I went from thinking I might not be satisfied with a worsted weight baby sweater to having a nice, basic pattern that will make a great little gift sweater for the Goldilocks Challenge book. These sweaters take only one skein of yarn! 
You could make a nice gift set with the blanket, the bootie, the tam, and the sweater. 
I have a whole pile of sample baby sweaters knitted for the upcoming book. Several of them need buttons. It's always fun to shop for buttons for baby sweaters - there are usually unusual, cute buttons for children that will really dress up the sweaters.I did two types of buttonholes, both very, very easy to do. One takes about a 5/8" button, and the other a smaller button. I just make the sweater first and then take it to the fabric store to choose buttons. I sew the buttons on very sturdily so they don't come off.
I finally decided on a raglan cardigan in several sizes. The green one is a drop shoulder with cute fish buttons, but I don't like it quite as well as the raglan. The pink one is assembled from scraps - I didn't have a full ball of either yarn but got a newborn sweater out of it. I knitted the band and didn't have enough yarn, so I ripped the band out and knitted a narrower band.
Those are some really cute sweaters!
ReplyDeleteDiana, these look awesome! I can't wait for the book to come out.
ReplyDeleteI am really looking forward to this book Diana, especially the baby socks. Very exciting times. BTW, if you've decided what the cost is going to be, may we pre-pay?
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Charlene
Diana, Can't wait until this book is available.
ReplyDeleteDeb with D/FW MK Guild
Looking forward to the book, Diana. These patterns will work for a mid gauge, won't they.
ReplyDeleteYou need a gauge of 4.5 stitches per inch - pretty big gauge.
ReplyDeleteHow sweet of you, Charlene! But I don't have a price yet. I haven't figured out whether it will take 2 DVDs to do the instructions. It might...
ReplyDeleteOh my god, you have been very very busy with these sweet little cardi´s! I can´t believe one is able to produce so many items in that litte time. They look really great!
ReplyDeleteI can hardly wait to get your new book.
With compliments from Austria
Gabriele
No matter, it will be welcome what ever you finally decide. I'm just tickled to pieces that this will be available. The sweaters look wonderful and I love the way the socks look.
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
Charlene
they look great diana hope you have the pattern
ReplyDeleteby the way can you use the brother garter carriage to make ribbing if you didn't have a ribber
These are bulky machine sweaters. There is no garter carriage for the bulky machine.
ReplyDeleteBut yes, you can do ribbings on a garter carriage. This won't be the right pattern, though.
They look great. I planned to make baby sweaters my next project - you are right on time. I don't have a DVD so will you be providing a book? Lastly what yarn did you use?
ReplyDeleteIt's a book, written pattern, chart, and a few techniques on a video. I'm worried about how much video I have; maybe a 2-DVD situation.
ReplyDeleteI am still doing pre-publication chores.
The yarns I used were Caron Simply Soft and Impeccable. You just need worsted weight yarn.
I just found your You Tube videos. It has been so fun to watch them as they are so easy to follow. I am just getting into machine knitting and am learning much with how to do things.
ReplyDeleteJust wondering if you have any videos on how to put in buttonholes? I have read how, but being a very visual person, a video would be nice.