Top 10 Reasons to Knit Baby Sweaters

Everyone* who knows about my knitting knows that it is 95% baby sweaters.  In honor of my tiny sweaters, here are, in no particular order, the reason you should knit them, too:

1. You get the satisfaction of completing a real garment in just a weekend!
2. You can splurge on really nice yarn, because you probably won't use more than two skeins.  One skein of Malabrigo Rastita or Madelinetosh Pashmina can make a sweater up to size 12 months (and maybe beyond, but I haven't tried it yet), as long as you don't get too fancy with the stitching.  A skein of Malabrigo Worsted makes a size 12 month cardigan with a cable on it!
3. The baby will not complain if the color isn't just right.
4. The baby will also not complain if the sleeves aren't just the right length.
5. If it really doesn't fit, just put it on a different baby.  Or wait two months.
6. They are just as portable as socks, but with no tricky heel turning or obnoxious single sock syndrome.
7. When airport security is suspicious of your knitting needles, they let their guard down once you tell them you're knitting a baby sweater.  (See number 6)
8. Even an ugly sweater is cute on a baby.
9. A striped baby sweater is the perfect stash-buster.
10. You can display them four across on the back of a tiny couch, in all of their unfinished, unblocked glory.

    

    This is a loaner couch.  I may not have great style, but I own nothing that ugly.

These were the first four sweaters of my sweater-knitting life, which started when I basically had a couple weeks off work nearly a year ago.  I hope to never progress to adult sweaters.  I am the Peter Pan of tiny knit things.

*This is mostly my mom.