Two Milos

I've had Georgie Hallam's Milo pattern in my Ravelry library for a long time. At the end of October last year, I finally cast on to knit one. Here are my Ravelry notes with yarn details. I decided to make an 18month size, for my (then) 7 month old. Ha. My idea was that if this project was put on the shelf (as many of my knitting projects do) then perhaps it would be at least finished by my son's 2nd winter (i.e 2015/2016!).

I took it to work with me, and while I pumped, I knitted. It was a nice way to spend those pumping sessions, instead of being stuck on my smart phone! This strategy worked as I finished this Milo vest in record time: about a month!!!!! One thing struck me...the vest looked huge. I  guess my tension was a bit looser than my swatch tension.

 I tried it on the mini-man, and as expected, it was way too big. Although he has worn it a few times, so its not that huge on him. By eye, it looked like it might fit the big brother, so I asked him if he wanted to try it on, and after a little hesitation he agreed. It fit him perfectly, but at the time, he wasn't too keen on the vest. I quote "It is nice mama, but I don't want to wear it" when I suggested that he could have this vest. Hmmm.

It was such a quick (and satisfying) knit, that I casted on another, this time in the 12month size (for the now 10month old). (ravelry notes). It took me a little longer to finish the second one, partly because I had cast-on another project at the same time (the Hitch-hiker shawl), but I finally cast off around the middle of February.

I tried the new one the mini-man, and its lovely :) The fit is perfect.

And in reaction to seeing his little brother all decked out in his own milo, the big brother asked me one morning "Mama, where is the vest you made me ....I want to wear it!" However, I have yet to document him wearing it; he never sits still long enough to get a picture. But I did manage to get proof of mini-man wearing these mama-made knits :) Aw!