I pretty much suck. this little jumper was supposed to be finished for Christmas as a gift to Pants' sister and brother-in-law, but meh.
I ended up finishing it about half an hour before the nephling's baby shower the weekend before last. haha. Pants wasn't very happy with me. None the less, it turned out very well, far better than this ill-lit (taken under the pergola in a rain storm) would suggest. I'll try to get a modeled photo once the little monster gets here (13 days!).
I made a few changed, knitting the body in the round to avoid seaming and catching the cast on edge as a hem while I knit. No idea what that's really called, but it made sense (and a nice little hem) at the time. I also decided to rib the wrists, because I really didn't understand the instructions for any of the hems.
This is a really ho-hum knit until you add the funky collar. It was a big hit at the baby shower, with all manner of requests. As an aside, who knew that a baby shower would involve a bunch of breeding women talking about breast pads and playing stupid games? Not me.
Next big baby item will be a cardigan with a collar like this one.
Pattern: Kipling by Kim K. of Yarn Abuse
Yarn: Bendigo Woollen Mills Aran in Seafoam
Needles: 4.5mm circ
Made for: The nephling
Ravelry Link
4 comments:
At least you got it finished before he arrived. Very cute.
It is very cute, and the collar does 'funk it up'!!!
It is cute. I love the idea of catching up the cast-on edge in a hem, I will be looking up how to do that.
LOVE the collar! The way it pops and makes the piece, superb!
Those parties are rather, um, entertaining aren't they :S The NakedPippi ;)
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