Sweater for Ethan

I made 3 baby sweaters years ago when I first started knitting, but they didn't turn out so well; the sleeves were too long and the waist was too short and one of the sweater's bottom edge curled up.

I'm going to try again.  I'm going to make a sweater for Ethan.  Here's a link to the pattern:

I got Drops alpaca light grey yarn.

 

There are two important things to take into account when knitting to a pattern: the pattern measurements and the knitting tension.  I have to make the correct # of stitches per inch, so the designs on the pattern and the shape of the pattern is correct.  I also have to make the sweater the right size for Ethan.

We'll see how I do.

Baby Blanket Knitting Project

I made a pink knitted baby blanket from the book Knitted Gifts by Ann Budd. It has little eyelets and a cute little design. The pattern had a sawtooth edge, but I ran out of yarn and skipped the edge.

I used Heritage Cascade Yarn - sock weight, 75% merino superwash, 25% nylon. I got the yarn from Heindselman's in Provo.

Here are some photos:

I started the project on September 18th and finished on October 11th.
Craig mailed it off to Paul & Krista today.  I hope they like it!