Middle Kid Sweater

Source: Pipsqueaks, by Kim Hargreaves
Pattern name: Harry
Yarn: knit picks wool of the Andes worsted jalapeno

I have finished the 4th sweater in my group of family sweaters sadly Zac doesn't really like his sweater despite his happy face and thumbs up signs(I bribed him to look happy in the pics).

He says, "It's itchy and it feels weird and I don't like green anymore."

Poor Zac :( He wants hand knits from his mom, but he's sooo picky and changes his mind too often. What's a kid (or mommy knitter) to do?

Little Girl Sweater

I love watching a lace pattern emerge. All those yfwd's and k2tog's were

worth it.

Then when the sweater is all finished, you get to enjoy and admire your FO.
Except when it is made for a growing, wiggly, bouncing, silly little gal.


I made the 3-4 size and it's probably a little short. I thought when I was knitting, "this looks short, but the lace edge will make it longer." Well I guess I estimated the lace bigger, oh well she still looks like a sweet little Angel.

This picture is a great close-up of my favorite part of this pattern, the ruffly sleeves .

Angel

Vestvember to Vestcember

This is as far as I got last night the last day of November. I really wanted to finish my vest this last month, but alas I am a mother of 4 and some sweet people can not be ignored! So I am here by extending Vestvember to Vestcember.

New Yarn, New Projects

I love knit picks, they really are a good value and great quality yarn!



The dark blue for my oldest is a bigger version of the sweater I made for my baby, the green for my second oldest is another bigger version of the same sweater only slightly smaller than the blue one. The red is for my daughter this pattern can also be found in Pipsqueaks. The tweed is a sweater vest for me found in Fitted Knits.

I am so excited!

Gray's Disappointment

I was so excited about this sweater. I really thought it would look so cute! I guess I just have to chock it up to experience and learn from it. Don't customize a sweater for your best friend who lives in a different city for two reasons- customized sweaters need to be tried on often, and the pressure was so high because I just wanted to make her something nice, cuz she's so nice! Anyway here are some finished pics.
The sleeves were supposed to be puffy feminine sleeves, but the yarn was not the right type so it didn't give the proper drape.
Also the bust area was too big, some how I guess maybe my calculations were off. Boo Hoo:(
I wish I could say my gray days are over, but I still have to finish the hubby's sweater I started in March. I think knitting for adults has way too much pressure!