Mini Sweater for Valentines by Val Cox

Mini Sweater for Valentines

by Val Cox
Knitting
June 2016
DK (11 wpi) ?
US 7 - 4.5 mm
English

Little sweaters/ jumpers make really cute decorations, cards and banners/ bunting for all sorts of occasions. Here mini hearts are used to make lovely Valentine’s cards. You can also use the full alphabet supplied to make name banners with hearts.

This pattern is part of an e-book, with lots of different designs. As well as Valentine’s items, you can use the full alphabet provided in this pattern to make bespoke banners weddings, birthdays and new baby gifts. Numbers are also included so you can add dates and there are also other motifs you can include on sweaters in your banner. The ebook includes lots of photos of items I’ve made to help give you some inspiration.

The basic sweater is very quick to knit and the ebook includes lots of different variations, including:
-Charts for full alphabet and numbers
-Charts for Christmas/ holiday pictures- i.e. Christmas tree, snowman, Rudolf, bauble, robin Halloween pumpkin faces
-witch’s hat and spider to use for Halloween banner
-Instructions for Santa style sweater
-Charts for other pictures- i.e. owl, pirate skull, heart, steam train
-Instructions for 4 different styles of sleeves for the sweaters

Full Instructions, with lots of photos, are also included for making up the sweaters into the following items:
-hanging/ tree decorations
-vertical and horizontal banners/ bunting - like the Valentine’s name banner shown in the photographs
-5 different styles of greeting cards, perfect for Valentine’s day