But, it's not my fault, honestly, a baby made me do it! Some friends of ours were made unexpected grandparents the other day, and all I can say is that I hope that that situation doesn't happen to us with our boys, but if it does, I hope we handle it with the grace and practical determination and acceptance that our friends have shown.
But on to the knitting. I cast on for Lion Brand's free Teddy Cardigan last night. It calls for Vanna's Choice Baby yarn, which I went to 4 different stores looking for. Hint: Hobby Lobby, Joann's and Hancocks do not carry it. Michael's has limited colors, and after finally getting to see the ballband and realizing it's not fingering weight, it's the same weight as regular Vanna's Choice, I quickly made a couple of color substitutions and ran with it. But here's the part that ties in with my resolution to not be a mindless sheep when knitting (tee hee). I am going to convert the pattern to a seamless raglan using Elizabeth Zimmermann's percentage system out of The Opinionated Knitter. I figure I'll learn a bit, and if I really screw it up, it's just a wee cardigan after all. I'm making the 6-12 months size, since it's March and the baby won't be needing a sweater in the summer.
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