A friend's baby, expected at the end of January, has arrived early. I hadn't even started knitting the baby gift! Better hop to it...

I'm making a wrap around style kimono sweater from Rowan Junior in some soft lambswool that I had leftover from my funky vest. I think the pattern calls for Rowan 4ply or something really fine like that, but I'm not going there. Still, this lambswool is the yarn that gave me those wrist pains before, so I'll be knitting this one a little at a time with lots of breaks.

As usual, I was too lazy to make a real swatch. With baby clothes, I often just cast on according to expected gauge and for a larger size. It doesn't have to be one specific, exact size - they'll be every size eventually. And I figure bigger is better - they can get more wear out of it. This one looks like it's coming out to be about a 1 1/2 yr. size. (Seems good for a baby born in the winter, right Melissa?)