To go along with WIP Wednesday, I thought I'd do a FO Friday post too. I finished my daughter's Tiny Rocky Coast earlier this week, just in time for the warmer Spring weather. Here she is rocking out in her (Tiny) Rocky Coast.

1. On the size - my daughter is 15 months old, her measurements suggest that she could fit into the 12 month size, but I knew I wanted it a little bit big so she has some room to grow. I also know that you're supposed to knit a few inches of ease into the sweater. Armed with that info, I opted to knit the size 2, though I lengthened the body and sleeves by .5" each. Now that it's finished, I probably could have (and should have) knit the 4 and been totally fine. Also, apparently my gauge swatch telling me the 2 would be big was a lie. My kid did not grow several inches and gain several pounds in the 3 weeks it took me to knit this.
2. On the cable needle - it might seem scary, but it's not. You save a ton of time cabling without one. It's totally worth it to learn the technique. Practice on the swatch if you're nervous. But really, it's not that bad.
3. On stitch markers - I ended up using stitch markers to note where to do the raglan increases, but also where to start and end the cable repeats within each section (front, sleeve, back, sleeve, front). It saved a lot of headaches (and a lot of counting) to be able to see how many stitches I had and whether that was enough for another cable repeat or not. I used different colored markers for the cable repeats (green) and raglan increases (purple).

Also, taking pictures of knitwear on a toddler is like herding chickens (or cats, but I have no experience with that). I apologize for the lack of modeled pictures, but she would not sit still.

How awesome is the texture this cable pattern makes? I LOVE it!

This is the third sweater I've started and finished since the beginning of the year, so as of now, I'm on track to finish a sweater a month. April is shaping up to be really busy with a lot of knitting deadlines, so I'm not sure I can keep up the pace, but I'm going to try!

Project Details

Pattern: Tiny Rocky Coast by Hannah Fettig

Yarn: Cascade Heritage in 5632 Dark Plum

Needles: US 4 (3.5mm), US 5 (3.75mm) and US 6 (4.0mm)

What have you finished recently? Any tiny knits? Any sweaters? Happy Friday!