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.

Materials: Klutz’ now out-of-print Tissue Paper Flowers (not to be confused with the current Paper Flowers) and the included supply of pipe cleaners and tissue paper. Time: A few evenings in front of the TV. Cost: Dudes, I’ve had this book kicking around for so long, I have no idea.  Not much over $10, though.