In the works: horse sweater

I've been planning this sweater for a while. I bought a book of beautiful Rowan children's sweaters last year, when I started getting serious about knitting. I also decided I would try higher end yarn.



I found these two yummy colours, and fell in love with them and the pattern they accompanied. The yarn is a cotton DK (double knit: it's a weight of yarn). It's one of the cheaper kinds, though still not cheap. It's not nearly as forgiving as the acrylic blends. If the tension is off, it shows—the tension being how tight or how loose one knits. So if some of my stitches are a little looser than others, it shows. This isn't a problem for blocks of colour (for me), but it does become a concern when I'm knitting with more than one colour.

The original pattern for this sweater actually has a little heart and the word "sweetheart" on it. I thought Maïa might prefer having a horse sweater, so I designed this:



I hope she likes it...

I hope to have this sweater finished by the first day of spring (so that she can wear it all spring and on the cooler summer days). We'll see, however, how that pans out. I've been busy with work lately, so I've had very little time for more fun stuff!