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I got three hours of sleep last night for no reason other than I just couldn't fall asleep. Dave called right after I put Henry down for his nap (How did he know?) to tell me to not go check my email because then I'd spend all of Henry's nap online which means I'd be cranky by the time he got home (Again, how did he know?). However, I feel a little guilty about not having posted anything at all for a few days, and I'm dying to show off the sweater I finished for Henry. I'm thinking a short and sweet post with lots of pictures of my cute kid wearing a handknitted garment never hurt anybody. I'd like to point out again that I'm really tired so if what I'm writing (or have written thus far) tends to skirt the edges of making sense, go easy on me.

First a picture of the front:

Next, a picture of the back:

Finally, a picture with the hood up:

That last picture is a little too cute isn't it? Henry looks a little too happy. Don't be fooled; he's not happy about the knitted sweater, he's happy because I just told him we're going to be going to the park as soon as I'm done taking his picture.

I'm really happy with how the sweater came out. There was a lot of seaming which was a pain but I spread it out over Wednesday and Thursday so I wouldn't rush through it just to get it over with. If I make the sweater again, I'm definitely going to be picking up the stitches for the hood from the edge of the back piece instead of casting on a bunch of new stitches.

I've already started the socks. I couldn't find a pattern I liked so I decided to try making a cuffed sock. I cast on the appropriate number of stitches from my basic sock pattern and instead of working a 2X2 rib, I purled for an inch and a half, then switched to the knit stitch so that the top folds over to form a cuff. So far I think it looks pretty good. The yarn is knitting up beautifully; I love all of the colors. Pictures next time.