A few months before John was due, we were packing up the house and preparing it for renters. I was getting a bit stressed and the doctor put me on a weeks bed rest. If results didn't improve she would send me to hospital.
What better way to relax than to have a weeks worth of uninterrupted knitting and crochet??
John was due in the middle of summer, so most of the small items were in cotton or bamboo. I wanted something a little bigger, and warmer, than the baby clothes I had been making, for winter.
I decided on a vest. It can go over short, or long, sleeve shirts, under jumpers, or jackets.
Using creamy, soft, white, 8ply wool, with little dark blue 8 ply wool, I knitted a cable vest in three days (I did sleep a bit, and had other things to make...)
(John during his "No paparazzi" phase 😂 )
And I must say, from the first time John wore it at 10 months (he was walking at 9 1/2, running at 10), to the last time at 5 1/2 yo, it has lasted remarkably well - even being machine washed!
Each year it just got a little bit shorter, and shorter, on his body 😃
The vest has been such a favourite, John did cry a little when I said he couldn't wear it anymore. He cheered up when I said I would keep it for grandkids - I was giving away his baby clothes at the time...
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