Ta dah! A finished Baby Sweater on Two Needles, often called the February Baby Sweater, as it appears in the February section of Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac, an excellent and original little book. Although it is worth noting that Elizabeth Zimmermann's pattern writing style is concise and takes a little getting used to; she expects her knitter to be using her (or his) brain when knitting, one's hand is not held through every step. However, her patterns are rewarding when one has done the spadework and this cardigan is one of my favourite cardigans to knit for baby girls. I have used Sandnes Garn Smart, a Norwegian yarn available from Scandinavian Knitting Design. Now all I have to do is reposition the bottom button, which for some reason I have sewn on in completely the wrong place (relief at finally nearly finishing sewing on the buttons going to my head?) and post it to the intended recipient before their daughter outgrows it.
Next time I will definitely do the sleeves in the round, make the body a little longer and work out a more widely spaced option for the buttons as there are ten of them, which seems excessive on a baby cardigan and takes ages to do up. Ravelry page here.
There we are, some knitting content at last, doesn't that feel better?
The baby sweater is beautiful! Elizabeth Zimmermann was a genius at designing patterns. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you, she really was quite a woman.
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful! I've often thought of that pattern - might try it next time a baby appears. I love reading EZ. I've read several of her books a few times. Her autobiography (Knitting Around) is one of my favourites.
ReplyDeleteYou have chosen such a lovely color yarn for this
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