Still knitting in New Orleans!

Greetings:

Thanks to everyone again who helped me figure out seed stitich for the baby
blanket I was making about a month or so ago. I'm still working on the darn
thing, as I got all screwed up and had to find time to hit a knitting shop for
help - fortunately I found a great person to help me and I'm back on track. I
was getting so confused, knitting on a round needle, so I gave up and
transfered to traditional needles, and now I'm having a blast!

So, I just found out that my oldest friend is having a baby (actually, the
surrogate mother he and his partner impregnated via egg donor is having their
baby - better living through chemistry!), and I want to make him something
really cool. I've never made baby garments before, but I'm enamored of the idea
of knitting a layette for the little one - perhaps a sweater, cap and booties,
and blanket too.

I don't want to get too ambitious, but this would be a great project for me,
and I think he would be thrilled, so...how hard it is to make baby stuff like
that? I've made sweaters for full grown men before, and that wasn't too hard,
just time consuming, I'm sure baby stuff goes much quicker...

Any advice (including telling me that this is out of my league right now) would
be appreciated. I will at least make them a blanket, but I think I'll soon be
ready to try my hand at something a little more interesting!

Best, Amy