Zipping Back.

Normal knitters take a break for the Summer.
A pair of socks or a nice light shawl may be on needles.
As you well know, I'm not normal.
Summer began with an Aran weight, cabled, wool cardigan.
Flowing nicely into Worsted, wool, pull-over for Elijah.
Pieces, pieces, every where pieces!!!
Honestly, for kids there is really no reason not to do seamless.

This was a jigsaw puzzle.  Not one of those 12 pieces floor models either.  The real deal, seam here, seam there, seam that seamed piece to the other seamed piece so you can seam in the zipper to the seamed down collar.  Makes you want to knit tubes through the Fall, kind of seaming.
Have I mentioned I hate to sew?
It's done, thank you very much.
Extended the length of the body and of the arms, nice and big to hopefully last through the Winter.
One back to school sweater folded in the dresser, awaiting crispy leaves, and visible breath.

He's heart-achingly adorable.
First grade begins in one week.
Soccer is in full swing.
Deep river tan on arms kept strong by swinging repeatedly off rope into creek.
Seven days of vacation still beckon.
Crisp air greets our morning, swimsuits still rule the afternoon.
Wool and angora hoodie for NFL wanna-be taking shape.
My nemesis, endless stockinette rears it's ugly head.  Luckily, it's seamless.

Testing...Testing...

Will I do it again?
Not sure.
As far as projects go, I love it.
My brain does not work the same way a designers does, that is obvious.
I knit.
They write.
Alas, testing, is just that.  They have a good idea. How it should  turn out.  But until it's put on needles you really don't know that it's going to be 3-inches too long and now you have to rip back 10-inches of cable, lace and seed to re-knit to the 7-inches it was intended, because, it's a test.
A test in patients.
A test in grace.
A test in forgiveness.
My commitment to finish will be paid off with one hand knit sweater.

Clasps from Etsy came as I was casting off.
Photo shoot in sweltering heat was short and sweet via 3rd grader.
Still contemplating long sleeves and the power of a few more well placed decreases to relieve the remaining puffiness.
Inner-designer unleashed.
Original design currently on needles.
Input from budding photographer duly noted.
Never under estimate the mind of an 8 year old.

*For those considering knitting this pattern, once you wrap your brain around the concept it's really a quick easy knit.  If you need 100% written/charted instructions this may not be for you!  The ability to recognize what you need to do and actually do it is a must.  She wrote it out better then I ever could, some things can't be charted simply executed.  This project was completed in mid-July but per designer request no postings or comments were to be made until the pattern was released, so although I wrote this in July before my "Dizzy" posting, I finally get to post this, YAY!!