Most of a little sweater courtesy of Knitting Pure and Simple's Babies Top Down Cardigan. The largest size for this cardigan is 18 months. I'd like the sweater to last Ms. Z into the fall, so did an extra set of increases to make give the sweater a 25" circumference instead of a 24" circumference. I also made the sweater an inch longer and am going to make the sleeves an inch longer, too (sleeves can always be rolled up, I figure). I don't know if that's really a 2 year old size or not, but it seems like after you get past the 1 year sizes, sizes start to vary a lot for baby clothes at different ages. I made one more small change: the neckband, bottom band, front bands and cuffs are all going to be in seed stitch instead of K1P1 ribbing -- I thought that that would be a little more feminine. I'm almost finished with the first sleeve and I only have the second sleeve to knit. I'm estimating that I'm going to use about 1/2-2/3 of the second skein of Shepherd's Worsted. I decided against the hood for this project. I'm guessing that there wouldn't be quite enough yarn in the second skein for the hood and I like the simplicity of the little sweater without the hood.
Ms Z. is getting quite excited about her little sweater. I'm hoping that I can get the rest of the knitting done tonight and tomorrow and on my day off on Thursday I can take her to Joann's and pick out a cute set of buttons to finish up the project with.
awwww it really is soooo cute! I think I have that same colourway in my stash hmmmmmm.
Sweater! Pretty!
I can't wait for the modeling session.
I love how quickly this sweater is working up. It's a great anodyne to the winter blahs!
It took me...oh, ten years to really internalize that kids only get bigger, never smaller. So when it comes to clothes for kids, bigger is always better!
A handy tidbit: raglan sleeved garments also seem to last through more growth spells. I sewed a bathrobe for my daughter that she wore for several years, if I remember correctly. It got too short before it got too tight across the shoulders.
It's super-cute! And if it gets too short you can always add a cute Nicky Epstein edging to the bottom...
Kids start growing UP and staying almost the same width for a few years, so definitely with the longer sleeves! And I concur with the raglan style meaning longer wearability too.
That sweater is turning out great, and isn't it wonderful to have your knitting so appreciated!
"Sweater!"