knittedyarns Polly's Pink Recycled Cotton Sweater Finished!
Despite being a small child’s sweater, the Eloise Sweater took longer than anticipated to knit. Perhaps it was the fact that I tend to knit cotton on smaller needles since cotton has a tendency to stretch. For a child, this may not be a bad thing since the sweater could grow with the child. For […]
knittedyarns Polly’s Pink Sweater
As a rule, I don’t knit for children. Despite the fact that you use less yarn, the items seem to take just as long as an adult project. Good friends of ours had a baby girl last summer and I decided to make a sweater instead of buying a baby present. I took the one […]
knittedyarns Swatching – A Necessary Evil
I always swatch before starting projects which need to fit (clothes versus warshrags and shawls). As recommended, I then wash and block my swatches. While I don’t always make my swatches to a minimum of 4 inches by 4 inches, I do test the various repeats. For my next attempt of the Botanica Medallion Sweater, […]