Theo in a Handknit Sweater — Potentially the Cutest Item I Have Ever Knit

That’s right — I knit that.  That super-cute sweater.    I made it! 

The story:  Several months ago, I went over to my former co-worker Emily’s house to see her and her husband, as well as their baby son Theo.  Theo was so nice and cute, and I thought it would be great to knit him something so I brought the knitting book One Skein to Emily’s to see what she and Ben wanted.  Not surprisingly, they picked the super-cute kid’s colorblock sweater.  I got a little delayed finishing the socks that Danielle has, but thankfully Theo was only 1 when we picked out the baby sweater and the smallest size in the book is a size 2.  I finally started the sweater this spring, and was able to give it to Theo a few weeks ago — and he’s still not fully a size 2 so the sweater should last through the fall (I hope!).  Details about the yarn and the project follow the next picture.

Yarn:  I used Gedifra Living superwash yarn that I bought from Elann — my first time using Elann (and yes, breaking my longstanding yarn diet).  I used one ball of each of these colors:  Cafe au Lait, Mahogany, Winter Squash, Devon Cream, and Ginger.

Needles:  I used a size 10 circular needle for the project, and used size 10 dpns for the attached I-cord edging.

Buttons:  I picked up two wood buttons at Joann’s — but unfortunately don’t remember what the brand is!  They are about 7/8 of an inch each.  I did not use a hidden snap for the sweater.

Final product:  The front left and right panels ended up being about 0.5 – 0.75 inches longer than the pattern stated, and the back was maybe a 0.5 inch wider than the pattern prescribed — all the better to last Theo longer!