That poor baby’s horrified look says it all.
I didn’t realize that he was supposed to be an ear of corn until I read the description. My first thought was “Why did someone put a baby in an ugly colored tube”? lol
I think it’s missing something – like some nice eyelash to serve as the cornsilk that you can never completely remove when shucking corn. Or maybe the hood could use a series of “bunny ears” to simulate the husks. Oh, and you’ve gotta knit a pat or two of butter melting on it.
I live in Iowa (also corn country) and I can’t imagine any mother would do this to their precious baby, Halloween or any other day! Makes me wonder what’s in the future for this poor lil tyke?
The only possible reasoning for this is as a Hallowe’en costume, as has already been said. But it’s a pretty lame-ass Hallowe’en costume. Surely one could come up with something a bit more clever if one is going to go to all that effort?
I made that for a friend’s baby, actually. It was ridiculously cute and doubled as a Hallowe’en costume.
Since we dress babies up in rompers and hats and such that look like rabbits and bears and strawberries, I don’t see the crime in doing corn, too. To each their own, I guess.
Hm. My husband did his PhD on corn biology – and since we joke about our kids being our F2 cross, you can bet I would’ve made this for my kiddos if I’d know about the pattern at the time. As it is, I found it online a few years back, and I have it saved in case he ever has a grad student who has a baby.
Corn people would get it. But then, we do have Children Of The Corn….
Do you think Ralphie in “A Christmas Story” started out this way? This kid is gonna grow up to want to shoot *someone’s* eye out…maybe with a knitted PEA shooter?
I think this really is a Halloween costume. I saw a few in a handcrafts store of (microfleece?) baby costumes that to make the baby look like, for instance, a pea in a pea pod…items meant to bundle up your newborn and show off for his/her “first Halloween!” So perhaps this is just a variation on a theme?
I was lucky enough to have one made for my daughter – it was gorgeous, snug, and hilarious. I have great photos of her (4mths) sitting half asleep on the couch in corn bunting…… The pattern is all in ‘pineapple stitich’ its definately an heirloom!
I started laughing when I saw this and my 3 yr. old daughter came over asking, “What’s so funny?” “This,” I replied, turning my laptop so she could see. “The baby in the corn?” she asked in her cute little 3 yr. old drawl, an incredulous look on her face. Even 3 yr. olds have better common and fashion sense than that!
December 26, 2006 at 11:49 pm
That poor baby’s horrified look says it all.
I didn’t realize that he was supposed to be an ear of corn until I read the description. My first thought was “Why did someone put a baby in an ugly colored tube”? lol
December 27, 2006 at 5:45 am
I think it’s missing something – like some nice eyelash to serve as the cornsilk that you can never completely remove when shucking corn. Or maybe the hood could use a series of “bunny ears” to simulate the husks. Oh, and you’ve gotta knit a pat or two of butter melting on it.
December 28, 2006 at 4:10 am
It may just be that I am seriously sick, but all I could think about when I saw this is “Really, it’s not child sacrifice…it’s a corn roast!”
Yeah, it’s probably just me. *sigh* Too many youthful years misspent under a revival tent, no doubt.
December 28, 2006 at 6:44 am
Oh my. Maybe it’s an ill conceived Halloween costume? That’s all I can think of…
December 28, 2006 at 7:55 pm
I live in central IL (corn country), and I really think this would be a big hit.
December 29, 2006 at 2:03 am
I live in Iowa (also corn country) and I can’t imagine any mother would do this to their precious baby, Halloween or any other day! Makes me wonder what’s in the future for this poor lil tyke?
January 2, 2007 at 8:00 am
The only possible reasoning for this is as a Hallowe’en costume, as has already been said. But it’s a pretty lame-ass Hallowe’en costume. Surely one could come up with something a bit more clever if one is going to go to all that effort?
Total waste of yarn.
January 5, 2007 at 2:55 pm
I made that for a friend’s baby, actually. It was ridiculously cute and doubled as a Hallowe’en costume.
Since we dress babies up in rompers and hats and such that look like rabbits and bears and strawberries, I don’t see the crime in doing corn, too. To each their own, I guess.
January 5, 2007 at 6:29 pm
LMBO = LAUGHING MY BUTT OFF!
I thought it was sooooo funny because the way it looks, the baby does look uncomfortable. Get me off waaaah!
January 10, 2007 at 2:39 am
Hm. My husband did his PhD on corn biology – and since we joke about our kids being our F2 cross, you can bet I would’ve made this for my kiddos if I’d know about the pattern at the time. As it is, I found it online a few years back, and I have it saved in case he ever has a grad student who has a baby.
Corn people would get it. But then, we do have Children Of The Corn….
January 29, 2007 at 6:02 pm
HAHAHA! It’s just Kitsch enough for me. My kid’s lucky that she’s not a baby anymore, or that would be she in the picture.
February 5, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Sorry, folks, but I love it. The kitch factor works for me, too! Too funny and what a hoot for Halloween!
March 5, 2007 at 9:02 am
Do you think Ralphie in “A Christmas Story” started out this way? This kid is gonna grow up to want to shoot *someone’s* eye out…maybe with a knitted PEA shooter?
March 15, 2007 at 8:47 pm
that thing is terrifying!
May 14, 2007 at 8:52 pm
This is somewhat scary and disturbing… something I would have made for DS… kitsch factor alone…
June 21, 2007 at 8:03 pm
I think this really is a Halloween costume. I saw a few in a handcrafts store of (microfleece?) baby costumes that to make the baby look like, for instance, a pea in a pea pod…items meant to bundle up your newborn and show off for his/her “first Halloween!” So perhaps this is just a variation on a theme?
July 31, 2007 at 3:26 am
Does it come in an adult version?
September 30, 2007 at 7:22 am
nobody puts baby in a corn!!
November 11, 2007 at 4:33 pm
no wonder that baby is crying.
March 30, 2008 at 11:47 pm
I was lucky enough to have one made for my daughter – it was gorgeous, snug, and hilarious. I have great photos of her (4mths) sitting half asleep on the couch in corn bunting…… The pattern is all in ‘pineapple stitich’ its definately an heirloom!
October 14, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I started laughing when I saw this and my 3 yr. old daughter came over asking, “What’s so funny?” “This,” I replied, turning my laptop so she could see. “The baby in the corn?” she asked in her cute little 3 yr. old drawl, an incredulous look on her face. Even 3 yr. olds have better common and fashion sense than that!
October 25, 2008 at 2:26 pm
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
im laughing so hard im crying
that’s terrible!!!!!!!!!!!
April 17, 2009 at 3:38 am
Oh my god no way i think that looks so sweet. I would totally dress my kid in a little corn suit.