I went with buttons.

Yeah! A finished project!

Baby Sweater Update

Designed on the fly, this turned out just a bit bigger than expected. But that's okay, babies are known to get bigger after they arrive.

Front

Back

 

 

Only 74g of yarn, exclusive of decoration or buttons (closures still need adding on). Length - 11 3/4", width - 10 1/4".  Maybe instead of booties, I'll knit a wee headband.

One More Wee Woolly Sweater

I'm improvising a bit with this one. So far, I like how it's turning out.

The finished goods

I Guess it was a Baby Booty

And now it's a pair! (Yeah, still need to put buttons on the sweater.)

It's a Bird! It's a Plane!

It's a baby booty? I don't know, I've never knit one before.

Needs Buttons

I'm beginning to understand why some knitters go ga-ga for knitting baby sweaters. This was fun!

Finished dimensions;

Neck -about 11"

Chest. - 17" (total)

Length from neck to hem -10 "

Under sleeve length - 5 3/4"

Without buttons, this little sweater weighs only 64g.

The body ended up blocking out longer than I expected, and I thought the sweater would be wider. Maybe I should block it again?

Now For the Sleeves...

Baby Sweater Update

Pattern - Sunnyside Baby Sweater by Tanis Lavallee. Yarn - Lang Yarn Bebe Color. Modifications - Mirror the cables on front and back.

I waited way too long to start this project, baby Miles is due in 2 weeks. In baby calendar time, that might be any day. While baby sweaters are small, the yarn is fingering weight, so there are still many stitches to go. But, I think I can do this, as long as Miles isn't in too much of a hurry to meet the world. (By the way Miles, you picked some awesome parents.) Miles will be my grand nephew. My baby brother's first grandchild. We're all really looking forward to meeting the little guy.

But Miles's home is one the east coast, and mine on the west, so this little baby sweater is my letter of introduction. I hope I make a good first impression.

Once I decided to get cracking and pick a pattern, I had the brilliant idea of checking my stash for something suitable. Ta-Da! The yarn is soft, springy, squishy and superwash. And there is just enough of it for this pattern. My gauge sample (yes! I did a swatch.) came out a little bit small. I checked the math and decided to cast on one size up, anticipating a finished size somewhere between the listed 3-6 and 6-12. (Here's me, checking my niece's fb wall for pictures, trying to guess if she's more likely to have a smallish sized baby, or a biggish sized baby. Cause Miles probably won't need a sweater much in August. I think I'm safe.)

Now, I think the sweater is inky-dinky adorable, and I keep imagining the little guy all cozy wearing it, and thinking how it's a nice light weight for a wool sweater and how great that is for a baby born in August. But once I've used up this cutsie pie baby yarn, I think my next baby sweaters will be knit in worsted weight, or at least DK. These little cables, and needles and splitty yarn, they're getting to me. Oh, and I need to buy buttons.

Baby Sweater on the Sticks

Details to follow...