last winter (March, I think) I knitted a Wonderful Wallaby sweater for my (now almost 5 yo) niece who likes "made things." She is the one who regularly asks for something "made" (not store bought) and when I knit she sits and watches and asks what it is and who it is for. Even when it's not for her, she loves to watch. While I was working on it and Jess would visit she'd ask who it was for and I would say "Gee, I don't know." She'd put her hands in the pocket or whatever and exclaim "hey, that's for a little kid!" It's red with multi colored speckles, made of Wool-Ease because it's on an ACTIVE child with a mother (my sister) who doesn't much care for hand washing woolens.
I finally got it on her yesterday at the family Thanksgiving at my brother's house. Someone said it was nice how well the sweater fit Jess (we all have long arms, so to find a sweater that covers all the way to the wrist is like Christmas)... and one of my brothers said "Yeah, Amanda had to add about that much [1-1.5"] more than what the pattern said to the sleeve to get it the right length." His wife looked at him "Amanda made that? I thought someone got that at Kohl's. Wow."
And then that SIL asked me to make some legwarmers for HER neice who is
5 and in ballet... so we went to Michael's and got some nice soft pink yarn just for that. I'm gonna try to have them in the mail this week for her... but no gaurantees. Mostly because I'm having trouble finding a pattern for legs that little.Like I needed an excuse to knit. bwa ha ha!
-Amanda