Yay! Magknits pattern!

My hoodie baby blanket pattern is on Magknits! (Actual pattern.) The baby is our former neighbor’s grandchild, Bailey Reese, and the blanket went to Angele’s baby.

Speaking of babies, I just found out Malin already had hers, back in October. She sent me a picture, and he looks exactly like a baby! I need to knit him something, as he’s a mountain baby. I also need to send Kelly Sue the lambykin hat for Henry (and post the pattern to encourage the dressing of babies as fuzzy animals).

I’m almost done with Ron’s sweater.

I kept going and going with the first sleeve instead of stopping and having him try it on, so now I’m going to have to rip it back a little before the cuff. The other’s ready to cuff.

I didn’t go down a needle on the hem, thinking I’d prefer it loose, but I think it needs a little more bounce, so I’ll rip this too & go down a size to redo it.

I did use a smaller needle on the collar, but it’s still a little baggy, thanks to my loose Norwegian purling. I’m going to snip this out, I think, and make it tighter and a couple rows longer.

Here’s the underarm gusset. I cast on extra stitches for his broad chest, but those numbers made for a huge sleeve, so I rapidly decreased on the sleeve side to a nice point in the armpit.

I should be able to finish it up tonight or tomorrow and force Ron to model it.