A Little Sunshine
Instead of adding yet another one to my UFO pile, I buckled down and tackled the challenging finishing on this baby sweater. And by challenging, I mean I had to find the absolute cutest possible button to go with my bright orange sweater cape.
Think I succeeded?
Baby Hooded Jacket
Pattern: Debbie Bliss' Simply Baby
Yarn: Cotton-Ease (the vintage, or "old" kind) in something they didn't actually call orange but very obviously is
Needles: US 7s . . . I think. Who needs gauge in a baby sweater?
Notes: Well, see below for thoughts on finishing, and my very particular ideas of just how much finishing a baby garment should require. Otherwise, I also had to tighten up the buttonhole a little to fit my smaller button. But it was a fast and fun pattern. Just make it in fewer pieces, that's all. Oh, and this was entirely made from stash - including the button!
Best Thing About This Project: To come, obviously. The best thing about baby knits is the baby.
Also in finishing news, I wised up after this episode and started reading ahead in the directions. Instead of binding off and picking up stitches for the hood, I just increased. Instead of doing a three-needle bind-off for the hood, I grafted the top together. Looks better, and was probably way faster.
And, no, I haven't forgotten about the manly socks. I was trying to distract you by cute baby knits while I'm in recovery mode after the ICU. It's coming.
posted by Theresa at 11:41 AM/Permalink
19 Comments:
Oh, we both finished baby sweaters this weekend. I love your buttons. After my fruitless search for buttons I've decided (with the sweetie's blessing, no less) that I can have a button stash. And then I discovered one of my local shops (which was closed when I did the initial search) does have a bunch of cute buttons, and a 10/$1 bucket as well.
Wow, that looks fantastic! I especially love the button, but I have to say your finishing looks lovely.
I just started a hat for some friends who just had a little boy, and it was nice to say "gauge, what gauge?" for a change.
That will be one cute baby! I like the hood grafting idea a lot...too bad I just finished 3-needling my hoodie hood. :-(
Excellent button - perfect for the sweater. I grafted the hood on my Central Park Hoodie and I enjoyed it (though it was miles longer than a sock toe!). Yay for finishing!
OMG, this is adorable! I love everything about it! So cute. :)
It's soooo cute! I love the color, too!
SO. CUTE.
That's so cute! You did a great job with your finishing, and the button is perfect.
That is so sweet. Love the orange and love the button!
What could be cuter than a baby in an orange hoodie? Perfect button. And the grated hood is better than a 3-needle bin off, I think. I'm with you re. finishing on baby sweaters. Mimimal.
Very cute! Nice grafting job. I've just finished a Cotton Ease baby sweater, too. It must be something in the water.
The perfect button for the perfect baby sweater! Great job Theresa!
That is the best button for the little cape, I love it. Orange? Come on, that is surely more tangerine, right?!
Orange is the way to go - it's adorable!
Cotton-ease is a good choice for baby clothes--easy care and nice to work with too. Great little button. This is sure to become one of mom's favorites for baby.
I'd say you succeeded quite nicely! What a cheery little baby sweater. I may have to get myself a copy of that book.
VERY cute - perfect button
Nice quote!
Great jacket! Love the button :)
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