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A Tale of Two Sweaters
2009 @ 8:45 am
Bottoms up and tops down… I finished two sweaters recently:
one for my dear friend’s baby
Pattern: 5 Hour Baby Sweater. No link because I can’t find the exact one I used! The yoke has slipped stitches where other version have garter ridges.
Size: newborn-6 mos
Needles: Size 4 addi
Yarn: Maplecreek Superwash Fingering in Taylor’s Orange. Very difficult colorway to photograph!
Ravelry: greatwhitewong project page
This is knit from the top down, which I much prefer. I didn’t make any modifications, except to knit the largest size on fingering weight yarn, which was recommended in the pattern. Oh wait, I also skipped the patterning on the cuff and bottom and opted for garter stitch.
and the other for Miss Maia.
Pattern: Eyelot Yoke Cardigan by Sarah Hoadley. (rav link)
Size: modified 3 year old
Needles: size 7 addi turbo
Yarn: Sheldridge Farm Worsted Merino (colorway: W4-0902-031)
Ravelry: greatwhitewong project page
There were mods made to this since my gauge was 5 st/in and the pattern gauge calls for 4.25 st/in. I also wanted make the sweater more fitted around the body and under the pits. Since the yoke pattern is pretty simple, I didn’t worry so much about getting stitch counts that exactly matched the pattern. For my tall, skinny three year old I knit approximately the size 2 width and size three length (size 3 sleeves). I also knit this in the round from the bottom up. I did an extra repeat of the yoke pattern to compensate for my smaller row gauge and then finished as written.
In case you are curious about converting the gauge, I multiplied the number of st it would take to equal the circumference of the sweater on the schematic (i.e, 5 st * 24”= 120). Then I added one so it made an odd number. Each front side is about half the number of back stitches. So, each front is 30 stitches and the back is 61 stitches. I held six stitches live for armpit grafting.
Both still need buttons (and blocking!) and I’ll repost when they are on bodies…
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They are both gorgeous although I have to say I love the orange one best! What lucky babies to receive such wonderful gifts.