petunia's sweater is finished!
bellflower baby hoodie knit with knit picks swish worsted on size 6 and 8 needles. my rav page has more details.
still under construction, before the hoodie...
i have mixed feelings about this pattern. it's a bottom up knit, which i didn't mind, but i really didn't like the construction under the arms. let me explain this better: the sleeves are knitted first, then you knit the body of the sweater from the bottom up, attach the sleeves and continue to knit/slowly decrease to shape the shoulders and neckline. when i attached the sleeves, the working yarn "stretched" and caused holes. i tried really hard to close up the holes when i stitched up the bottom of the sleeve to the body, but (IMHO) i think my stitching was a bit sloppy. i wasn't the only one who complained about the construction. i probably should have read the comments before embarking on this project. oh well. i do like the finished product. it's cheerful.
i tried to get a good picture of tunie wearing the sweater but she wouldn't stop moving! she wore it for about 5 minutes before pulling it off. i think she is accustomed to her back zipped sweater that a button front sweater is alien to her.
another note - it fits her NOW. and i blocked the dickens out of it (and i wasn't supposed to). here's hoping she can wear it in the fall - and maybe during a chilly day this summer.
sigh. i made a sweater - that counts for something, right?
here's the back:
i have no idear why i didn't do close ups of the buttons. they were plain white buttons that i found in my new button jar.
i will knit a sweater for freddie, but the yarn i want (swish in delft heather) is on back order until mid summer.
bellflower baby hoodie knit with knit picks swish worsted on size 6 and 8 needles. my rav page has more details.
still under construction, before the hoodie...
i have mixed feelings about this pattern. it's a bottom up knit, which i didn't mind, but i really didn't like the construction under the arms. let me explain this better: the sleeves are knitted first, then you knit the body of the sweater from the bottom up, attach the sleeves and continue to knit/slowly decrease to shape the shoulders and neckline. when i attached the sleeves, the working yarn "stretched" and caused holes. i tried really hard to close up the holes when i stitched up the bottom of the sleeve to the body, but (IMHO) i think my stitching was a bit sloppy. i wasn't the only one who complained about the construction. i probably should have read the comments before embarking on this project. oh well. i do like the finished product. it's cheerful.
i tried to get a good picture of tunie wearing the sweater but she wouldn't stop moving! she wore it for about 5 minutes before pulling it off. i think she is accustomed to her back zipped sweater that a button front sweater is alien to her.
another note - it fits her NOW. and i blocked the dickens out of it (and i wasn't supposed to). here's hoping she can wear it in the fall - and maybe during a chilly day this summer.
sigh. i made a sweater - that counts for something, right?
here's the back:
i have no idear why i didn't do close ups of the buttons. they were plain white buttons that i found in my new button jar.
i will knit a sweater for freddie, but the yarn i want (swish in delft heather) is on back order until mid summer.
Beautiful sweater!!
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