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.
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