I finished Braydon's sweater the night before he came to Kingston with his parents and I'm pleased with the way it turned out. I thought I was going to be able to follow a Sirdar pattern that I'd found, but there were too many things that I wanted that were different than on the pattern, so I ended up winging it.
It doesn't yet have buttons as I didn't have a suitable needle with me to sew them on. I'll do that later. I could only find plain buttons in Kingston and perhaps I'll be able to find something more interesting later. The stitch I used is the Shaker Rib Stitch. There are a number of variations on how to accomplish it. I worked into the stitch below on every knit stitch. Some suggest that you do that only on the right side of the garment. I like the cushy feel of the thick stitches.
The yarn is Sirdar Snuggly DK in navy, a bit darker than in the photo above. The one below is about right, on my monitor, anyway. It was in my stash. It feels good to shop the stash. I must make a habit of it! The sweater is about size 2 to 3 years. Braydon is almost 7 months old, wearing a 12-month size, so it'll be a while before he can wear the sweater.
He did model it for me, however, with a little help from his Mom. He declared the sweater "YUMMY"!!
2 comments:
Adorable--sweater AND baby!
cute sweater and VERY cute model -- the color looks great on him and I bet you just can't wait until he grows into it.
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