Finishing such a project felt like a milestone ... and I remember thinking, "Holy crap, it took that long to finish a sweater sized 3 months ... I will never attempt anything larger!!" And here I am, working on a sweater for little T sized 6-12 months. Baby steps. on Baby Sweaters.
Finding the pattern for my pink hat lead me to this very cool blog - http://www.pickles.no/ ... It has so many awesome patterns ... obviously Scandinavian in style, given the language in the side bar ... Norwegian? I have no idea. It was this website that lead me to the project I've got on my needles at this point in time - using yarn handed down to me by my friend .. Annette! The pattern for the 6-12 month size was free on their blog with larger sizes for sale on Ravelry ... and so I used free yarn as a tester to determine size relative to my little baby. I'm not sure how I feel about the colors at this point in time ... part of me loves them, because the lime green, turquoise and bright yellow really lend themselves to the quirkiness of the pattern. Won't it be pretty in springtime?? I would also like to see more of the dark green / yellow / turquoise in the multi colored yarn than lime green to add to the drama of the middle section. I'm thrilled to continue working on it, regardless, as I've added some skills to my repertoire already, making the back of the sweater longer than the front, for example. I'm also looking forward to making some more button holes and that adorable elfin pointed cap ;-)
These knitting projects always happen along when I'm in a sewing lull ... or when I am expecting a car trip in my near future ... what better thing to do when driving 8-10 hours in one day than knit? I am eager to get my sewing machine back, though ... I've been inspired by so many sewing projects, I can hardly handle it!
DANG .. Just convinced myself that "Continue in Stockinette" was not listed in the pattern when comparing my knitting to the pictures of the pattern on line .. when in reality I just missed it in my pattern reading =) <3 That change (stockinette v. garter) might change how I feel about my yarn color distinction. Herm .. Next time!
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