Wednesday WIPs

I recently turned up a sweater I had knit for myself but never worn, because it didn't fit. I vaguely remember knowing it didn't fit, but finishing it anyway. Not that I had sewn in the ends. But it was otherwise complete. So I turned it back into balls of yarn, measured the result, and embarked on a pleasant baby blanket - and a later baby sweater - in nice worsted weight cotton. I've got another worsted weight cotton baby sweater nearly complete. I don't know what it is about small fry and heavy cotton. Maybe I think bearing up under it will make them stronger. Anyway.

The first pattern I tried for this yarn, Beth Michon's Knot Stitch Baby Blanket was nice looking, and I had the yardage. But halfway through the first row of knot stitches ("Purl the next 3 stitches together, do not drop them from the needle. Knit the same 3 stitches together, then purl the same 3 stitches together. Drop the stitches from the left needle."), I knew I didn't have it in me to wrestle heavy cotton into knots for even one row.

I am much happier with this, Plymouth Yarn's Seed Blocks Baby Blanket. It will look nicer when it's been washed and blocked, of course. The color is more coral, less fire engine.