My littlest boy wishes he were bigger. He doesn't like to be called "my baby" anymore...he corrects me and tells me he's my big boy. He doesn't cling to my legs like the other two did at two and a half years old...he's gone in a flash with a purposeful stride after his older siblings. He is growing older faster than I'd care to admit...and I catch my breath sometimes wondering at these fleeting moments that I wish I could bottle up and stash away on the pantry shelf.
He needed a new sweater as his green cardi fits him snug, showing his chubby wrists and belly. And because he is still just two, I made him a little rainbow that his golden self emerges from. With a paper airplane in hand (his favourite machine after the helicopter, which he calls the "bop bop bop bop bop") we went out to the yard for a little flying time.
I used the old tried and true neck-down cardigan recipe that has proven reliable to me a few times now. I played with the stitch count to find the right sizing, and ended up beginning this sweater three times! It fits quite nicely now...and I'm hoping it will fit over next winter, too. I suppose it depends on how much growing up my boy will do in the next year...I'm hoping not so much.
I like him just where he is today.
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Oh wow! I love the colors. Perfect! The buttons are adorable as well.
Posted by: Lisa | March 06, 2013 at 10:30 AM
Oh Jules, I love it so! <3
Posted by: Melanie | March 06, 2013 at 12:21 PM
it's so beautiful, I really love it. Clever you and what a snuggly warm wee boy :-)
Posted by: Laura | March 06, 2013 at 12:47 PM
absolutely gorgeous (the sweater and the big boy:)I love the way the grey breaks up the rainbow colours
Posted by: karen | March 06, 2013 at 12:58 PM
Absolutely adorable! I love the subtle little rainbow! My little guy is the exact same way, he will not let me call him baby, or cutie pie. He tells me he is a big boy and his name is Gabriel. :)
Posted by: Cynthia | March 06, 2013 at 02:43 PM
The sweater is adorable! I love the buttons, and it's very cute with his wellingtons. : )
Posted by: Dayna | March 06, 2013 at 04:58 PM
Great knit! I love every thing about it.
Posted by: Melanie Routhier | March 06, 2013 at 07:16 PM
Oh Jules, it is lovely! I just love those rainbow stripes, and it fits him perfectly! Oh, he *is* getting big, isn't he? Don't you just want to bottle them up sometimes?
big hugs,
Taisa
Posted by: Taisa | March 07, 2013 at 08:22 PM
Love the little rainbows! My baby is 11...it goes by so quickly. Luckily he loves being my baby most of time.
Posted by: angie | March 08, 2013 at 10:37 AM
Hi Jules. Just love to see your family! You won't know, hopefully, for a long time, the wonderful memories you are building! They grow up and you are so proud of them. If they have to go away to work or to marry, they will be physically absent for periods but they will always remain your sweet, lovable children in your minds eye! :-) When I sit and spin I often see my little girl (who just turned 56) when she was 5 or 6 or so. This should be one of those memories! My Very Best, Jerry
Posted by: Gerald Lenavitt | March 11, 2013 at 12:44 PM