I’ve been doing quite a lot of knitting recently – but I’ve also been forgetting to take photos of the cardigans before giving them to my granddaughters. Anyway, the photo below is of my most recent one. I used Paintbox yarn for it, and the others, and it seems to survive the washing machine, always a bit of a worry if you haven’t used the yarn before.
As little girls have been growing faster than I can knit I’ve made the cardigan in a larger size, this is supposed to be for a seven year old but I think it’ll just be a wee bit too big for Isobel, the four year old. The pattern I used is from a book published in 1987. The Country Diary Book of Knitting by Annette Mitchell. Back then Country Diary (of an Edwardian Lady) things were everywhere.
Beautiful sweater! Love the color!
Stefanie,
Thanks, teal – it’s a family favourite colour.
Lovely.
Kelly Vincent,
Thank you, now I’ll have to knit a smaller version for her wee sister.
So pretty!
Molly,
Thank you. It was actually very easy to knit.
That’s lovely! I would like to be able to knit more than rectangular pieces. My Friends of the Library group has a yarn fundraiser every spring and I am always tempted by the gorgeous yarns available.
Constance,
I think we are all too tempted by yarn! I read somewhere that knitting and collecting yarn are two completely different hobbies! I wish they did yarn fundraisers here.
How lovely!
Saila,
Thank you, it is a surprisingly easy stitch to knit.
This is lovely! You should make one for yourself as well. Then you can match your granddaughters! I’m working on a shawl and a tank top but I bought yarn to make my first sweater. We shall see how it turns out.
Jennifer,
I still have that aran poncho to knit for myself! I finished a tank top for myself fairly recently, they are so quick to knit up.