The Boys of Summer

This is the summer for baby boys. Nearly every expectant cousin/friend/friend-of-a-friend is expecting a boy. Now there is nothing really wrong with boys--my baby brother continues to delight me over and over again---except for one thing: pink and frilly doesn't suit them. Now I'm all set for breaking gender stereotypes--I just try not to inflict my tastes on others.
In an effort to satisfy my need for "ooh, pretty!" I have started knitting stuff for the older kids in families expecting babies. Not just close relations either, I knit this frilly little hat from Itty-Bitty Hats for my brother's daycare teacher's 1 1/2 year old daughter:
and these two for the new baby (she's still not sure if the baby is a boy or a girl):
The baby bootees are from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts and the hat is the bunny hat double knit in acrylic and mohair (same as the bootees) from Itty-Bitty. I love the way the bootees turned out--then again it is a great little pattern. I think there might be a typo in the directions for the cuff--one too many turns or something--I just keep going until it looks right. The ears for the bunny hat don't look very even, so I may need to be more careful counting the rows next time.
If anyone has any easy to knit sock patterns for young children, I'd love the link. My brother has been asking for me to knit him something, and I think socks might work, at least until hat/scarf/mitten weather kicks in.