I have been knitting on this sweater since last September when we went for a last minute summer trip to southern Spain. Andreas was six weeks old, and I was already preparing for winter. Luckily, I didn’t choose the smallest pattern size otherwise it would have been too small for him by now.
This weekend I finally got my knitting act together and finished the sweater. On Saturday, I even bought yellow buttons for it to make a contrast to the grey and blue. Now however, I am beginning to doubt that they are the right yellow buttons. Perhaps I should visit one more store to see if I can find the perfect match…
How about you? Do you have knitting projects that the recipient grew out of before even using it? Was it because you forgot about it or because you were looking for the perfect “something” accessory?
It is no fun to finish a project and think “I should have put on other buttons”, right?
I love the look of the stripes and blue and grey!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to know what is more annoying - a sweater that gets outgrown before it's worn, or a sweater that is worn with the wrong buttons. I try to tell myself "Finished is better than perfect" because otherwise I would never get anything completed.
Haha -- I definitely have unfinished projects that fall into this category. I have a baby sweater that is finished except for sewing it together -- it's 28 years old now. I'm waiting for my son to have a baby and then I'll finish it for his baby LOL. Your little sweater sure looks cute!
ReplyDelete:-) 28 years!!! hahaha. You are one patient woman.
DeleteJa, det kan du tro. Flere.
ReplyDeleteKjenner meg altfor godt igjen i det:-P Og knapper er prikken over i'en så det er viktig at det blir De Rette Knappene:-)
ReplyDeleteTakk Guro! Det var akkurat det jeg trengte å høre ;-) Da blir det et besøk til knappehuset ved første anledning.
DeleteUno de los primeros jerseys que le tejí a mi ahijada se lo pudieron poner una sola vez! Lo hice demasiado pequeño. Creo que no se me da bien esto de calcular las medidas de un bebé. Nació en agosto y para cuando hacía frío suficiente para ponérselo la niña ya había crecido "casi" demasiado! La anécdota fue que sus padres se lo pusieron igualmente y le hicieron una foto con el jersey puesto enseñando la barriguita. Estaba para comérsela! ;)
ReplyDeletejajajajajajaa!!!
DeleteSi te es de consuelo, a mi tampoco se me da muy bien lo de las tallas de bebes i niños (y eso que tengo dos). Siempre tengo buscar el poster (Aqui muchas tiendas tienen las tallas puestos en un pequeño cartel o poster) con las medidas o que preguntar.
With knitting and most things, sometimes good enough has to do, but I always feel best when I take the extra time to make it just as I like.
ReplyDeleteI know!
Deletethe last thing i knitted was more than 20 years ago ... a light blue sweater for my about 1-2 year old son ... he hated it and i think it was because of the bottons on the shoulder. He got really mad every time i tried to give that sweater (or another one with stripes) on. I never thought children that small could have an opionion about what to wear :)
ReplyDeleteHahahha, have had a smiliar experience with Andreas. Lucky for him he grew out of the garment soon.
DeleteOooooh! Me encanta tu blog!! ¿Hablas español? Si no, el próximo comentario intentaré usar mi inglés de ir por casa. Me gusta mucho lo que publicas, ya eres uno de mis "ejemplos ha seguir"!! Nos leemos!
ReplyDeleteMuchas gracias!! Sí, hablo español. No lo escribo tan bien (ortografia y demas), pero se me entiende. Gracias por visitarme y por tu comentario! Estas bienvenida cuando quieras!
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