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Waffles!

The Waffles! pattern is now live!

Sweater of champions! Clad your baby, toddler, child or youth in this fun, easy to knit pullover. Knit from the top down, raglan style, in a stretchy and easy to memorize waffle stitch pattern, Waffles also features twisted rib details and an optional button placket collar.

Two size bundles are available – Baby/Toddler and Child/Youth. Buy individually, or buy them together and save 15%!

Baby/Toddler Sizes Information

Size:
3 [6, 12, 18, 24] months

Finished Measurements:
Chest: 17.75 [18.75, 19.5, 20.5, 21.5] inches
Length: 11 [11, 11.75, 12.75, 13.25] inches

Materials:
Hand Jive Nature’s Palette Fingering Weight Merino
(100% superwash merino wool; 185 yd/50g)
2 [3, 3, 3, 4, 4] skeins
or 400 [435, 485, 570, 610] yards of equivalent fingering weight yarn

3 mm/US 2 16” circular needles
3 mm/US 2 double pointed needles, set of 4 or 5
4 stitch markers
tapestry needle
one 3/8” button (optional)

Child/Youth Information

Size:
4 [6, 8, 10, 12] years

Finished Measurements:
Chest: 24.5 [26.25, 28, 29, 31] inches
Length: 13.75 [15.5, 16.75, 18.25, 20.75] inches

Materials:
Hand Jive Nature’s Palette Fingering Weight Merino
(100% superwash merino wool; 185 yd/50g)
4 [5, 6, 6, 7, 8] skeins
or 740 [900, 1020, 1145, 1380] yards of equivalent fingering weight yarn

3 mm/US 2 16” circular needles
3 mm/US 2 double pointed needles, set of 4 or 5
4 stitch markers
tapestry needle
one 3/8” button (optional)

Gauge for All Sizes
28 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches/10cm square in stockinette stitch and Waffle Stitch patterns, blocked

Download Information
Patterns are available for download through Ravelry (no membership required) with an automatic download link. Payment is through Paypal using balance transfer or credit cards.

Buy the Waffles BABY/TODDLER SIZED VERSION ONLY: $6.50 CAD

Buy the Waffles CHILD/YOUTH SIZED VERSION ONLY: $6.50 CAD

Buy BOTH BABY/TODDLER and CHILD/YOUTH VERSIONS TOGETHER
and save 15%! $11 CAD

Note: As of July 5, 2010, sales tax will be added to this price for all Canadian residents only. The rates are: British Columbia 12%; Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador 13%; Nova Scotia 15%; and everywhere else in Canada 5% GST. Tax will be added in the Paypal payment process.

More photos available on Flickr!

Whew!

August 29, 2008
little black whatchamacallit

Well, it only took four days to knit this little sweater, but over a week since then to block, photograph and blog about it! Oh well.

My own pattern, just a simple top-down raglan bolero/shrug thing with half-length sleeves and curved fronts. I had the yarn lying around and really wanted a simple super soft, black cardigan, so here it is! I used six balls of Sublime cashmere merino silk aran (there’s a mouthful) and used up every last drop. I’ve got a tiny length left (like 1 m) so I think I might crochet a little loop and do a button.

I was a little unsure about the chunkyness of this sweater at first – it’s on 5.5 mm needles, which is way bigger than I’ve used in awhile! But a good soaking opened up the fabric a bit and it drapes much better now. If I’d had some more yarn I would’ve liked to do longer ribbing around the edge, but as it was I had to tink back a row just to have enough yarn to bind off!

I’m thinking of writing it up (it would probably be pretty quick, too) but I’m not sure when I’ll get to it! So we’ll see. I want to write up that skirt from the last post, too, which is actually a bit easier…oy, so many ideas, so few hours in which to get things done.

I’ve actually had a really productive day “off” – it’s off work from the store, but that doesn’t mean I’m not working! I’ve laid out the patterns for the baby and child, top down versions of the Thermal sweater, so I’m hoping to release those very soon. Just as soon as I get some photos! I also did a bunch of stuff in preparation for my trip – calling the bank and credit card companies, finding a suitcase, making some lists, I even packed most of my clothes.

Now I’m down to the tough parts of packing – deciding what knitting and/or crochet to take! I want to take some crochet for the plane, I think, because I’ve got a design idea and it would also get around the whole are-needles-allowed thing. I guess the thing is that I’m sure to buy yarn there (especially at iknit!) so I can always start up a new project there if I get bored or something. Yeah, I kind of doubt it too. But we do have some longish train rides worked in there.

Five more sleeps, people. Whoa.

August 26, 2008
ow.

Well, I finished up the February Baby Sweater – my mom thought it looked too small, but the baby’s pretty darn small (she’s up to 7 pounds at one month old, she was a few weeks premature). I think it’ll fit just fine!

I gave it to the newest baby in the family last night at a family bbq, and the parents seemed to quite like it – I don’t have many babies to give stuff to, so it was nice! I didn’t get to finish up a hat that I was making to go with, but oh well.

Unfortunately just when I was heading into the backyard at my aunt’s to hang up my bathing suit (the pool was great!) I tripped and totally fell down.

And twisted my ankle. D’oh.

I took this photo after about fifteen minutes lying in the grass with a bag of frozen peas on my ankle (my left – it’s hidden by the towel and peas) and it’s not great, but whatever. I was in pain, man. I can hobble around okay, I don’t think it’s broken – but I’m off to the doctor’s to probably get some xrays and stuff. Last night I just kept it up, wrapped, and with ice on it, so I don’t think it’s too horribly swollen.

But judging by the ache this morning when I got up to go to the bathroom, I think I’m outta commission for a few days. Sigh. Usually I’m so careful with the walking to avoid just this!

August 5, 2008