June 2009.
That is when I started this over-ambitious project. I learned a lot of things while I was working on it, including to NEVER choose such a large and difficult project again. I wanted to make it for Baby Daniel when he was nine months old, but as the project took longer than I expected (and Daniel kept on growing) I started to get worried about it fitting. Plus, Daniel was THE chubbiest baby ever, and as I held my knitting up to his super roly-poly thighs I knew I had to tinker with the pattern. I added width and length to the legs and torso, which in turn made it take longer. In the meantime, he outgrew it. Fortunately, Dominic will be just the size to fit into it this winter, and now I am soooo close to finishing it.
Hi Sarah,
When you begin your story, you have such an interesting photo of the yarn supplies. They are arranged nicely.
The garment you show at the end is worth all the buildup in the story. It looks super complicated to me, too, with all the alternating colors. You have perseverance to stay with it & not get discouraged.
Love, Grandma
Sarah, I didn’t realize you were making such a complicated piece of clothing. It looks beautiful and can’t wait to see Dominic in it. Well done.
Love, Grandma Becky