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AbbyKnits
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 Posted - 08/27/2006 : 2:48:04 PM
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When my daughter was born I was given a handknit baby sweater that had a zipper in the back and a hood. I've been looking for a pattern to make one. Any suggestions on where to look? I love the zipper in the back because it makes putting on the sweater easy.
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Boogie
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anderknit
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USA
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Posted - 08/27/2006 : 5:31:53 PM
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Funny, I too received a sweater like that and I thought it was great. My friend who knit it for me has lost the pattern, so I am searching for a substitute myself. I've run across a few possibilities:
http://www.geocities.com/lindaslists/babysweater.htm
and one that is not online. It's a Plymouth Yarn pattern from 1982, and the hood is ribbed. I hope this helps a bit.
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.' " |
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fmarrs
Guardian angel
USA
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Posted - 08/27/2006 : 8:12:15 PM
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I'm knitting it right now!!!!! From a free pattern!
The pattern I'm using is from www.knitting.about.com Just type zip up the back baby sweater into their search and it will show up.
I also knit a pocket for the front, like a hoodie, with a teddy bear on it, but that came out of my own head and is not part of the pattern.
fran
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llinn
honorary angel
USA
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Posted - 08/27/2006 : 11:56:00 PM
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Take any crew neck baby cardigan with a hood, swap the fronts to the back and split the hood up the back. Install the zipper, but remember this little trick. Sewing a zipper into stretchy knitted fabric can be a pain in the gluteus. Install the zipper on 2 pieces of grosgrain or softer satin ribbon, then whip stitch the ribbon to the sweater.
Much easier and way less work.
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frenetic@charter.net
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Posted - 08/28/2006 : 04:46:19 AM
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I have the Fiber Trends pattern and want to make it for 2 baby gifts, but am having trouble finding washable wool in the gauge (20 sts.). Any ideas?
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fmarrs
Guardian angel
USA
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Posted - 08/28/2006 : 08:24:50 AM
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Sharon,
20 stitches is a standard gauge for worsted weight yarn. Try changing your needle size to get the gauge. I get it with a size 7 needle.
fran
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frenetic@charter.net
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Posted - 08/28/2006 : 08:42:32 AM
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Thanks Fran, I guess I did not have enough coffee in me this morning. |
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AbbyKnits
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Quill
Chatty Knitter
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Posted - 08/31/2006 : 10:01:52 AM
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My mom has made about a thousand of these-- I have two for my kids, and I've made one for a friend. They are absolutely fabulous, and easy, too. I have an ancient xerox of the pattern-- don't know where it came from, though. The one we use is the "knitted Hooded sweater" by Bev Dillon.
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