I have been overwhelmed with fleece. It is everywhere. In the bathtub, on the porch, in the closet, 4lbs of it is still in my car, on the roof, and there is even some on my bed right now. I had no idea what 17lbs of fleece would entail.
Well, it seemed like a good idea…
Famous last words.
One of my roommates asked me yesterday, “How much freaking wool do you have to wash?”
Me, “A lot.”
So, in order to deal with this overblown fiasco, I cast on for a baby sweater to take my mind off all of the wool. Logical. Perfectly logical. Don’t look at me like that. Just because this is a blog, don’t think I can’t see you judging me.
My boss and his wife a have beautiful baby girl named Charlotte. She is about 4 months old and I feel in desperate need of a sweet little hand knitted sweater. I found this pattern on ravelry: sweet baby sweater. I modified a bit but it is straight forward and easy to knit. You can check out my version.
Here is a pic of what the collar looks like:
Im using a self patterning sock yarn called Austermann Step. It is pretty soft and I think it will be even softer after I wash it. I am going to use a cream color for the body.
All I can say about the wool?
Well, at least the house is well insulated..
