That's the Child's Placket Neck Pullover from Last Minute Knitted Gifts, in Knitpicks Elegance in Grass. I went for the jaunty mismatched button thing again, but this time, I think it worked much better. I did an extra 3/4 of an inch after the decreases were finished, purely by accident, and liked the effect because I could now turn over the collar. It's size 0-6 months, for Butterbean, and two under two skeins (less than 220 yards) of the Elegance. I used size 5 needles this time, and gauge turned out about right, with a nice fabric. I like the Elegance--it's lovely and soft to knit with, the colors are vibrant, the stitch definition is quite nice, and it has a bit of "give" to it. I've said before how much I like this pattern, and I was thinking about its versatility. The last one I made had a very different look, and this time, the accidental collar made me think about other possibilities. Instead of seed stitch borders, maybe ribbing. Or rolled-edge stockinette. Maybe a v-neck. I may play with this pattern a bit more.
Stefaneener, I have added 'snoofling' to my 'words I must use as often as possible' list. That's so cute! Thank you, Rain :)
Reading: Marie, I plan to read mostly whatever I'm reading to Butterbean, just for voice recognition, but I do want to pick one more rhythmic children's book to read regularly. Maybe Oh, The Places You'll Go.
Writing: Done with revisions! On to Chapter 7!
Cooking; Not much. Baking cookies today.
6 comments:
Yeah, those first kids are neat. Time to read to them in utero, and knit. . . heeeee.
There are so many lovely children's books. Rediscovering the old ones and learning about the beautiful new ones (check out Grandfather Twilight, even in a board version!) is one of the greatest joys of parenting.
Oh my, this sweater is absolutely gorgeous - what a lovely pattern, and the color fits perfectly too! Great work!
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The sweater is adorable, butterbean is going to look very sweet in it.
Adorable! I love that pattern, have made 2 green sweaters! I am anxious to see what other baby goodies you come up with.
I love the sweater! I think I have to knit one now for my fiance's niece. I love the mismatched buttons. :)
Have fun with the reading! If you want to start collecting ones with great illustrations for later, the Toot and Puddle books by Holly Hobie (especially the Christmas one) and the book Diary of Wombat are wonderful. So is Oliver Jeffers's Lost and Found. :)
I'm liking that sweater pattern more and more. I may have to knit one for my friends daughter, Daisy. The button mismatching on yours is very sweet. I should start using up some of my extensive button collection. Maybe I could start a button swap...
Get some Roald Dahl, Shel Silverstein, Beverly Cleary (Ramona Quimby books), Beatrix Potter, and Lewis Carroll to read.
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