A little cardigan for a new baby

A friend is about to have her first baby so I have made a cardigan as a present. 

The pattern is from King Cole baby book No.1. A lovely book full of beautiful patterns for  newborns to 18 months.

I didn't use the recommended yarn using Caron cotton cake instead

 I like the colourway especially as we don't know the gender of the baby yet

This is the wrap around cardigan pattern

 The fancy stitch makes for quite a heavy weight which I'm not thrilled with but the result is cute.

 I used a simple button with balloons  to finish off