Elephant Sweater : Cuteness Made Physical

I have a bad habit of getting bored of a knitting project before it's cast off. Unfinished sweaters and shawls litter the graveyard of my good knitting intentions. However, that didn't happen with this sweater, which was finished just over a week after I purchased the yarn.

Blame the adorable elephant. Or its even more adorable recipient, who's turning one later this month. The pattern comes from Roo Designs, which seems to have produced a fleet of aww-inducing kiddie duds. The alligator, owl and whale patterns were also close seconds when I was picking one up at All Strung Out, but... you've gotta love a pachyderm.

I would also love to knit with the yarn, Mission Falls 136 Superwash, again. It's soft, squishy and superwash and comes in such lovely colours. I used Teal, Oyster and either Poppy or Russet (I lost the ball band) for this sweater, but am now imagining another in Thyme, Cornflower and Ink. But adult-sized, for me.