What Summer...and Now It is Gone!

This summer has been very busy.   The knitting is not going fast enough.   With a little push, the wedding present MIGHT get finished this weekend.

What has gotten finished...among other things....is Henry's Packer Sweater.   Baby Cashmerino is a lovely, lovely yarn to knit.  It had the right colors.   Debbie Bliss had a baseball jacket pattern that could be adapted....with the help of Knitbird software and the logo from the Green Bay Packer's website, I was good to go.  

Back of the Sweater with the Logo

The sweater actually closes with snaps.  The buttons are decorative.   Finding the buttons was a drama.   This was the third set I picked out.   Green buttons were oddly not possible to find on-line or in the store.   Go figure.  Of course, I do live in Minnesota.   Maybe in my homeland behind the Cheese Curtain it would be another tale entirely.

Intarsia is something at which I need practice.  Working the charts is a humbling experience.  The end result is fine.   I am working my way up to a cowgirl sweater for my niece Mallory.  I am itching to get that going.

Front of the Sweater - It Actually Closes with Snaps

There is leftover yarn from this project.  There will be a matching hat forthcoming.   Craftsy had a great blog today about sizing hats for babies and toddlers. It was just what I need to get started on the next project.

Before I start ANYTHING else, I need to finish the wedding afghan.   I think I have about 30 more rows.   Let us hope for some good trash TV this weekend.  That will make it happen.