I'm torn between making two seperate gifts. Basically one of my old school friends is due to become a dad in August with his first born, although we had a bit of an up and down friendship since leaving school [him calling me selfish because I wasn't thinking of having kids yet or moaning because I don't drag or shout about my relationship to name two "issues"] but I thought this could just be the time to make a little something special - mainly because this baby will the first of my school social group to have one.
As most of you are aware of my recent expoilts into crochetting I thought this would be the perfect excuse to expand and use my new found talent into producing something special. I know it's probably easier to buy something from a shop, but I guess it's more sentiment and thoughtful to make something myself in a world of commerical baby clothes. But either way, i'm stuck as to what I should make, so here I could do with your assistance; Please, please help me deicide into making the booties or the jacket.
Project one; Bowtie Booties
Project two; Springy Jacket
Regardless of the time and materials required which would you pick to either make or receive? On either a cute or practical level? Or do neither and give a voucher? The baby is expected to be a boy and due in August.
Basically please leave your thoughts in the comments and i'll let you all know the outcome, because I really can't make up my mind. There's pluses and minus to both!