Around $10 for [...]

Materials: Various yarns and free patterns, itemized below. Time: A couple of weeks. Cost: Free! (I knew all of that leftover yarn would be good for something.)

Materials: 1.5 skeins KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Worsted in Avocado, and 2 skeins Simply Cotton Worsted in Camel Heather.  Patterns: Baby Yoda Sweater and Felted Baby Yoda Hat. Time: A couple of weeks. Cost: $16.  Making your Star Wars-obsessed brother-in-law jealous?  Priceless.

Materials:  Bernat Cottontots (100% Cotton) in Catnip, and Stitch Nation Bamboo Ewe (55% viscose, 45% Wool) in Grape.  Size 5 circular needles and DPNs. Pattern: Daphne and Delilah the Momma and Baby Monster from Danger Crafts. Time: A couple of weeks. Cost: Under $10.