... is that when you set your mind to finishing, you have a lot to show for it in a very short time. This little jacket is for the friend who doesn't know what kind of baby he is going to have. I have now made one sweater for a girl and this for a boy. Now I wait to see which one gets gift wrapped and dropped off to his office when the news hits.
The pattern is from Joelle Hoverson's
More Last Minute Knitted Gifts, a book I actually resisted buying because I didn't see many patterns I liked at first. Then I looked through it a few times, had success with the placket pullover in her first book and decided to buy it. There are several other projects that I can see myself making at some point so I think it was worth the money. A buy 3 get 1 free sale at Indigo might have helped change my mind too.
The next project were these
French Press Slippers, which I am not as satisfied with. I may try them again or I may not. I made these with Cascade 220 and it took at least 4 tries in the washing machine to get them to felt and they still don't seem right. Once I started the felting process I did remember that I had trouble felting Cascade a long time ago so trying a different yarn might be more satisfying. These were going to feature in my Christmas gift giving but, although I will likely give these to my niece because they are too big for me and should fit her, I'm not steaming ahead to make more for Christmas.
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