Category: sweaters

sweet bunting cardigan

Happy Friday!

SWEET BUNTING CARDIGAN

What could be sweeter than a baby cardigan with its own colourwork bunting?

Worked seamlessly from the bottom up with a stranded colourwork yoke and fun ties that extend into the bunting string. The yarn is a super soft cotton, wool, linen and soy blend that comes in great colours, and the flags are a perfect place to use up a little bit of variegated or handspun yarn. Simple seed stitch at the edges are a classic touch.

Shown in size 20.5” / 52cm. Thanks to Jeanie for being such a cute model, Keri for letting me steal her baby, and Jasmine for her beautiful house!
Technical Editing by Jaya Purswani. http://www.windchains.com

SIZES
Finished Chest: 19.5 (20.5, 21.5, 22.5, 23.5, 24.5)” / 50 (52, 55, 57, 60, 62)cm
Finished Length: 9.5 (10.25, 11, 11.75, 12.5, 13.25)” / 24 (26, 28, 30, 32, 34)cm
Approximate Age: 3-6 mo (6-9 mo, 9-12 mo, 12-18 mo, 2 yrs, 4 yrs)

YARN
Sport or light DK weight yarn.

Shown in The Fibre Company Savannah (50% wool, 20% cotton, 15% linen, 15% soy; 160 yds per 1.75 oz / 50g skein).
MC: Sycamore.
CC1: Huckleberry (discontinued) – 1 skein for all sizes.
CC2: Bluegrass – small amount for all sizes.
CC2 is optional – tie can be worked in CC1 if desired.

MC Yardage: 350 (400, 440, 490, 540, 600) yds
Small amounts of CC1 and CC2.

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
US 4 / 3.5mm circular needles, 24” / 61cm or longer
US 4 / 3.5mm double pointed needles or needles of choice for small circumferences in the round
stitch markers
smooth waste yarn
tapestry needle

GAUGE
24 sts and 28 sts = 4” / 10cm square in Stockinette Stitch

MORE INFO
5 page colour PDF pattern includes photos, chart and schematic.

SKILLS NEEDED
This pattern is suitable for an adventurous beginner. You will need to: cast on, knit, purl, increase and decrease, knit in the round, work short rows, follow a stranded colourwork chart knit flat.

HOW TO BUY
Available through Ravelry (no account needed), payment by Paypal (bank transfer or credit card). Please note that the price of this sweater pattern is in Canadian dollars – Paypal will automatically convert the amount for you if you use another currency.

$6.00 CAD

More adorable photos on my Flickr!

April 8, 2011
Savile Row Cardigan

My trip to NYC is imminent, but I wanted to get this pattern out to you all before I leave! This sweater pattern has been a long time coming – I knit, ripped, knit, ripped and knit to get it right for Rhinebeck last fall, and then just…didn’t work on it for months afterwards. Finally got my act together to shoot it with Jasmine when we met up to do the Map Collection, put together the (rather complex) pattern and here is the result!

SAVILE ROW CARDIGAN

A perfect blazer cardigan! Savile Row has curved hems and a shapely waist with a fun ribbon detail. Fastened pockets hold all those little things, and soft notched lapels are polished and classic. Knit seamlessly with set-in sleeves from the bottom up with I-Cord edges. Deep garter stitch cuffs on the sleeves are closed with lots of wee buttons.

Shown in size 37” / 94cm with 2” / 5cm of positive ease.
For the best fit, I suggest choosing a size which will give you 0-2” / 0-5cm of positive ease.

Technical Editing by Jaya Purswani.

SIZES
Finished Bust: 31 (33, 35, 37, 39, 41)(43, 45, 49, 53, 57)” / 79 (84, 89, 94, 99, 104)(109, 114, 125, 135, 145) cm

YARN
DK weight yarn. Shown in Madelinetosh Tosh DK (100% superwash merino; 225 yd/206m per 4oz / 113g skein) Colour: Composition Book Grey

Skeins: 6 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7)(7, 8, 8, 9, 9)
Yards: 1200 (1250, 1300, 1350, 1430, 1500)(1550, 1600, 1750, 1830, 1950)
Metres: 1097 (1143, 1189, 1234, 1308, 1372)(1417, 1463, 1600, 1673, 1783)

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
US 6 / 4mm 32” / 80cm or longer circular needles
US 6 / 4mm double pointed needles or needles of choice for small circumferences in the round
one larger needle for binding off loosely
stitch markers
waste yarn
buttons, lots of buttons
1.5” / 4cm wide satin ribbon

GAUGE
22 sts and 30 rows = 4″ / 10cm square in Stockinette Stitch, knit flat

MORE INFO
This is an 8-page PDF pattern only. Includes photos, schematic and abbreviations. This pattern features fill-in forms – fill in the numbers for your size!
This pattern is one file for all sizes 31″-57″.

SKILLS NEEDED
This pattern is suitable for an intermediate to experienced knitter. You will need to: cast on, knit, purl, increase and decrease, knit in the round, short rows, and work complex shaping.

HOW TO BUY
Available through Ravelry (no account needed), payment by Paypal (bank transfer or credit card). Please note that the price of this sweater pattern is in Canadian dollars – Paypal will automatically convert the amount for you if you use another currency.

$7.00 CAD

March 23, 2011
sweater frenzy

I know everyone in the wintery parts of the world are super sick of snow, and slush, and cold, but I’m not! (Okay, maybe the slush. That’s annoying.) As a wool-loving person, I just love the weather in which it’s actually useful and necessary. I love sweaters. I love coming into a warm house from the cold. And I love new sweaters.

Of course I make the wool work for me even in the summer (I get tons of wear out of my fingering weight Bellevue, for example), but I’m really hurrying to finish a few new ones before it gets too warm for the super cozy ones. This blue sweater is done now, and I’m hoping to even get the pattern out in the next couple weeks. It worked up really quickly in Malabrigo Rios, and I’m really happy with how the neck turned out. And it does have sleeves!

I’m still working on the black cashmere/silk sweater, and I’m hoping to have that done soon too – it’ll be a good jacket weight as well, once it gets a bit warmer. The tiny skeins aren’t going very far on the sweater border – I picked up all the way around the front edges of the cardigan, which means there’s LOTS of stitches, and one 25g skein only gets me 4 rounds!

My goal is to have the sweater done for the 24th…in time for a trip to New York City! I’ve only been there once before, and it was just a day trip (from elsewhere in the state) with my family, and it was a long time ago. This time I’m planning on staying over the weekend and cramming in as much sightseeing, photography, shopping and eating as I possibly can. So of course, I could use some recommendations! What do you love in NYC?

March 7, 2011