Possibly the cutest sweater on Earth

My last custom request of the year (and most likely a long, long time) was for a little boy who loves Yo Gabba Gabba. His mom wanted me to recreate a sweater worn by one of the kids on the show. Not having little ones of my own, I had to do a little research and was soon charmed by the program.

There was some guessing on size, as she didn't have any 3T clothes for him yet, and I don't know any other three year-olds. Thank goodness for the internet and standard clothing sizes. I whipped this pattern up on Sweater Wizard and made the chart with an Excel grid and good old fashioned color pencils.Muno Sweater for Fritz

This was my first real go at intarsia, and I left only a few days to get this done before Christmas. Knitting by Kristin: full of good decisions. The intarsia turned out to be easy, if a little fiddly. Look how neat it is on the inside:

I used Berroco Comfort, which is super soft but also really splitty. (Great price, too.) Weaving in all those ends was a total pain in the ass, and I definitely wouldn't crochet with it. Sharp needles are a must with this yarn. But I think it will wash well, and the red didn't bleed at all (I tested my swatch thoroughly to make sure the little teeth and eyeball wouldn't turn red after the first wash. I think we're safe.).

It's a little bittersweet, but I'm glad to be done knitting for others for awhile. I have a bunch of half-started socks around here, as well as a sweater that really needs to be finished after years of sitting around because I have to resize and rechart it. I've been cleaning the craft room today and man, do I have a lot of yarn, fabric, and fiber. It's time to get to work.