A Combined Effort

A few weeks ago I went shopping for some local yarn from an Alpaca Farm near me.  Humming Meadows Alpacas is a great little farm in my town.  I grabbed all the yarn I could carry in one trip (lies, I needed a bag) and immediately knew that one skein was going to be a little winter sweater for my tiny human.

I went with the Hooded Jacket pattern from Simply Baby. 

I made a few modifications, mostly adding a twisted rib to the cuffs.  I much prefer that to the rolled edge the pattern calls for.  

The subtly-changing stripes are charming without being overbearing and add a softness to the jacket.

Sagan tried to pick out a button, but she refused to listen to reason and insisted that a 4" button would be fine in a 1/2" button hole.  After settling our creative differences, she concurred that I have ever-so-slightly more experience in these matters and settled for the button I chose.

If my calculations are correct, she'll be just the right size when the weather starts to get cold again.  And if not, I'll have a perfect little hooded jacket waiting for a recipient to come along.

There always seems to be more wee ones on their way.

Thanks, Denise!  I'll be restocking my stash with your Alpaca on a regular basis I'm sure.

*Notice the hat Michael is wearing.  This is the hat in the previous post.  Pattern, if you're so inclined.  Both made with Bartlett Yarns.