Best baby sweater ever

Perhaps it's bad knit-a-long etiquette to parachute in with a finished object but, well, here goes.



This is my February baby sweater from "Knitters Almanac." I used size 3 circs and, sadly, a mystery Croatian cotton yarn, the ball band for which I lost. (I picked it up at Knit-a-way in Brooklyn mainly for the color, since the little recipient is named Violet. Cute, huh?) I decided to use just three pearl buttons because I thought it might be easier for the parents -- and darling to boot.

I'll be knitting this pattern again, that's for certain. The lace pattern is my favorite kind -- easy to memorize and just challenging enough to fend off boredom.

I must admit that although I loved the simplicity of this pattern and the unique, nearly seam-free construction, I was a little stumped by the sparse instructions, specifically when it came to starting the sleeves. (I turned to Brooklyn Tweed, who gave me his interpretation.) But one hiccup in a pattern is nothing for me.

Carrie
Every Word's A Purl