Baby Love

I have never been good about keeping up with my knitting (among other things) on this blog, and one of my New Year's Resolutions is to stay on top of it. Here are two baby sweaters I finished last year for my good friends Jess and Jamil.

Pattern: Judy's Grandmother's Baby Sweater from Greetings from Knit Café (the only pattern I like in this book)

Yarn: Kollage Yarns Cornucopia, in Island Blue

Needles: 29" Addi Turbos in US6

Jamil just moved back to Texas, and I struggled to come up with something to knit for her baby that wouldn't be too hot. I'm not sure if I succeeded, but that was the intention with the corn yarn. I enjoyed working with it more than I anticipated, and despite a few flubs here and there (I'm working on letting things go), I really like the way it turned out. This pattern is fun, and would have been very quick had I been, oh I don't know, actually knitting.

Pattern: Chunky Knit Cardigan from Simple Knits for Cherished Babies  & Hi Top Baby Booties from Knitting on the Go

Yarn: GGH Samoa in Pale Lavender, Fuschia and unknown darker purple, possible discontinued color

Needles: 29" Addi Turbos in US5   

I love this sweater pattern. It knits up in a flash, and the shoulder shaping is so, so sweet. The booties were an after thought when I discovered lots of Samoa scraps in my stash. I've knit many a project with that yarn, and I knew those little leftovers would come in handy. I love the hot pink soles.

I knit this identical sweater for another baby-popping friend last year, but forgot to take a picture before I gave it to her. That one was worked in Cascade Luna cotton yarn in their hearty deep red colorway. While I was working on it, my pregnant recipient showed me all of the adorable pieces she had been working on for the baby, and she pulled out the same sweater, fortunately in a smaller size and with very different yarn. I thought about scraping it and finding another pattern, but it was too cute not to finish and, I figured, at least I knew she liked the pattern.

Comments

[Melissa]

Thanks for the vote of confidence and for de-lurking! I'm always excited to discover that people, aside from my real-life friends, read my blog!

[Melissa]

Had to comment because I'm a beginning knitter with a great appreciation for all thing knitted. Beautiful projects. I cannot see any flubs in either picture!

I've been reading for awhile....I'm a Melissa too, with an Ella (short for Noella) of my own, so there's an obvious draw for me. :)