The Circle/Pinwheel Sweater. This little experiment was taken from a free hand knit pattern at
http://www.elann.com/ . I can't really say how I did it in details, I lost my notes so I don't know how many stitches I cast on, but I did it using the same short row wedge technique for the round/pinwheel baby blanket patterns that are available on the internet. For the sleeve openings I just dropped one ball and picked up another ball which left like a button hole in the wedge where I wanted the sleeves to go and I hand knit the sleeves with dpn's. It worked great, but I was shooting for an infant size and it ended up a perfect size for the 18" doll :) That's cool, I'll figure out how to make a matching one to fit my granddaughter and I think she will really like it :)
This is how it looks from the back. Oh, this is the long edge down with the shorter edge at the neckline for a small shawl type collar. Below is the sweater flipped over.
Same sweater, short edge down and the long edge used as a big shawl collar.
I think it turned out pretty cute if I may say so myself :)
The Circle/Pinwheel Sweater. This little experiment was taken from a free hand knit pattern at http://www.elann.com/ . I can't really say how I did it in details, I lost my notes so I don't know how many stitches I cast on, but I did it using the same short row wedge technique for the round/pinwheel baby blanket patterns that are available on the internet. For the sleeve openings I just dropped one ball and picked up another ball which left like a button hole in the wedge where I wanted the sleeves to go and I hand knit the sleeves with dpn's. It worked great, but I was shooting for an infant size and it ended up a perfect size for the 18" doll :) That's cool, I'll figure out how to make a matching one to fit my granddaughter and I think she will really like it :)
This is how it looks from the back. Oh, this is the long edge down with the shorter edge at the neckline for a small shawl type collar. Below is the sweater flipped over.
Same sweater, short edge down and the long edge used as a big shawl collar.
I think it turned out pretty cute if I may say so myself :)
1 comment:
That is SO cute!! What a great way to use up small amounts too. My girls aren't big on dolls, but still, there's a few here that could use a sweater. I'd have to think more about where the sleeves go though, LOL.
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