Introducing…my latest masterpiece.
Well, maybe not “masterpiece.” I’m driving myself crazy doing and re-doing parts of the knitted things that I’m making. The perfectionism is driving me crazy (did I just say that twice?), but I can’t seem to get over it. Agh!
The yarn for this little cardigan is the first thing I ordered after we found out we were haivng a little girl. The yarn is $22/skein (go ahead, count the colors, add it up) so I could only afford a kit (which was a fraction of the price, but still…). The little cardigan originally became popular back in the summer of 2007 after the Yarn Harlot posted about her addiction to knitting them. But the craze has died down and kits are not as easy to find as they once were.
The Yarn Harlot and the other 801 little sweaters knit from this pattern that have been posted on Ravelry all followed the pattern, save one or two. If you look at the Yarn Harlot’s, you’ll see a Seed St border topped with an i-cord. That was nice, but it seemed a bit plain to me. I wanted something, well, more feminine.
So I thought and thought (i.e. agonized) over what to do. Then it occurred to me that I could do exactly what I did on this cute little sweater (which was gifted to my niece).
I haven’t asked my sister how the sweater worked without an official “closure” (no buttons or anything). Perhaps I should mention it to her in case I might want to add something to mine.
Nevertheless, I love the border, and I love how it looks on my little sweater too. Much better than the Seed St and I-cord, me thinks. And I love it much more than what I paid for it!
I couldn’t find a kit and needed a baby gift for 2 friends in my knitting group. I collected all the Dream in Color Classy leftovers from the February Lady sweater added 1 skein (to tie the colors together) and was able to make 2 Rocketry Sweaters (the boy’s version of Tulip). Then as the Harlot did I went out and got 5 colors of Dream in Color Classy and made the girl’s version of Rocketry (see both on Ravelry under msesq). I like your edging better than mine, more feminine.
Hey, Sis. I think it looks pretty cute! I loved the edging on Susie’s and I think it works just as nicely here. I didn’t have trouble without “closure” on Susie’s, but she wore it when she was still very small. It fit her so well it didn’t need it and she wasn’t moving around a lot at that stage. What size is this one?
oh, it’s adorable! so sweet!
I love it!
That edging is so clever and cute. You could always work some sort of a hidden closure if needed.
Can you share where you found the kit? Thank you!
I don’t remember. I just did a Google search for them, and they were hard to come by when I found mine last spring. Good luck!