This little pullover sweater is for the first born child of my co-worker. Vartika was born on 10/17/11. I didn’t use any pattern, but I did write down the instructions in case anyone would like to make this particular 6 – 9 month old size. (Sorry there are no other sizes in my pattern.) All information regarding materials, measurements, etc. can be found in my written instructions available here:

http://www.knittingparadise.com/t-35213-1.html

The sweater has no seams except for a few stitches underneath the arms when the sweater is completed. Except for the collar, it is worked entirely in the round on circular needles. I did do some yarn piecing on the sleeves in order to get the self-striping colors to match the body. I think it looks nicer when the stripes match, but it is considerable extra work and this is definitely optional.

Although I purchased the two balls of yarn at Big Lots for only $1. per skein, this is excellent quality, machine washable yarn with a slight sheen. I wasn’t as fond of the Caron “Simply Soft” that I used for the pink ribbing. It also has a sheen, but is 100% acrylic (not my favorite fiber), and has a looser twist than the GALA yarn from Turkey. It was a perfect match in color though. I hope it doesn’t pill after washing. I was in a hurry to get this sweater finished, so didn’t have a lot of time to go yarn shopping.

This sweater is a quick knit. However, I had to do the collar twice. I didn’t like the way it looked the first time I did it. In particular, I didn’t like the “purly nubs” on the right front collar edge (left side when looking at my picture below). The two front collar edges didn’t match, and that bothered me. After looking at a few videos online, I figured out how to make both front collar edges look much better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=iw&v=_odMnl...

I try to learn something new with every project I do, and the collar edge technique was my lesson for this one. It’s very important to make the neck of this sweater very loose, because there are no back or side button neck openings.