One of my favourite things about knitting for my children is having the fun of watching the next one down the line wearing the same thing! I get very nostalgic about clothing - I spent a fair bit of time going through old clothes this weekend, preparing for the new guy, and got all mushy and teary eyed over the shoes or sweater or whatever that all three of my children have worn in turn. It pleases me to no end to think that Brian wore this, Gwenyth is wearing it now, and one day, the new guy will have his turn, too. Fortunately, this sweater is great for Gwen; she's a bit of a tom-boy, and if you ask her what a pirate says, she's quick to respond, "Arghhh!".
I have to say again, I love the way this GGH Bali wears. I have enough of the blue stashed away for a light cardigan for myself, and have used the leftovers for lots of little hats and mittens and booties. The fabric is as nice as the day it came off the needles, and that's after lots of machine washings (on gentle, laid flat to dry).
I've been alternating my knitting time between knitting on Katie's big cabled hoodie, and Gwenyth's little lacy cardigan. I admit, I'm really enjoying how quickly the chunky yarn is knitting up (I'm almost halfway to the armholes already!) and have a hard time putting it down at times. But that's balanced by how much I love the feel of little needles and fine yarn. It feels sophisticated, somehow, those long, thin metal needles in my hands.
To those of you who notice the weather, we're in the midst of a bitterly cold snap right now. This morning, the thermometer read -35C. Brrrr. We're all surviving, though hibernating as much as possible. Schools are still open, even in this weather, although we had the little blessing (for us, anyway) of hearing the school was closed today, as the furnace has broken. Nasty for the school, and the electrician who has to fix it, but lovely for us, who get to stay in our nice warm house, cozy by the fire and eating fresh muffins. And, of, course, knitting!
She looks so happy in it! Very cute.
Posted by: Jennifer | January 29, 2008 at 04:40 PM
Look how big your baby girl is getting! :^) She's such a little beauty and cuuuute! What a precious happy face! The sweater is adorable on her and I've got to say, she's my kind of little girl, aaaargh!
I still have clothes from when mine were little... and Gracie and I happened upon a packed box this afternoon full of hers and Conors baby clothes... when we packed Mom's house we found a few boxes of clothes from when my brother and I were babies AND some that had been worn by my mother and her siblings! What a treasure trove!
Charity, you are positively 'post happy'!
Posted by: marianne | January 29, 2008 at 05:09 PM
Oh I could not even imagine how cold that is. I love the pirate sweater and how great that all 3 can wear it too. I like knitting with the GGH Bali too, and have used the purple and green so far. Perhaps I can use my odd balls up for hats too. At least you have the right weather for knitting and staying inside sounds like a great idea too.
Posted by: sue | January 29, 2008 at 07:29 PM
Just beautiful; so lovely to have them all get use from your handiwork
Posted by: Sarah | January 29, 2008 at 11:13 PM
What a beautiful little girl!!
Posted by: Kristeen | January 30, 2008 at 07:06 AM
Sweet! she is such a cutie!
LOVELOVELOVE the pirate! so much so that I'm going to ask about the pattern...(me do intarsia, it must be cold!) so what pattern is it. The Mayor would really like this
ouch its cold your way. we have had an extremely mild winter this year. 50's one day and only 30's the next. makes getting used to any weather a problem.
Posted by: Colleen | January 30, 2008 at 10:59 AM
So adorable! Gwyneth and the sweater.
-35?! Wow. It's pretty cold here too, -6 but that is cold for us. I'm really enjoying the very wintery winter we're having.
Posted by: Miss Scarlett | January 30, 2008 at 01:22 PM
She's getting so big, and she looks so sweet in her hand me downs :-)
Posted by: Knittypants | January 30, 2008 at 02:29 PM
She looks so incredibly A-dor-A-ble. Quite the fetching wench, don'tcha know?
I love the handing down of sweaters -- it's one of my very favorite things.
Posted by: stefaneener | January 30, 2008 at 03:38 PM
She's gorgeous!! :)
Posted by: Nora | January 31, 2008 at 12:07 AM
So nice to have you back! She's just adorable.
Posted by: Patty | January 31, 2008 at 05:33 AM
yeah for hand-me-downs! she looks so darn cute!
Posted by: marti | January 31, 2008 at 07:21 AM
yeah for hand-me-downs! she looks so darn cute!
Posted by: marti | January 31, 2008 at 07:21 AM
But you just finished it for Brian! He can't have outgrown it already! It does look darling on Gwenyth.
Geez, -35C? I'm freezing and I think it's 47F outside.
Posted by: Carrie K | January 31, 2008 at 10:59 AM
Oh Charity she is so adorable and I love the jumper and great that it stands the wear of handing down too....now that's quality yarn :)
Brrr sounds cold over there and here we are with rain, rain rain ,yugh, roll on Spring.
Stay warm and snuggle up with your lovely family
Posted by: Anne | February 01, 2008 at 01:15 AM
That's so nice that the sweater will get passed on to this one and another one! Gets lots of use that way. We had a couple of mornings that were about -18C, that was cold enough for me! (Colder with the wind chill, too.)
Posted by: Sheri | February 01, 2008 at 07:11 AM
Very cute!
Posted by: Hasbu | February 06, 2008 at 05:26 AM