Commissioned

to knit! Fantastic! Granted, it's someone that I know and it's a quick little project, but it's still nice to have been hired to do something that I love to do... (oh, is that what it feels like? Feels great... just so you know.)

So, I'm making a kid's cardigan for my friend's friend's daughter. First time that I've made something for a kid... and I'm hoping that I'm doing it correctly. It looks pretty good so far. The pattern is a top-down raglan (which is very easy to knit.) The yarn is Plymouth Encore Worsted. It's a blue/green mix. An acrylic/ wool blend. It's not what I would have chosen, but I didn't, so it is. ^_^

It's not entirely disagreable to work with, but I did have a devil of a time trying to get it to pull from the center correctly. When it gets knotted, it is not terribly amusing to try to fix.

I've almost finished the body of the cardigan. I'll need to pick up stitches for the button band and I still need to work the sleeves. I've decided to knit them in the round as opposed to flat (so much simpler in the round).

Edit: here is a picture. Yes, it is horrible (having been taken by the ipad), but it is a picture!