Wow, it's been so long since I have posted! Guess I've been busy. This sweater took about a week or two to knit up. If I had the correct count and did not have to rip out the sweater twice, I would have finished in a week. I love the rounded edge of the sweater. My niece will be so in fashion! This was knitted bottom up. Started with 60 stitches and then increased two stitches (one on the edge and one somewhere around the side seam) for 8 rows. Then two or 3 rows of just straight stockinette, when the sweater was cut into its separate pieces: left, right and back portion. Working up the sweater was then knit with a decrease of one on each edge until I was satisfied with the shoulder's width. The back was knit straight stockinette until it matched the front edge's shoulder and then the sweater was sewn together. At least 34 stitches were picked up from the armhole edge and worked in stockinette until I was satisfied with the length. Before adding the cuff, I decreased 3 stitches and then did a simple knit purl knit cuff. The edge of the sweater is 8 stitches width of garter stitch which was attached to the edge of the sweater. The buttons were miraculously easy to attach. It was the first time I used a very tiny crochet hook which fit through the button holes, and I used the same yarn to pull through the buttons and tied them on. I usually sew my buttons on with regular thread and needles, so this was a first for me! Isn't this sweater so purty? I'm writing this stuff down so that I can make it again. I have some yarn that I am eyeing for the same type of sweater...although I think I will have to adjust the number of stitches cast on since it's a little thinner type of yarn.
These cupcakes (instructions are found here http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=e05029) were made out of strawberry cake mix. The babies were individually made out fondant and the eyes and smile were poked in with a toothpick. It was a bummer that the cupcakes were a wee bit big to fit the cupcake tree so I placed them in there with a little balancing act, but they sure looked yummy. Forgot to take photos of the tree, but it was a beautiful presentation.
Aha! Another adorable sweater for one beautiful baby. The yarn was donated to me, so the sweater must be donated to my group, God's Tiny Angels. The light colored yarn is part of the ugly-duckling yarn that I still have not used up. It is lovely as a trim, isn't it?
Wow, it's been so long since I have posted! Guess I've been busy. This sweater took about a week or two to knit up. If I had the correct count and did not have to rip out the sweater twice, I would have finished in a week. I love the rounded edge of the sweater. My niece will be so in fashion! This was knitted bottom up. Started with 60 stitches and then increased two stitches (one on the edge and one somewhere around the side seam) for 8 rows. Then two or 3 rows of just straight stockinette, when the sweater was cut into its separate pieces: left, right and back portion. Working up the sweater was then knit with a decrease of one on each edge until I was satisfied with the shoulder's width. The back was knit straight stockinette until it matched the front edge's shoulder and then the sweater was sewn together. At least 34 stitches were picked up from the armhole edge and worked in stockinette until I was satisfied with the length. Before adding the cuff, I decreased 3 stitches and then did a simple knit purl knit cuff. The edge of the sweater is 8 stitches width of garter stitch which was attached to the edge of the sweater. The buttons were miraculously easy to attach. It was the first time I used a very tiny crochet hook which fit through the button holes, and I used the same yarn to pull through the buttons and tied them on. I usually sew my buttons on with regular thread and needles, so this was a first for me! Isn't this sweater so purty? I'm writing this stuff down so that I can make it again. I have some yarn that I am eyeing for the same type of sweater...although I think I will have to adjust the number of stitches cast on since it's a little thinner type of yarn. 