We recently attended the first birthday party of Truman Rex, a delightful baby belonging to some great friends of ours. I whipped up a little Antler Cardigan out of some Classic Elite Liberty Wool in Mallard (conveniently washable). Here is the result:
His parents and most of the party attendees oohed and aahed when they opened the present and they immediately put it on him. What knitter doesn’t love that?! I made him a baby blanket for him before he was born, and since his parents deemed that “magnificent” I decided they were worthy of more hand-knitted pieces. I made a 1-2 year size with a little extra sleeve length, so I hope he can wear it a bit next fall too.
The pattern is easy to follow and starts with the sleeves. That’s a nice touch, and something I don’t think about doing often. I usually am tired of the sweater when I get to the sleeves, so it was good to get them done first. The cabling is fun and goes quickly.
Maybe I can get a picture of it on him in the wild one of these days…
love it! gorgeous color (yet again!) and button combo!
Love the pattern and the color! Nice work!
It lovely, and love the colour too
It looks fantastic! I love the buttons. Off to add the pattern to my Ravelry library…
I love this! It’s totally adorable, does it come in adult sizes too! The pattern I mean.
The sweater does come in adult sizes! If you look at it on Ravelry you can see the full sizing info.
It’s adorable!
This is so cute! I love it! And what a great baby name!
This is gorgeous! I love the way the cables pop in this colour. And those buttons… Happy Birthday indeed!
This is far too cute! I love the buttons, and the color matches them perfectly! Anyway, I wish to nominate you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Your mission (if you choose to accept it, by which I won’t be offended if you don’t) is to 1) display the award logo, 2) link back to the person giving the award, 3) state 7 things about you, 4) list 15 blogs that you wish to nominate, 5) notify these bloggers of the award and the rules. The person that nominated me is here: http://theleapingllama.net/ Your knitting success has inspired me not to get so frustrated when I mess up! Which is quite often, but that’s not the point. Stay fabulous…
Fantastic sweater, the colour is awesome and I have to agree, being the proud knitter of a well received baby sweater is the best gift back!