ZOE'S FIRST SWEATER

We saw her right after her birth in September:  Zoe,  our second grandchild, sister to Zach.  I envy  grandparents who live closer to their grandchildren. Mine are across the country in Portland, Oregon.  For Zach, I went over the top in his first grandma-garment and made a Corn Cob Baby Bunting. That was a lot of fun for me, not particularly useable for his parents. 

This time I was more practical.  Zoe’s first sweater--not counting the hat and bootees— was made cuff-to-cuff, a new

technique for me.  I'd found the pattern on line at Rae's Knitting Page.  Rae herself was very helpful in answering a gauge-question for me.  It's quite adaptable to different yarns; (On March 29, I posted the same pattern using Peace Fleece worsted for Zoe's second sweater.)The yarn, “2^nd Time Around,” is 75% recycled cotton, 25 %acrylic, from Knit One, Crochet Two.  Because the local yarn shop required that a purchase of 12 skeins for a special order, I may never use it up.  (A shrug started for myself, awaits finishing.)  Pink edging and flowers are Cascade Fixation Cotton with  elastic. 

A little large when Zoe was born, when we saw her again in March, it still fit though the body.  And she has become a personality!  Ron,

my husband takes our black and white and only with great restraint keeps me from using more of them.