knit a sweater

It’s in the queue, behind finishing my daugher’s sweater. My daughter’s sweater was temporarily abandoned as I ran out of wool, halfway up the last sleeve. It’s not going well. I’ve picked it up again, but I’m more than a little dispirited about the whole thing. I guess she can wear it in the garden, if nowhere else. If she hasn’t outgrown it before it’s finished.

This one has a digger on it. It’s a great jumper. It’s just not for me. Neither is the one I’m working on at the moment. Why am I always last on my priority list?

As requested, here’s the dinosaur. He’s from a pattern in Lucinda Guy’s Designs for Kids book, and he needs some embroidery to finish him off. It’s my first attempt at fairisle/intarsia, so it’s not too bad an effort. The colours used in the book are much better, but this yarn was supplied free by my mother-in-law, which I’m happy to go with!

I’ve started knitting another jumper for my son, as he starts kindergarten in September. I want him to have something special to wear. I’m pleased with how it’s going – it’s the first time I’ve dealt with stripes, fairisle techniques etc – and lo and behold there is a little dinosuar on the front. It does mean that my own jumper has been pushed back on the agenda though. Plus I want to knit him some socks, and a pair for my husband’s birthday. I’m not seeing my way clear to starting this one yet!

For myself. Me, myself, I. Mine. All mine. Not for the children. A proper, grown-up jumper (sweater), just for me. I’ve even bought the wool in the January sales. First, I have to finish the jumper I’ve started for my son, like, before he’s grown out of it already.