Baby Gifts

I don’t typically order a lot from Knit Picks except for their circular needles, but when I saw their new Little Bubbles kit, I had to order it.

The kit is extremely reasonably priced at $13.99.  It comes with the pattern and yarn to knit a cardigan sweater, hat, and booties in sizes 0-6 months, 6-12 months, or 12-24 months.  The kit comes in three color schemes: blue, pink, or neutral.  All three are lovely.

I wound up getting the neutral kit (pictured) because I loved the color combination so much.  Usually neutral-colored baby things are so “blah”, but this is really lovely.

I also got the blue kit because I have friends who are expecting a little boy very soon, so I thought it would be a great set to knit for them!

My kits came in the mail yesterday and I wasted no time casting on the blue kit’s cardigan.  (This baby will be here soon!)  I was somewhat shocked to see that the pattern calls for size 2 needles!  I never thought I’d attempt knitting a sweater (even a baby-sized one) on size 2 needles.  But here I am, doing just that.  The yarn is sport weight, so it makes for a nice, tight knitted fabric.

Despite the small needle size, it’s going along very quickly. In only a few hours, I’m about 80% of the way through the yoke of the sweater.

I think there’s just something about colorwork.  It holds my interest when none of my other knitting projects can do so.  I’m always wanting to knit just a few more rows to see how the next color will incorporate into the pattern.  Then next thing I know, I’m half way through the garment.  I really should do more multi-color projects like this more often.