This infant sweater pattern, created by one of my favorite needle sisters, The Yarn Harlot herself, Stephanie Pearl McPhee (SPM), is posted on knitty.com. Although my version of this sweater and SPM's version look totally different, I am very pleased with the final product. The variation proves the undeniable versatility of knitting.
This sweater is a Christmas gift for my almost 9 month niece. Although I did swatch (!!!!) and stick to gauge, I am still worried about it being to large for her, but I think that I'd rather have the garment too big than too small. I can't wait to take her picture in it!
This was mostly done in stockinette stitch with a lot of shaping. Not to difficult, just have to keep track of your rows.
The onIy thing that I don't like about this pattern is the hood. I decided to put a hood on it so that:
#1: I could use up all of my yarn...stash busting and all of that.
#2: To me, a hooded sweater seems to be more of gift that a plain sweater.
The pattern states to make the hood 8 inches long. Because the pattern doesn't call for any shaping of the hood, it turns out looking very much like a Jawa hood. It is very deep. I decided rather than frogging the hood, I'd roll some of the extra under the cap and fasten it down. I think it will work, but I may need to make some modifications after Kate tries on the sweater which she is going to look fabulous in!
This sweater was completed using Paton's Soft and Light Fiesta yarn.
I love making dishcloths! This pattern was designed by Knits by Rachel. I made it for my Secret Pal at work along with the Frankenstein's Monster dishcloth.
I really like the seed stitch background in this pattern. It adds a wonderful texture to the cloth that would make washing dishes a bit more fun. (I hope!)
I used Lily Sugar and Cream in Hot Orange.
This dishcloth, designed by Brileyknits, first caught my eye because it was called "Frankenstein's Monster." As an English teacher, I witness many folks refering, incorrectly, to the monster as Frankenstein. In Mary Shelley's novel, the monster is (sadly) never given a name by his creator.
Anyhoo, I made this cloth for my Secret Pal at work who is another English teacher, so I thought she might like it.
It worked up quickly. I did block it and play with it pattern while it was damp to get the stitches to pop.
This item was the first one that I ever blocked. I have been trying to avoid that process as long as possible; it sounded so scary to me. DIY's Knitty Gritty inspired me to try blocking, and I must admit that working with this project when it was damp really added to the final product.
I used Lily Sugar and Cream in Hot Green.
The link for this pattern is here.
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