The third and final gift…
This bitty sweater was for my dear friend Heather’s sweet baby girl. As with Claire’s gift, I knew in advance that I wanted to make something for her during her pregnancy, but I decided to wait until after the baby arrived in order to make something a little more gender specific. Mama was bit hard by the knitting bug during this pregnancy, but while she felt quite strongly that she was carrying a girl, she was still making an effort to keep things mostly gender neutral.
And I mean really, what could I do?? I was basically forced to make this really sweet lacy cardigan, that I’ve been in love with from the first moment I saw the pattern. Because really, what choice did I have?? Obviously.
This is the Matinee Jacket from Debbie Bliss’s “Simply Baby” (yes, I got it out from the library, yet again.) The pattern is written for a single color, but I currently have this slight obsession with the combination of pink and green, so I opted to switch it around a bit. I have to say, I think it’s pretty cute this way.
This little sweater took me a lot longer then I expected. I’m not really sure why that is. It has one GLARING flaw in the front that drives me absolutely crazy. But I didn’t spot it until I was just about done, and fixing it would have required frogging a large section of it and at that point, I was starting to worry that if I tried to correct the problem, it wouldn’t make it to her while it still had a chance of fitting. So the flaw remains and it will continue to haunt me whenever I look at these pictures.
Did you spot it yet?
On the bright side, would you look at what that sweet mama did for me?!?
Knowing full well that I will never actually get to see her in it (living a continent apart has that effect on people), she sent me some pictures of this darling little babe, wearing *MY* sweater! Oh, be still my beating heart! I still think she looks like a little spring tulip.
Such an honor.
Oh, and Heather? You were right, she’s absolutely fabulous…
See?
Can’t spot the flaw…It looks gorgeous.
Very nice work!
Both of the last 2 posts.
Too sweet!
And you can never take too many pics…;)Xxx
That is one sweet little sweater. The pink and green are a beautiful combination I think. And the baby looks adorable in it. Nice work!
Oh my Goodness, that is GORGEOUS! You are so talented!!!! That beautiful baby sure highlights models your designs well. LOL
Sorry to comment on an old post, I have just been browsing your blog (when I really need to be doing housework while the baby naps)…and I saw this adorable outfit. Did you make the pants as well? I don’t knit (yet) and I have really been wanting some knitted pants for my daughter.
In any case…lovely reading