knitting is a hereditary disease

First baby knitting project!

Posted on 08/05/2008 by Andrea | Comments (3)
Filed under : Babies!, Knitting

I have to say, it's pretty cool to be knitting something for my baby. Somehow it makes it all feel just a little bit more real to be creating something tangible that I can imagine putting onto a baby - my baby. Kind of mind-blowing, really.

This is my first baby knitting project so far. It's the Sideways Sockyarn Baby Sweater. So far, I'm pretty impressed with how well-written the pattern is. It would be a good pattern for a beginning knitter; it explains things like how to close the gap formed when you join knitting in the round, and why knowing the difference between a M1 increase and a knit-into-front-and-back increase is important. It's the sort of pattern that immediately instills trust that it will not lead you astray. I hope it continues to live up to that glowing review. And it's fun to knit up something that has such an unusual construction.

I can't wait to see how this turns out!

3 Comments

It's a really fun pattern to do and it turns out so cute. As I recall there were a few confusing parts later on. Let me know if you have a question and I'll try to remember what I did. One thing though - row gauge really matters. I remember that the one I did was a little wide because my row gauge was too big but then again it will still fit Abigail for a longer time.

- said Ann (08/05/2008, 9:58 PM)

Row gauge - that's a really good point! I usually just ignore row gauge because it usually doesn't matter that much if you're just knitting a certain number of inches or whatever. But since this is sideways, of course it will matter... I'll check my gauge tonight. Hopefully it's not too far off!

- said andrea (08/05/2008, 9:58 PM)

"... a baby - my baby ... " that blew me away. My grandchild!

- said Barb (08/05/2008, 9:58 PM)