Re: Lammy's First Sweater

Apr 24, 2006 3 Replies

Thank you so much for sharing the pictures, Allaya. Lammy is a beautiful child! And the sweater fits her wonderfully! The colors are "her." What pattern did you use for the sweater, or did you make it up? Either way, it was a success!



Janise


Hello everybody! I'm in one of those busy modes again, so I'll be
> popping in and out but probably not posting much, unfortunately. :( >
> At any rate, since I got a lot of cleaning done and the babies and
> husband are asleep, I thought I'd take this time to work on my afghan,
> eat some yummy chocolate chip cookies, watch 'Elizabeth I' on TV, and
> post these pictures of Lammy's sweater.
>
> This has not yet been blocked, and the ends haven't really been taken
> care of to the fullest...chalk that up to laziness (I hate sewing and
> weaving...sorry, just my peeves). :) But Otherwise, I think it looks
> pretty cool. The pictures don't really do it justice because the
> colors are much more vibrant and rich.
>
> About the sweater: This was made with 4 balls of Noro Kureon, double
> stranded. The reason I did this instead of using one strand was
> because a) I didn't want to spend a lot of time knitting it and b)
> because the two strands together make a really cool color effect.
> Three strands together looks pretty awesome too, but I'd end up with a
> very heavy end product, and Lammy is only 22 pounds...so, we went for
> the light version. LOL Those buttons are ladybugs! Lammy picked them
> out herself, so of course, we had to put them on. As you can see,
> she's pretty excited to be in front of a camera. Yes, there are better
> pictures of just the sweater, but you can't pass up this cuteness (my
> personal bias, of course).
>
> Construction is a simple drop sleeve with minimal collar shaping. >
> Here are the links:
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Hi Janise!

This was an "original" pattern. It's a pretty basic pattern with almost no shaping. LOL . Using two strands at once, I worked the sweater in a double moss stitch. My gauge was about 3.5 sts/inch. For Lammy, I made the sweater about 14" wide, and I think about 15" long, and the sleeves 8" long, which was a little long, since I had to roll up the sleeves about an inch when she wears it.

I used 3 buttons, and instead of making button holes, I did it toggle syle and crocheted a chain to loop around the buttons.

So as you can see, it's not very "original" at all, but pretty easy. :) I just wanted to draw attention to the yarn and not the sweater. Thanks for all your compliments!

Allaya

Too cute! (Sweater and Lammy!). Thanks for the toggle idea too; the jacket I'm working on doesn't have any closures in the pattern and I've been fretting about how to do it.

Joy

Allaya!

Lammy is just DARLING (!!), and I love the sweater. It's playful and sweet -- just as she looks to be.

Your idea of two strands at once is great! I will hafta try that sometime -- it made a lovely effect with the colors. I wonder if working with three strands is frustrating..... I imagine I might drop one here and there and make "extra loops" on my work that weren't supposed to be there! LOL

Thanks for sharing! Eve :o)

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