I went a little nuts over the weekend...

...and made huge progress on the cardigan I'm knitting for Sylvia. It's the pattern called Mary, Mary...Whatcha Knitting? from The Yarn Girls' Guide to Kid Knits by Julie Carles and Jordana Jacobs. I'm using the yarn that was left over from the Anouk pinafore a made a few months ago, so I'm hoping the result is a two-piece matching ensemble.

The front is on the right side of this photo. I knit the back first, then put the stitches on a holder. I knit the two front pieces and put those stitches on holders, too, then used the three-needle bind-off to attach the fronts to the back. It sort of worked. The stitches did line themselves up nicely, but then I had to bind off the middle by itself, and the edges of the middle section look a little loose. When the whole sweater is assembled, all the edges get trimmed with a crochet chain stitch. I think that will tighten up things and close any gaps between where parts are joined.

I'm also hoping the cardigan actually fits Sylvia. I did a gauge swatch for it, and so far everything looks like it's on target. I'm knitting the 2Y size for the sweater, but I've decided to knit the sleeves in the 3Y size 'cause Sylvia has chubby arms.