I thought this week I would take a bit of a spin on the "On My Needles" concept because, well, I'm not going to show you something that is currently on my needles. It was at one point, but I was never able to reveal it because it was a surprise. Surprise knitted gifts are my very favorite kind - but it's kind of hard keeping up with a knitting blog when all of the things you knit are surprises. So! L-o-n-g story short, I decided that I'm going to devote a few posts to a special project for a very special little boy.
Blog readers, meet Henry. You've met him in the past. He is the cutest nephew a girl could ever ask for, and he recently turned the ripe old age of one.
I saw this as a perfect opportunity to knit the perfect little sweater, and as soon as I saw this pattern, I knew I had found the jackpot.
So, during the Blizzard of 2011, I began this special project. And right off the bat I realized how much I love knitting little wonderfuls because they don't take nearly as much time as knitting things for myself.
I was excited to take this project on because I learned how to use the intarsia method when knitting the owl. Of course, my owl was intricate and required MANY balls of yarn, which I don't think I was prepared for. I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
The good news is, you don't even notice the chaos of intarsia when you look at it from this angle!
Tune in tomorrow to see how this owl met a disastrous fate.
xo,
J.
I've seen the finished project and have to attest that it's the cutest sweater ever! The yarn is very nice and I love your color choices. Intarsia knitting . . . check!
ReplyDeleteAgain, thank you so much for the sweater!!
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