My goal for this month is to finish a baby sweater that will be going to a sweet little girl in Arkansas who has recently joined my boyfriend’s family. Admittedly, it will be my fourth attempt at making a baby sweater that is in the ballpark of being the right size. The first attempt ended up with a really cute sweater, but somehow I didn’t think it was quite right. My childhood teddy bear enjoyed his new sweater though.

The second attempt was way too small, even after going up a needle size from the pattern recommendations as suggested by other people. With a wrist circumference of 1.5 inches it seems small even for a newborn…I really liked the stitch pattern for the cables on this sweater. It is from the book Lullaby Knits by Vibe Ulrik Sondergaard.

The next sweater was bigger, which is good, but it was a lot bigger. I think it measured up to fit a 2-4 year old. Which isn’t the worst thing, babies grow quickly, right?

This time I am trying another cable pattern and have just finished the back portion. On to the front, which is knit identically. At least I know what it should look like in the end.