Hold the phone… I finally FINISHED something??? I’m seriously in the middle of about five projects right now (sewing ADHD much?!?!), so with a little encouragement from Man Friend (“Um, wouldn’t it be nice to be done with one project?”), I got my act together and finished up this little vest (pardon the terrible picture– it’s been dark and disgusting the last couple of days).
This is the Chunky Monkey Baby/Toddler Vest from The Brown Stitch, and it’s a lovely little knit for the (tiny) men in your life. It’s FAST– I knitted the thing in about two afternoons (the only holdup was buying and sewing on the buttons), so it makes a perfect last-minute gift. I used the recommended yarn, Cascade 128 superwash chunky, which is reallly soft as well as machine-washable, so it’s ideal for baby garments.
I’m a bit late with this gift– the baby was actually born in January (oops!), but better late than never, right? But his family is very near and dear to us– his dad is one of our oldest childhood friends, and I actually introduced this friend to his wife, so we’re extra fond of this little guy and his big brother. His dad is a big fan of the Chicago Bears, as are Man Friend and I, so I sort of slyly inserted the Bears’ navy and orange into the color scheme. He’ll be the dressiest little dude on game day!
What are you guys up to? Did you have good weekends? I had back-to-back parties Thursday and Friday nights, plus a friend’s concert Saturday night (he put together a band to play all of T. Rex’s Electric Warrior live… it was RAD). I have one last crazy week at work before we wrap, so I probably won’t have as much time to sew as I’d like, but I’m really excited to dive into my projects next week! I’m a bit behind on my blogroll lately, so please forgive my lack of commenting. I’m looking forward to catching up soon!
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What a cute little vest, baby things are too adorable
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They really are! Everything small is cute!
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That is too stinkin’ cute!! I so wanted to sew this weekend but we had an overnight guest all weekend. Had lots of fun though!!
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Isn’t it funny how you can be having the time of your life, but in the back of your mind you’re still thinking about sewing? It’s an addiction!
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Aww, so cute! Definitely need to learn to knit before I start reproducing. 😉
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Definitely! 🙂
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That is such a sweet little knit, he’ll be the best-dressed baby! Your weekend sounds much more exciting than mine. I like the sound of the t-rex cover band. My weekend? Very quiet. Kids started back at tennis club saturday morning so me and baby sat in the sunshine and chatted to a new dad and his son, then library, and lots of playing at home on sunday as my son was unwell. 😦 xx
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That sounds like a lovely Saturday! Hope your son feels well soon, poor guy. 😦
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So cute! I can just imagine a sweet, pudgy little baby tummy inside that vest. Baby knits are the best!
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They really are! They’re so quick and so sweet!
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Ach! Super cute.
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Thanks!
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Too cute ! Love love love ! Very nicely done too 🙂 xx
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Thanks, gal!
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Super cute! My favourite part is the stripes 🙂
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Thanks! It’s so fun to choose a color scheme!
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Lovely Chunky Monkey! I like how you played with the pattern 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
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Sooo cute! Oh man, have you heard of Serengeti? He has this one song (Dennehy) all about Chicago, and the way he says Bears just cracks me up.
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ps – that show sounds AWESOME.
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And dude– it WAS! Everyone danced and had a great time! You can’t have too much glam in your life!
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I’ll have to download it! Thanks for the rec!
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Adorable!!! Seriously one of the cutest little person things ever.
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I wish I could see him in it!
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The little vest is adorable! It looks so lovely!
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Thank you! 🙂
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