Merry Christmas, Stinky Face

Let's step into the way-back machine and remember Jack's Christmas sweater of 2009.  This was his first Christmas sweater, a tradition I've tried to carry on.  I've been mostly successful save for one year when a particular finicky baby blanket forced me to toss every other project into the great abyss that is my Works In Progress bin.  I used Bartlett Yarns worsted weight in a color I can't remember and a Saxon Braid cable.

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This was originally supposed to be a sweater, and just as I had gotten halfway through the second sleeve, His Highness decided a vest was more to his liking.  I have learned never to argue with a 4 year old over wardrobe selection, so the sleeves were ripped back and the Christmas Vest was born.

This brings us to Christmas Sweater 2010.  This is the year Jack decided that just because it was a Christmas Sweater didn't necessarily mean it had to be Christmasy.  It just had to be made For Christmas.  He had a point.

This is the Blue Jeans Hoodie with a few tweaks to the length here and there.  The sleeves are way too short for my liking and I also increased the overall length to get a little more use out of it.  I don't remember which of the suggested yarns I decided on, and the yarn bands are long gone.  But I do know it was a Knit Picks brand.

Let's take a moment of silence over the omission of Christmas Sweater 2011.  A baby was on her way and all other knitting got pushed aside so this blanket would be ready in time.

Moving on to 2012.  This little number is a pattern by Melinda Goodfellow called the Reindeer Sweater.  

Made with Wild Apple Hill Farm from Rhinebeck, they are always one of my first stops.  Their yarn smells sort of like crayons and I absolutely adore it.  Jack can be seen here dutifully trying to finish his homework amid the stacks of freshly purchased woollies.  And that's not even that big of a haul.  I could still carry it all in one trip.  I must have been tired that weekend.  Sometimes I like to leave it all out for a while and bask in the yarn fumes.  Totally normal, right?