I cut into my little pile of pink fabrics that I bought in February. I didn't want anything complicated......that seems to be a running theme in my life right now..hmmmmmmm......ANYWAY, there have been lots of half-square triangle quilts that have caught my eye in the last couple of years, so I just cut lots of triangles and a few squares to break up the piecing a bit.
Here's the resulting baby-quilt top. I don't have a recipient in mind for it yet.
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And I just, in the last hour, actually, finished knitting my first cardigan sweater ! It's a little one, sized for a 2-year-old, but it still teaches me the same principles that I would use on any size of regular knitted cardigan. I am so excited........like when I finished my first pair of mittens a few years ago. They were the first thing that I ever knitted that took shape right before my eyes as I knitted, and it was like magic to me !
This sweater had to be seamed up the side and sleeve seams, and I wouldn't want to enter it into any competition, but I'm satisfied with it as a first effort, especially for having so many color changes (I just used leftovers that I had in worsted weight Red Heart acrylic yarn). I had to pick up stitches to knit the sleeves and the neck and front bands. This was a good refresher course for my knitting.
When I started it, I just had in mind to make a sweater to have here at my house for when Allyssia comes over and isn't dressed warmly enough to take a walk with us. I think that it will work fine for that and it encourages me to try bigger sweater projects.
