Sheep Shots: Baby It's You

Saturday, October 09, 2004

Baby It's You

I love making little things. Little hats, little sweaters, little socks. They go so fast and give me a chance to try out new yarns and new techniques without a lot of time and money invested. And I can always find a baby to wear them. If not an up close and personal baby, than a small needy person somewhere.

Ever since this

arrived in the Summer of 2001, I've wanted to make one of these.

"A poncho with sleeves."

Thursday, I started the "boy" one (on the left) -- collar, no ruffle, in the yarn on the left (Phentex Sport in Green that I bought from YarnPusher.com for a buck a ball. Do the math: less than 3 bucks for a cute sweater). Well, I got the collar down (love the beaded edge), but the pattern of the yoke eluded me (could it have been that I was trying to follow the pattern in a moving car at dusk--I was not driving!) And I decided that the yarn really feels like what it is--plastic!

And besides, I have this beautiful washable wool in the same weight, in a lovely spruce color (yarn on the right) that my friend Rabbitch sent me earlier this week. I think it's a much better choice. Don't you? (Do the math: free yarn, more fun to work with.)

Vote:

Hell, no, use the crappy green plastic_____

Are you kidding, use the wool_____

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Decisions of the judge (me) will be final.

// posted by Ann @ 10/09/2004 07:13:00 AM

Comments:

I vote use the wool. I'll keep an eye out for more at Michael's. Can't believe I got that for 70% off! Even with the shipping it was less than it would have been full price ...

# posted by

Rabbitch : 12:31 PM

And some tiny little Sioux person will be grateful to you for the warmth!

I have similar Kroy in Geranium (hot pinque), Bright Gold, and a Rust Heather in sufficient quantity for sweaters like this. So much niocer than the plastique stuff!

# posted by

Ann : 3:13 PM

It sure is, Becky.

Even so, I temper what I say. I know of people who have regretted what they blogged when friends, family and employers read it!

# posted by

Ann : 3:25 PM

I've heard of folks loosing their jobs because of their blogs. This is not likely to happen to me, but I have managed to only tell a couple of folks about mine. Maybe when I've been at it a couple of months and am more sure of my writing--which my current job has managed to reduce to sound bites.

I'll gush. Your blog is great and is one of my regular reads. And I vote for the wool.

# posted by

Milinda : 1:02 PM