Knitted Baby Sweater

I have been knitting for quite a while. In fact, it was in August 1988 while watching the Republican National Convention on TV that I first learned to knit. My mom has always knitted and I don't remember if I asked, or if she just decided to teach me how, but I learned and have been knitting dishcloths ever since. I like to knit while watching TV, and have several extra dishcloths on hand! I give them as gifts, let my friends take some when they want, and have even sold them in my Dad's pharmacy! I do enjoy knitting the dishcloths, but last fall I decided it was time to branch out and learn something new.

I checked out a knitting book from the library, not realizing it was full of patterns for baby blankets, baby hats, baby clothes, etc. I found a pattern for a Baby Boatneck Sweater that seemed fairly easy and decided to try it out. I started on it around the first of January, worked on it off and on, and finally finished it February 5. I am so proud of this little sweater! I think it turned out very good, especially for my first one. The knitting portion really wasn't hard. It was just knitting with a different stitch and keeping track of the number of rows and stitches I had. The hardest part was thinking through how to sew it all together.

I think the best part of this project was getting a reaction of "oohh, that's cute" from Ross! My next knitting project is a little baby dress. 

P.S. This sweater was not knitted for me, at least for anytime soon. No baby in the Wiseman house yet!