Baby Sophisticate Sweater

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Here is my finished Baby Sophisticate.  I finished it a little while ago, but it was a gift and I needed to wait until the recipient received it!  Overall, I am pretty happy with how it turned out.  There are a few minor imperfections, but overall I think it's pretty nice.

My favorite part of this sweater is the collar, I just love it!  That's what drew me to this pattern in the first place.  (In fact, this pattern is one that I've had on my list since long before I figured out how to knit!)

I found some cute little owl buttons at JoAnn's, but I can't find them online.  (Despite their absolute adorableness they are a bear to photograph!)  The yarn is Simply Soft in Ocean.  I really love this particular shade of blue!

Before I started knitting I read through all of the comments and notes on the Ravelry page, something I recommend for any pattern found there.  Many people commented that the finished sweater was rather small, so I both upped my needle size from a US 8 to a US 9 and I split the difference between the two given sizes (0-3 and 6-12 months).

I had Dominic try the sweater on for me as soon as I wove in the ends.  He's wearing it pre-blocking and pre-buttons in the above picture.  The sweater was a little snug on him, so I'd say it ended up being roughly size 3 months, maybe a little bit larger, but not 6 months.

I do really like, and recommend, the Baby Sophisticate pattern, and I think I might even pay for the Child and Adult versions to make one for Catherine and myself!

 

Rachel: The Philosopher's Wife

I love to share my projects at these parties and Hookin' on Hump Day.