I started this sweater for a friend's baby about two weeks ago, but had to rip out and start over twice because I hadn't gotten gauge and it was coming out way too big. I started the final version the day before I left to see my friends and the majority of it was knitted on my 3.5 hour train ride to Stuttgart.
Pattern: ribbed baby jacket from Prima July 2005 (free download)
Yarn: Knitpicks Main Line cypress, a bit less than 4 balls
Needles: 8 (5mm)
Size: ultimately the 3 to 6 month size, even though Anton is 13 months!
Gauge: couldn't really tell you, even though I swatched. Something significantly less than 4.5 stitches per inch.
The only modifications I made (other than blatantly ignoring the recommended gauge and just knitting several sizes smaller than the desired size) were to not bother going down a needle size for the collar (since I didn't have a size 7 needle with me) and instead picking up fewer stitches than called for along the neckline. I think I picked up about 100 stitches instead of 120.
And I also knit a buttonhole into the ribbed edging since I thought it would look good with a single big wooden button closure. Unfortunately, we didn't get the button before I left town so Anton's mom is going to have to get one and sew it on herself.
My slinky ribs sweater is no more. There were just too many problems with it, and it was too big. My closet space in Paris is at a premium, so I couldn't have an unwearable garment taking up space in it, not to mention the fact that this yarn was really too expensive to waste. So last night I stayed up until 4:00 am turning it into this:
If I get motivated today maybe I'll de-kink the yarn so I can start knitting with it soon.
On the train from Stuttgart to Paris, I made some good progress on my Ishbel shawl (not that you can tell anything from this picture.)
