5.15.2008

Pattern: Daphne's Baby Cape from Knit 2 Together
For: Baby Jeep Woohoo
Yarn: 720 yds (4 skeins) Knit One Crochet Too 2nd Time Cotton in Borealis
Needles: US size 6 Knit Picks Options
Buttons: 4 from my stash, originally purchased from the random button bin at Vogue Fabrics on Roosevelt
Timeline: started 04.19.2008; finished 05.04.2008

Unfortunately, this post is going to start out with a complaint: the yarn requirements are WAY off for this pattern. The pattern states that 660 yds will be needed, but I needed every last bit of the 720 yds that I had, even though I skipped 18 (long) rows, the hood, and the loopy fringe option.

Why, yes...I do have baby-sized shoulders. Why do you ask?
That said, I think this came out really cute. I improvised a collar that can be flipped up or down, which is still dramatic enough. This thing is pretty huge, so it could be used as a baby blanket, too, if needed. Plus, considering the fact that it fits me, the baby should be able to wear it for quite a while.

The 2nd Time Cotton was nice to work with and a nicely-priced alternative if the organic cottons are a bit too expensive and you don't want to purchase conventional cotton yarns. I knit a lot of this during my first day at Yarn School, and really felt the effects of knitting a cotton/acrylic blend for hours the following day. Oddly enough, my hands and wrists didn't bother me, but my biceps felt like they'd had a tough workout.