A few months ago, I logged in on a dreary Saturday morning and discovered waiting for me one of the funnest little surprises that Facebook has to offer-- a new friend request! Not some former roommate or long lost high school acquaintance, but a childhood friend with whom I haven't spoken in (scary to admit!).. twenty years!
I happily accepted this little ray of sunshine on a bleary morning and spent the next 30 minutes perusing and doing that voyeristic thing that Facebook has made socially acceptable-- browsing through another person's pictures. Not only had my childhood friend grown into a beautiful young woman, she'd married and, was soon expecting her first child! A baby girl!
Such a fun series of discoveries. Never needing much of a reason to go to my favorite knit shop, I scooted over and picked out a beautiful, washable, soft pink and set my needles to work on the "5 hour baby sweater". Google it-- you'll find a million patterns out there. I printed off one that was made for a little older baby; nothing like putting your time and efforts into a project only to have the wee ones outgrow it a week later. Or... worse... never fit into it at all!
This was such a fun, easy, and enjoyable project. a joy to knit up, a great project for a beginner knitter to try their hands at a little sweater. Barely using one good sized skein of yarn, it's inexpensive to boot. One of the best parts is picking out the buttons... classic bronze teddy bears! See detail, below...
Now I peruse Facebook in search of photos of the darling Selah, hoping to see my sweater in one of them!
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