Pants on Fire

One of the great things about this blog is that it keeps me motivated on a project. If I'm working on something I like, writing about it here provides impetus, focus and joy. And a kind of Zen kick in the pants sometimes.

Like the kind that happened over the past 48 hours. Check it out. The finished Superchunk.

It's really a revelation that I can finish a sweater - even a super bulky kid's sweater - in two days. Honestly, given my track record - oh, a mere nine months to finish the last sweater I knit - it wasn't looking good for my niece receiving this garment anytime soon. (Oh, I had high hopes of finishing it in time for Christmas...and we seen what happened to those pie in the sky dreams, don't we?) But then I wrote my last post. And guess what? Those ends? Woven in. That collar? Done.

Those button bands? Done.

These cute buttons? Sewn on. In two days. People, I need to write a poem, this is so epic. Or maybe a koan is more appropriate in this instance?

Pattern: Cardigan on page 74 of The Yarn Girls' Guide to Knits for Older Kids (size 6-7)
Yarn: Tahki Baby - 5 balls color 48 (hot pink), 2 balls color 20 (red)
Needle: Knit Picks Options US 13 and 15
Mods: None
Rating: Right up there

I'm really pleased with how this one turned out. Good written directions, gauge that was spot on (yes!), fun colored yarn, and buttons that match well - all around a good knittin' experience.

I have other knitting news, too, but it will have to wait for now. Don't want to lose my momentum, so I'm off to give this pink delight its Eucalan bath.