Bulky Spring Sweater

I finished this cardigan a few weeks ago but uncooperative weather didn't permit any pictures. Finally a few shots of my daughter playing outside and voluntary wearing my sweater.  A willing participant always helps the photo shoots :).

The sweater turned out pretty cute.  Unfortunately between when I measured her for the sweater and finishing it she shot up about 2 inches.  So the bottom is a little bit shorter than I would have liked.

She is going back and forth across the yard 'making soup' in her 'kitchen'.  There was a lot of "How about a picture of me stirring my soup.  How about one of me collecting herbs." 

The pattern is Red Vines Coat, raveled here.  I used Valley Yarns Berkshire Bulky and I hate saying it but I won't be using it again.  There was a lot of spots that were super thin and it broke or really thick where it looked like a large knot.  I ordered it online and the color is great but the fiber not as much.  At the rate she's growing it probably won't fit past this spring.

It was knit in sections from the bottom up but the use of bulky yarn made it very quick.  She loves wearing it over her sundresses to keep her warm and it has made many appearances to nighttime baseball games.  What more could a knitting mom ask for?