Jake's "Please stop growing for a minute so I can knit you a sweater" sweater
Finished
February 21, 2011
March 31, 2011

Jake's "Please stop growing for a minute so I can knit you a sweater" sweater

Project info
Wonder Years toddler/child cardigan by Elizabeth Smith
Knitting
SweaterCardigan
Jake
6-7
Needles & yarn
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
Cascade Yarns ® Cascade 220®
Knit and Stitch = Bliss in Bethesda, Maryland
Notes

Unfortunately, I didn’t write up my notes right away, so I’ve already forgotten everything about knitting this sweater. My son, who loves color like his mommy, chose the color scheme -- my original plan was black with white and red stripes, but he thought that was “boring.” He absolutely loves the sweater and wore it for seven days in a row at one point.

I didn’t take great photos, so you can’t see that there are two stripes at the bottom of the body (right above the ribbing) and at the cuff of the sleeves (also above the ribbing). He suggested that.

I swear he was growing overnight while I knit this. I would try it on him at night, measure how much more I needed to knit, knit while he was asleep, and then find it was too short the next morning. This happened twice!

Great, easy pattern with a perfect result. Lots of chances for variation, so I’m sure I’ll knit this again.

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Finished
February 21, 2011
March 31, 2011
 
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by Cascade Yarns ®
Worsted
100% Wool
220 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: February 22, 2011
  • Finished: April 8, 2011
  • Updated: April 26, 2011
  • Progress updates: 7 updates