I've been thinking hard for a while now about what to make for my good friend Emily's first baby, a little girl named Lina who is due in September. Emily is very stylish and and always looks picture perfect(she's my exact opposite!), so I knew that whatever I made just had to have the right amount of style and cuteness.
I mulled over making a baby blanket, but I knew that she would probably receive more blankets than she knew what to do with. And I thought about making little booties or a hat, but I just couldn't find the right pattern.
And then I turned to the old standby classic, the February Baby Sweater by Elizabeth Zimmerman (Ravel it). It seems like everyone I know has made one at one time or another and I figured now would be a good time for me to try my hand at it.
Project details:
Yarn: Malabrigo Sock in Eggplant - 1 skein (Yarn held double throughout.)
Needles: Size 7 24" circulars for body and size 7 dpn for sleeves
Notions: Tapestry needle & 5 small mother of pearl buttons
As usual, I can never follow a pattern completely and I took many liberties while creating this sweater. My modifications are as follows:
1. I did the entire yoke in garter stitch, as opposed to starting the pattern halfway down.
2. Instead of making stitches (m1), I did eyelet increases for a different effect.
3. I changed the front to a side opening instead of right down the middle.
4. I used a different lace pattern than the gull lace stitch. (Horseshoe lace pattern from Harmony Guides Lace & Eyelets)
5. Instead of bringing the sleeves down to full length, I capped them and bound off with a cute picot edging.
6. Instead of a straight garter border, I added a row of (y0, k2tog) in the middle of the garter stitch rows for a little bit of added decoration.
I loved making this little ditty and it was a super quick knit. I hope to make many more as my friends keep having more babies!
That is sooo cute!
ReplyDeleteSo cute and all your mods make it fantastic!
ReplyDeleteGreat Job! It's so beautiful and hip!
ReplyDeleteStyle is definitely the word.
ReplyDeleteLooks great!
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